Writing Effective and Winning Briefs – Track I [Day 3] (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Jonathan Heep | 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.

Michael T. Kelly | Morgan Weisbrod

Michael T. Kelly has represented claimants before the Social Security Administration since 1990. He began his legal career in a general practice firm in 1988, representing clients in various state-related matters. Mr. Kelly opened his own private law practice in 1994 where over 90% of his business was representing claimants before the Social Security Administration. He has personally conducted hundreds of hearings representing claimants at the administrative levels and has handled federal court Social Security appeals for claimants and other experienced attorneys. Mr. Kelly is a member of NOSSCR and Board Certified in Social Security Disability Advocacy.

I. Clear legal writing | 6:15pm – 6:35pm

II. Concise legal writing | 6:35pm – 6:55pm

III. Honest and balanced legal writing | 6:55pm – 7:15pm