Atty. Carol Avard
Harvard University, B.A.
Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D.
Lic. FL and MASS
Atty. Douglas Mohney
Western Michigan Univ, B.A.
Detroit College of Law at
Michigan State Univ., J.D.
Lic. FL and MICH
Atty. Karen L. Nixon
American University, B.A.
Suffolk University, J.D.
Lic. in FL
Atty. A. Porter Winston
Boston University, B.A.
Franklin Pierce Law Center,
J.D.
Lic. in FL |
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, LONG- TERM DISABILITY, OTHER TYPES OF DISABILITY
CASES
The only law office in Southwest Florida with Board Certified Social Security Disability Attorneys
Avard Law Offices has Two Board Certified Social Security Disability Attorneys. Board Certification is Rigorous and Requires the Following:
- Pass a four hour examination that includes writing a legal brief and responding to lengthy multiple choice questions;
- Be recommended by ten to twelve Administrative Law Judges, opposing counsel at the Federal Court level, medical experts, vocational experts, or peer practitioners;
- Produce evidence of handling no fewer than 200 Social Security Disability Hearings within the three years prior to the application;
- Produce evidence of filing no less than 20 Appeals Council briefs within the three years prior to the application;
- Produce evidence of handling no less than two briefs in the United States District Court of Appeals and/or Circuit Court of Appeals within the three years prior to the application;
- Produce evidence of substantial participation in continuing legal education and the development of law with respect to Social Security Disability in the three year period prior to filing the application for certification. The continuing education must include no less than 36 hours in Social Security Disability law and/or ethics, or equivalent participation, through teaching courses in Social Security Disability law or ethics, participation as a panelist, speaker, or workshop leader at professional conferences, or authorship of books or articles published in professional journals on Social Security Disability law.
We Focus On:
- Social Security Disability Appeals Through The Circuit Court Of Appeals
- Social Security Disability Initial Claims
- Social Security Disability Hearings
- Social Security Medical Cessation
- Complaints Against The Commissioner Of Social Security
- Long-Term Disability Insurance Cases
- State Disability Retirement Cases
- Veterans Disability Cases At The Board Of Veterans Appeals And The Court Of Veterans Appeals
- Veterans Hospital Malpractice
- Employment Discrimination
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NO FEES UNLESS YOU WIN!*
1 (800) 814-0808
At Avard Law Offices, P.A., we practice law with one goal in mind: our clients come first. To meet this goal, we keep up-to-date with all the current changes in the law and have many published cases that have, in fact, changed the law for the better for our clients.
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