Building Social Security Disability Appeals That Survive Review – NOSSCR 2026 Fall National Conference – Track I (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Federal SSD appellate briefs succeed or fail on structural discipline. This session presents a six-element method — Requirement, Failure, Proof, Foreclosure, Harm, Remedy — for building federal-court arguments that address what the reviewing court must decide. The session applies the method to ALJ decision text, shows how to convert identified error into argument structure, and demonstrates how to draft the harmlessness sentence before the Commissioner defines harmlessness for you. Drawing on twenty-one years inside SSA and current and former claimant-side federal practice, the speaker gives attendees a practical framework for their next federal SSD brief.

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 2026 Fall National 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 Friday, October 16, 2026.