Gerald McIntyre has more than 40 years of experience in legal services advocacy. He joined the staff of NSCLC in 1993, and has since provided support and co-counseling to countless legal services and other elder law attorneys on Social Security and SSI issues. Most recently, he acted as co-counsel on the Clark v Astrue and Martinez v Astrue cases that are helping thousands of people who lost their Social Security benefits illegally regain them. He has worked as a staff attorney at Bronx Legal Services; as Executive Director of Southern Tier Legal Services in Bath, NY; and as a lecturer and staff attorney at Cornell Law School. Prior to his law career, Jerry was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala. Jerry graduated from Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton, and received his law degree from Yale Law School.
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Kaiser Health News Long Term Care Ombudsmen Face Challenges to Independence (1-27-2013) NSCLC Directing Attorney Eric Carlson says that ombudsman programs outside of state governments are less subject to political pressure
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Adult Day Health Care Affordable Care Act Assisted Living Chained CPI Clark v Astrue Court Access Dual Eligibles Health Care Reform Home and Community-based Services IHSS Language Access LGBT long term care Medi-Cal Medicaid Medicare Medicare Part D Nursing Homes Olmstead Pickle Amendment Preemption Same Sex Marriage Social Security SSI Supreme Court
