Program Details
2025-11-07 08:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2025-11-07 08:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
8:00 am - 8:20 am ESTThis session examines the fundamental flaws in the Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) methodology, including non-standardized data collection, the false assumption of independence, and missing data points for RFC limitations. Attendees will learn why the simple probability method used to calculate job numbers creates a statistical crisis that can make vocational evidence say virtually anything.
Meghan Gallo 8:20 am - 8:40 am ESTLearn practical strategies for building a strong federal court record, including subpoenaing vocational data in pre-hearing letters, objecting to non-expert statistical testimony, and crafting effective cross-examination questions. This session covers three essential questions to ask vocational witnesses and how to use post-hearing memoranda to challenge unreliable job numbers.
Meghan Gallo 8:40 am - 9:00 am ESTThis session explores how to frame Step 5 challenges as constitutional due process violations when agencies fail to substantively engage with rebuttal evidence. Attendees will examine favorable district court holdings and Supreme Court precedent on agency discretion to build compelling arguments for federal court review.
Meghan GalloMeghan Gallo is a regional attorney at GCC Law Firm in Rogers, Arkansas, with a practice extending across states in the Midwest and the South. With 15 years of experience, she devotes her practice exclusively to representing disabled individuals before the Social Security Administration and in federal court. Meghan currently serves as the Eighth Circuit Representative on the NOSSCR Board of Directors and speaks regularly at NOSSCR conferences and attorney groups nationwide on vocational evidence issues. A graduate of the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and the University of Arkansas School of Law (Dean’s List, J.D. 2010), she brings both a business-grounded analytical perspective and deep legal expertise to her disability advocacy. As the proud parent of a disabled child, Meghan brings a rare personal dimension to her professional commitment, one that fuels her resolve to fight for the rights and well-being of every client she represents.
Meghan Gallo is a regional attorney at GCC Law Firm in Rogers, Arkansas, with a practice extending across states in the Midwest and the South. With 15 years of experience, she devotes her practice exclusively to representing disabled individuals before the Social Security Administration and in federal court. Meghan currently serves as the Eighth Circuit Representative on the NOSSCR Board of Directors and speaks regularly at NOSSCR conferences and attorney groups nationwide on vocational evidence issues. A graduate of the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and the University of Arkansas School of Law (Dean’s List, J.D. 2010), she brings both a business-grounded analytical perspective and deep legal expertise to her disability advocacy. As the proud parent of a disabled child, Meghan brings a rare personal dimension to her professional commitment, one that fuels her resolve to fight for the rights and well-being of every client she represents.
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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