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Don’t Dream It’s Over: Expedited Reinstatement – 2026 Spring National Conference – Track II (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

2026-04-21 11:30:00

2026-04-21 11:30:00

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Restore client benefits faster — learn to identify EXR eligibility, navigate the reinstatement process, and choose the strongest path back to benefits without unnecessary delays.

2026-04-21 11:30:00

Restore client benefits faster — learn to identify EXR eligibility, navigate the reinstatement process, and choose the strongest path back to benefits without unnecessary delays.

2026-04-21 11:30:00

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Key topics that will be covered

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn who qualifies for EXR, how to request it, and when a new application may better serve their client.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain a clear framework for evaluating the fastest, most strategic path back to benefits for clients.

EXR Eligibility
Identify which former SSDI and SSI recipients qualify for expedited reinstatement.
Reinstatement Request
Navigate the reinstatement request process step by step with SSA.
Provisional Benefits
Manage provisional benefits while SSA reviews the reinstatement case.
Strategic Comparison
Evaluate whether pursuing EXR or filing a new application is stronger.
Transition Pitfalls
Recognize common pitfalls and timing risks when clients return to benefits.
Client Protection
Avoid risks that arise when clients attempt to return to benefits.

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn who qualifies for EXR, how to request it, and when a new application may better serve their client.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain a clear framework for evaluating the fastest, most strategic path back to benefits for clients.

Agenda

Session 1

Don't Dream It's Over: Expedited Reinstatement

clock 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST

Don't Dream It's Over: Expedited Reinstatement

Debora Wagner

Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute

Attorneys will learn to identify EXR eligibility, navigate the reinstatement request process, and evaluate when filing a new application better serves a client’s path back to disability benefits.

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 Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

Debora Wagner

Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute

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Joe Ervin

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Kevin Foley

Reminger Co
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Grant H. Lawson

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Debora Wagner

Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute

Debora Wagner

Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute

Debora Wagner is a nationally recognized specialist in Social Security work incentives and benefits law, with a career spanning legal services, law school clinical education, and policy-level training and advocacy. She spent 25 years representing individuals with disabilities in benefits cases before the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, with a specialization in work incentives planning. Since December 2021, she has been a member of the Work Incentive Support Center at Cornell University’s Yang-Tan Institute, where she provides work incentives training and technical assistance. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Benefits and Work Incentives Specialists (NABWIS), on the SSA’s Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for Disability Programs, and became a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance in January 2025.

Education & Credentials

Debora's credentials reflect a distinguished career at the intersection of law, clinical education, and disability benefits advocacy. She has taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and Saint Louis University School of Law, with a focus on clinical legal education and poverty law. She has served as Managing Attorney at both Colorado Legal Services and the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, and holds deep specialization in Social Security work incentives, VA benefits, and post-entitlement issues. (Specific academic credentials are not included in the provided biography.)

Recognition & Leadership

Debora serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Benefits and Work Incentives Specialists (NABWIS), a role she has held since June 2022, and on the Social Security Administration's Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for Disability Programs — two positions that place her among the most influential voices in the work incentives and disability benefits community. In January 2025, she was welcomed into the National Academy of Social Insurance, further recognizing her expertise and contributions to the field. She is frequently invited to present on Social Security post-entitlement issues and the intersection of VA and Social Security benefits.

Professional Involvement

Debora's professional involvement spans direct legal representation, law school clinical teaching, statewide training network support, and national policy engagement. From 2016 to 2022, she provided training and technical assistance to Ohio's statewide network of work incentives planners. Since joining Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute in December 2021, she has continued that work at a national level through the Work Incentive Support Center. Her board service at NABWIS, her committee role at SSA, and her membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance reflect a career defined by sustained engagement at every level of the disability benefits ecosystem.

Experience

Over a 25-year career in legal services and law school clinical programs, Debora represented individuals with disabilities in benefits cases before the VA and the SSA, specializing in work incentives planning. She served as Managing Attorney at Colorado Legal Services and the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, and taught clinical legal education and poverty law at three law schools. From 2016 to 2022, she supported Ohio's statewide work incentives planning network before joining Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute in 2021. Her current work combines national training and technical assistance on work incentives with leadership roles at NABWIS and SSA's Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts — making her one of the most experienced and broadly credentialed practitioners in the country on the intersection of work, disability, and federal benefits.

Debora Wagner

Cornell University Yang-Tan Institute

Debora Wagner is a nationally recognized specialist in Social Security work incentives and benefits law, with a career spanning legal services, law school clinical education, and policy-level training and advocacy. She spent 25 years representing individuals with disabilities in benefits cases before the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, with a specialization in work incentives planning. Since December 2021, she has been a member of the Work Incentive Support Center at Cornell University’s Yang-Tan Institute, where she provides work incentives training and technical assistance. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Benefits and Work Incentives Specialists (NABWIS), on the SSA’s Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for Disability Programs, and became a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance in January 2025.

Education & Credentials

Debora's credentials reflect a distinguished career at the intersection of law, clinical education, and disability benefits advocacy. She has taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and Saint Louis University School of Law, with a focus on clinical legal education and poverty law. She has served as Managing Attorney at both Colorado Legal Services and the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, and holds deep specialization in Social Security work incentives, VA benefits, and post-entitlement issues. (Specific academic credentials are not included in the provided biography.)

Recognition & Leadership

Debora serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Benefits and Work Incentives Specialists (NABWIS), a role she has held since June 2022, and on the Social Security Administration's Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts for Disability Programs — two positions that place her among the most influential voices in the work incentives and disability benefits community. In January 2025, she was welcomed into the National Academy of Social Insurance, further recognizing her expertise and contributions to the field. She is frequently invited to present on Social Security post-entitlement issues and the intersection of VA and Social Security benefits.

Professional Involvement

Debora's professional involvement spans direct legal representation, law school clinical teaching, statewide training network support, and national policy engagement. From 2016 to 2022, she provided training and technical assistance to Ohio's statewide network of work incentives planners. Since joining Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute in December 2021, she has continued that work at a national level through the Work Incentive Support Center. Her board service at NABWIS, her committee role at SSA, and her membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance reflect a career defined by sustained engagement at every level of the disability benefits ecosystem.

Experience

Over a 25-year career in legal services and law school clinical programs, Debora represented individuals with disabilities in benefits cases before the VA and the SSA, specializing in work incentives planning. She served as Managing Attorney at Colorado Legal Services and the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, and taught clinical legal education and poverty law at three law schools. From 2016 to 2022, she supported Ohio's statewide work incentives planning network before joining Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute in 2021. Her current work combines national training and technical assistance on work incentives with leadership roles at NABWIS and SSA's Standing Committee of Medical and Vocational Experts — making her one of the most experienced and broadly credentialed practitioners in the country on the intersection of work, disability, and federal benefits.

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Mastering Expedited Reinstatement allows attorneys to secure faster benefit restoration for clients, avoiding costly delays and strategic missteps that harm vulnerable populations.
32%
of former SSDI beneficiaries terminated due to work returned to DI entitlement within five years, making EXR evaluation a recurring practitioner responsibility.
238
days was the 2024 average processing time for an initial disability determination, underscoring EXR’s value as a faster path back to benefits.
767k
disabled workers had benefits terminated in 2024, creating a large pool of potential future EXR candidates within the five-year eligibility window.
70%+
of SSDI beneficiaries with work earnings received overpayments — a key risk attorneys must manage when advising clients on EXR timing and provisional benefits.

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