Social Security Disability Appeals and Overpayments.  Attorney Vivian Munson will discuss overpayment issues.  
Co-chair Paul Eaglin will lead the discussion on the appeal of unfavorable decisions from the Anchorage Office of Disability Adjudications and Review to the Appeals Council and to federal court. Here are Mr. Eaglin's handouts. Note that these items and the below references refer to federal court appeals with the exception of the item "Sarah Bohr's List of Top Ten” for purposes of the topic Appeals Council appeals. 1 General CLE Credit.  

Hoa Hong Van v. Barnhart, Comm’r SSA, 483 F.3d 600 (9th Cir. 2007)
EAJA timeliness of filing

Carbonell v. INS, 429 F.3d 894 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 24842 (9th 2005)
EAJA “prevailing party” construed
 
Mitchell v. Barnhart, 376 F.Supp.2d 916 (S.D. Iowa 2005)
(windfall/no windfall)
 
Forney v. Apfel, Comm’r SSA, 524 U.S. 266 (1998)
Appealing a favorable outcome

For more section information, please contact co-Chairs Paul Eaglin at eaglin@alaska.com or 907-374-4744; and Paula Jacobson at paulajacobson190@yahoo.com or 907- 727-0024.