Program Details
2026-04-22 11:00:00
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Course Overview
2026-04-22 11:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ESTUnaddressed overpayments cause claimants financial and emotional distress. When the overpayment manual provisions were reorganized in 2024, claimant-friendly provisions were added to help resolve overpayments earlier, particularly on fault and ability to repay.
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 Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
Linda L. LandryJohn S. WhitelawLinda L. Landry is a Senior Attorney at the Disability Law Center, where she has practiced since 1990. With over 40 years of experience in legal advocacy, her work encompasses individual representation, training, impact and policy work, class action litigation, and technical assistance to a statewide network of attorneys and advocates representing Social Security and SSI disability claimants. She focuses on Social Security benefit issues and work incentives, as well as the related health benefits programs MassHealth and Medicare. A graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, Linda is a nationally recognized presenter and writer on disability benefits law and has received some of the field’s most distinguished honors, including the NOSSCR Distinguished Service Award and the Massachusetts Bar Association Equal Access to Justice Award.
John S. Whitelaw is the Advocacy Director at the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) in Delaware — the first person to hold that position when he rejoined the organization in December 2017. With more than 35 years of experience representing low-income and other vulnerable clients across legal aid programs in multiple states, John has dedicated his career to government benefits advocacy and Social Security representation. He has represented claimants at all administrative levels and in federal and state court, and has been a national trainer on SSI and Social Security Disability matters. He is also a member of the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, believed to be the first legal aid attorney in Delaware to hold that distinction.
Linda L. Landry is a Senior Attorney at the Disability Law Center, where she has practiced since 1990. With over 40 years of experience in legal advocacy, her work encompasses individual representation, training, impact and policy work, class action litigation, and technical assistance to a statewide network of attorneys and advocates representing Social Security and SSI disability claimants. She focuses on Social Security benefit issues and work incentives, as well as the related health benefits programs MassHealth and Medicare. A graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, Linda is a nationally recognized presenter and writer on disability benefits law and has received some of the field’s most distinguished honors, including the NOSSCR Distinguished Service Award and the Massachusetts Bar Association Equal Access to Justice Award.
John S. Whitelaw is the Advocacy Director at the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) in Delaware — the first person to hold that position when he rejoined the organization in December 2017. With more than 35 years of experience representing low-income and other vulnerable clients across legal aid programs in multiple states, John has dedicated his career to government benefits advocacy and Social Security representation. He has represented claimants at all administrative levels and in federal and state court, and has been a national trainer on SSI and Social Security Disability matters. He is also a member of the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, believed to be the first legal aid attorney in Delaware to hold that distinction.
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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