Who’s Doing the Work? The Ethical Supervision of Staff, Contractors, and Robots – 2026 Spring National Conference – Track II (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Kevin is a licensed attorney who has concentrated his practice in Social Security disability law since 2009, building credentials defined by an extraordinary volume of hearing and appellate experience across the western United States. His membership in the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates reflects an additional accreditation that authorizes and recognizes his representation of veterans in benefits matters. His Ninth Circuit federal court practice, his 4,000-plus ALJ hearing appearances, and his NOSSCR Board service reflect a practitioner whose credentials are grounded in sustained, high-volume, multi-jurisdictional engagement with the disability adjudication system at every level. (Specific academic credentials are not included in the provided biography.)

Kevin serves as a NOSSCR Board Member representing the Ninth Circuit, a leadership role that places him among the national voices shaping policy and practice standards for Social Security claimants' representatives across the country. His nine NOSSCR National Conference presentations reflect a sustained commitment to professional education at the highest level of the disability bar. His volume of more than 4,000 ALJ hearing appearances, combined with his hundreds of federal court appeals across Oregon, Washington, and the Ninth Circuit, represents a career achievement that few practitioners in any region can match and one that speaks directly to the depth of trust his clients and colleagues place in his advocacy.

Kevin's professional involvement spans NOSSCR board governance, national conference speaking, veterans' advocacy, and firm leadership. As NOSSCR's Ninth Circuit Board Member, he represents the interests of western states practitioners at the national level while contributing to the organization's leadership and policy work. As a member of the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, he extends his disability expertise to veterans navigating the benefits system. His nine NOSSCR conference presentations, delivered alongside Sara Rose Carroll, reflect a deep investment in sharing the practical knowledge his high-volume practice has generated with practitioners across the country.

Since beginning his Social Security disability practice in 2009, Kevin Kerr has accumulated one of the most substantial hearing and appellate records in the western disability bar. More than 4,000 ALJ hearing appearances and hundreds of federal court appeals across Oregon, Washington, and the Ninth Circuit represent a body of practical experience that spans every complexity and nuance the Social Security disability process presents. As senior partner at Kerr Robichaux & Carroll, he has built a firm that represents claimants throughout the western states, a regional reach that reflects both organizational capacity and deep geographic expertise. His veterans' representation work, his NOSSCR board service, and his nine national conference presentations complete a picture of a practitioner as invested in the profession as in his own caseload.