MSBA Social Security & Disability Section
Annual Report
2022-2023


 

Section Membership

As of 6/28/2023 the Section had 83 members.

Financial Status

The Section had an account balance of $4,728 as of 06/28/2023

CLEs & Events

The Section hosted 3 CLEs and 3 Roundtables in fiscal year 2022-23.

Program Title

Date

Event Code

CLE Credits

Attendees

Virtual/

In-person/

Hybrid

Roundtable | Getting Help from Congressional Offices with Social Security Issues

9/20/2022

N/A

N/A

15

Virtual

Roundtable | Winter Social Security Disability Roundtable

1/17/2023

N/A

N/A

7

Virtual

"I Can't Pay That": Handling Overpayments

2/21/2023

480971

1.0 Standard

26

Virtual

Roundtable | Spring Social Security Disability Roundtable

3/21/2023

N/A

N/A

8

Virtual

Open Discussion Regarding SSA Hearings

4/18/2023

484686

1.0 Standard

20

Hybrid

Social Security Disability Law Section 2023 Annual Meeting and CLE | Open Discussion Regarding SSA Hearings Part 2

6/20/2023

488595

1.0 Standard

26

Hybrid

 

Annual Meeting and Election Results

The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on 6/20/2023 and 26 people attended.

Council Officers:

Co-Chair: Thomas Krause, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Co-Chair: Adam Spees, Cooper Law, LLC

Secretary: Kirk Thompson, Kirk C. Thompson Law Office P.A.

Treasurer: David Christianson, Christianson Law

Council Members:

The Council shall consist of not less than nine nor more than twenty members of the Section. Terms are two-years in length and will start on July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.

Candidates for Re-Election to the Social Security Disability Law Section Council:

1. Emily Cooper, Cooper Law, LLC

2. Asha Sharma, Disability Partners

3. Adam Spees, Cooper Law, LLC

4. Stephanie Christel, Livgard & Lloyd Lawyers

5. David Christianson, Christianson Law

6. Laura Melnick, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

7. Sarah Soucie Eyberg, Soucie Eyberg Law LLC

The following individuals will continue to serve on the Council to finish their term:

8. Thomas Krause, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

9. Andrew Kinney, Hoglund Law

10. Edward Olson, Disability Attorneys of Minnesota

11. Carrie Burton, Midwest Disability PA

 

Other Section Accomplishments

Section member Ethel Schaen was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award.

 


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