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2026-04-24 11:00:00
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2026-04-24 11:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ESTThis segment reviews FRCP 23 requirements for certifying class actions against the SSA, examines precedent from prior certified cases, and explores whether SSA award letter notices adequately trigger exhaustion requirements, with implications for underpaid beneficiaries pursuing their rights.
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 Spring 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, April 24, 2026.
Ira Kasdan
Damon SudenIra Kasdan is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, a national law firm, where he brings more than 40 years of litigation experience to complex federal matters. He has served as lead counsel in several significant class actions against the Social Security Administration, including Greenberg v. Colvin in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — which set the precedent for the award of Section 406(b) attorney fees in class actions — and Steigerwald v. Berryhill, litigated in the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit. He is currently co-lead counsel in a third certified class action pending against the SSA in the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Kasdan is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland bars, various federal circuit courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Damon Suden is a partner in the New York office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. An accomplished litigator and trial attorney with more than 20 years of practice in federal and state courts across the country, Mr. Suden has significant class action experience and currently serves as co-lead counsel in a certified class action against the Social Security Administration in the Eastern District of Virginia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999) and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law (2002).
Ira Kasdan is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, a national law firm, where he brings more than 40 years of litigation experience to complex federal matters. He has served as lead counsel in several significant class actions against the Social Security Administration, including Greenberg v. Colvin in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — which set the precedent for the award of Section 406(b) attorney fees in class actions — and Steigerwald v. Berryhill, litigated in the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit. He is currently co-lead counsel in a third certified class action pending against the SSA in the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Kasdan is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland bars, various federal circuit courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Damon Suden is a partner in the New York office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. An accomplished litigator and trial attorney with more than 20 years of practice in federal and state courts across the country, Mr. Suden has significant class action experience and currently serves as co-lead counsel in a certified class action against the Social Security Administration in the Eastern District of Virginia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999) and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law (2002).
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Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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