Using Medical Evidence for Effective VE Cross-Examination – Track I [Day 3] (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

George Piemonte
George Piemonte
Martin, Jones & Piemonte

George has practiced law since 1987 and is admitted in North Carolina and Georgia. Since 1995, he has focused his practice on Social Security Disability and Veterans Disability.

Jonathan Heeps
Jonathan Heeps
Martin, Jones & Piemonte

He is a sustaining member of NOSSCR. He has represented claimants in over 1,500 disability hearings. Jonathan has exclusively practiced Social Security Disability since 2010. He is admitted to the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western District Courts of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On-Demand: September 11, 2025

1 hour CLE

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Program Summary

This session will discuss strategies and tactics to cross-examine the VE based on medical testing and/or evidence in the record.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Linking Medical Evidence to Vocational Testimony
  • Targeted Cross-Examination Strategies
  • Building a Record for Appeal and Decision Support

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Eligible for up to 1 CLE Credit Hour

This session was originally submitted for CLE as a live, in-person presentation and a live webcast for the Fall 2025 National Conference – Track I Conference and may be eligible for self-study credit.

Each state handles self-study credit differently; for questions, please consult your State Bar Association.

Recorded on September 11, 2025

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

George Piemonte | Martin, Jones & Piemonte

George has practiced law since 1987 and is admitted in North Carolina and Georgia. Since 1995, he has focused his practice on Social Security Disability and Veterans Disability. George is admitted to all courts of the State of North Carolina; the Superior Court of Georgia; the Western, Middle, and Eastern District Courts of North Carolina; the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts Courts of Georgia; the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; the District of Colorado; the Eastern District of Wisconsin; the 4th, 6th, and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal; the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and the United States Supreme Court. He is a sustaining member of NOSSCR, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. He frequently speaks at NOSSCR conferences and other national and local CLE programs.

 

Jonathan Heeps | Martin, Jones & Piemonte

Jonathan Heeps graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2006 and received his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 2010. He is licensed to practice law in Texas. He is a sustaining member of NOSSCR. He has represented claimants in over 1,500 disability hearings. Jonathan has exclusively practiced Social Security Disability since 2010. He is admitted to the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western District Courts of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Agenda

I. Linking Medical Evidence to Vocational Testimony | 5:00pm – 5:20pm

II. Targeted Cross-Examination Strategies | 5:20pm – 5:40pm

III. Building a Record for Appeal and Decision Support | 5:40pm – 6:00pm

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