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It only takes a gene
Last week I had a Social Security disability hearing at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (“ODAR”) in San Rafael, California. My client suffers
Would Social Security ALJs process cases faster if disabilty hearings were adversarial?
When I first started practicing Social Security Disability law, it seemed strange to me that the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) was not represented by an
Social Security’s response to California’s cut in the State Supplementary Payment
If you are on SSI and live in California, you already know that the amount of your monthly check has been reduced. This reduction was
Opportunities and Challenges for the Social Security Administration
Social Security’s Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently released a report entitled, “Opportunities and Challenges for SSA.” OIG’s terminology for the title of the report
Free CLE seminar on Second Life®, “Web 2.0 Tools for Lawyers”
As I have mentioned before on my blog, I am a big fan of the virtual world of Second Life and am active in the
California state furloughs of DDS employees result in Social Security Disability adjudication delays
It makes sense. If you prohibit employees from working two days a month, productively will be lowered and claims will not be adjudicated. Now it
Immigration Blog Round-up, week ending December 13, 2015
Every week I feature blogs published by solo practitioners or small law firms from across the United States that have been written in the previous
Gift ideas for the holidays – What to give to a new U.S. citizen?
As I was driving through Walnut Creek, on the way to BART, I was passing by a lot of stores and thinking about how crowded
New Asylum Case on Family as Social Group
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Rios v. Lynch, — F.3d — (9th Cir. 2015) recently held that the Board of Immigration
Immigration Blog Round-Up, Week ending December 6, 2015
I have decided to change the days of blog round up from Fridays to Sundays. It seems more natural to have a “round-up” at the
Five Tips to Prepare for your Asylum Interview
With delays of two years, at a minimum, from the date of filing to the date of the asylum interview, at least in San Francisco,
How do I clear my immigration record so I don’t get stopped at the airport?
I recently had a client returning from a trip abroad through the San Francisco International Airport. He was stopped and referred to secondary inspection where
