The Social Security Bootcamp (Part II) – Track II [Day 1] (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Jennifer Cronenberg, Senior Counsel & Director of Legal Information | NOSSCR

As Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Information, Jennifer is responsible for conducting advocacy work with the Administration, helping shape continuing education programming, and serving as an expert advisor to NOSSCR members. She also serves as the Managing Editor for NOSSCR’s monthly Forum publication.

Jennifer is NOSSCR’s primary point of contact for fees and other legal issues where NOSSCR helps members interface with Social Security. She has worked as a Social Security attorney since 2009 and has extensive experience representing claimants and training advocates. She is admitted to practice in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Ashley Hartman Sappenfield | Lanier Law Group

Ashley Sappenfield is the department manager and senior attorney for litigation and social security disability for Lanier Law Group. She is a board-certified specialist in Social Security disability law and teaches a clinic on the same at Elon University School of Law in Greensboro.

She is the current awards chair and immediate past chair for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Disability Advocacy Section and is the rising Treasurer for NOSSCR.

Laura Beth Waller, Chief Strategy Officer & Deputy General Counsel | NOSSCR

Laura Beth Waller is NOSSCR’s Chief Strategy Officer & Deputy General Counsel. Previously, as a member of NOSSCR’s Board of Directors she represented the Fourth Circuit and served on the Executive Committee as Assistant Treasurer. She was instrumental in many aspects of NOSSCR’s recent transition and growth. She led NOSSCR’s Next Gen committee, increasing the number of members participating, adding several successful events. She is a frequent presenter on federal court advocacy, and regularly attends meetings and social events with members of congress in Washington DC.

Before taking the role of NOSSCR’s CSO, Laura Beth practiced in district court work at Martin, Jones, and Piemonte. She earned her J.D. at NCCU School of Law and her LL.M. in taxation at the University of Washington. She is admitted to practice in North Carolina, Washington, and Georgia.

I. Disability claims life cycle | 2:00pm – 2:20pm

II. Five step sequential evaluation process | 2:20pm – 2:40pm

III. Filing and appealing disability claims | 2:40pm – 3:00pm