Description
Empathetic listener, high intellect with gift for establishing rapport with all, regardless of intellect or education. Precision, exhaustive research, ethics and morality are of paramount importance (and have been so throughout 30+ year career). I would rather finish 1 case, and be right/successful, then finish 3, but lose even one of them due to imprecision.
Work Experience
| COMPANY | POSITION HELD | DATES WORKED |
|---|---|---|
| (Confidential) | (Confidential) | 8/2003 - Present |
| Social Security Admin. - Appeals Council (RSI/SSI) | (Confidential) | 7/1991 - 6/2003 |
| Corporation for Open Systems | (Confidential) | 4/1988 - 6/1991 |
| Social Security Admin. - Appeals Council (Disability) | (Confidential) | 2/1983 - 4/1988 |
| Social Security Admin. - Office of Quality Assessment | (Confidential) | 1/1979 - 2/1983 |
| Social Security Admin. - Field Offices | (Confidential) | 8/1976 - 1/1979 |
Education
| SCHOOL | MAJOR | YEAR | DEGREE |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason School of Law | Law | 1998 | Law Degree |
| Lowell Technological Institute | Math (Prob & Stat) | 1974 | Bachelor Degree |
| Wakefield High School | College prep | 1970 | High School/GED Degree |
Accomplishments
Highlights:
23+ years with the Social Security Administration (17 at Appeals Council), retired in 2003 at GS-13 level. Attended law school evenings 1994-1998 (while working full-time), passed VA Bar first try. Opened own practice upon retirement. All this done despite a lifelong "learning disorder" and since early '90's as a mobility-impaired person with multiple orthopaedic & neurological impairments.
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Responsibilities
Since 2003, I have been the "soul" of my own "solo" (P.C.) practice, concentrating in the areas of Social Security law, Estate Planning, Contracts, and Family Law. In town packed with members of the "good-old-boy" network, I am a conspicuous outsider by choice, representing many clients who would otherwise need to go "out-of-town" for an attorney w/o "conflicts."
