Category Archives: Events

Webinar: Due Process Protections in SSI

Posted on February 9, 2011 by NanOak

In February 2011, NSCLC held a webinar on due process protections when appealing SSI non-disability determinations. The presentation for legal service attorneys details the due process protections available when filing Request for Reconsideration and Requests for Waiver. The audio presentation … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Court Access 2010

Posted on October 5, 2010 by NanOak

October 5, 2010 Webinar ochelle Bobroff and Sergio Eduardo Munoz of the Federal Rights Project, an initiative of the National Senior Citizens Law Center, discuss many significant cases posted on the federal rights listserv in the past year and a … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Olmstead Ruling: Keeping More Older Adults Out of Nursing Homes

Posted on September 27, 2010 by NanOak

A September 2010 NSCLC report,  10-Plus Years After the Olmstead Ruling: Progress, Problems, and Opportunities, calls on Congress and the states to give older adults and people with disabilities to expand the use of home and community based services and … Continue reading →

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Medicare Basics

Posted on June 10, 2010 by NanOak

June 10, 2010 Webinar Recording. Kevin Prindiville presented.

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Webinar: Claiming and Collecting Attorneys Fees -Settlement Negotiations, Prevailing Party Status, and Rates

Posted on June 8, 2010 by NanOak

June 8, 2010 Webinar Claiming and Collecting Attorneys Fees: Settlement Negotiations, Prevailing Party Status, and Rates This advanced training addresses strategies for settlement negotiations, proving prevailing party status, proving reasonable rates, calculation of prevailing market rates, and proving reasonable number … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Claiming and Collecting Attorney’s Fees

Posted on March 16, 2010 by NanOak

In December 2009, Congress repealed the prohibition on legal services lawyers claiming and collecting attorneys’ fees. Now fees can be sought under both federal and state law, in cases ranging from individual claims under consumer protection and housing statutes to … Continue reading →

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Webinar: The “Fleeing Felon” Settlement with SSA

Posted on February 1, 2010 by NanOak

Benefits Available to Your Social Security and SSI Clients January 29, 2010 Webinar. Gerald McIntyre, Anna Rich and Kevin Prindiville presented. PowerPoint | Recording  

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IHSS Budget Cuts Training

Posted on October 26, 2009 by NanOak

(October 26, 2009) IHSS Budget Cuts Training PowerPoint

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Webinar: Litigating After Iqbal

Posted on September 14, 2009 by NanOak

Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009), heightened pleading standards, requiring more than simple notice pleading. This webinar provides guidance to attorneys regarding how to draft a complaint to comply with … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Medicaid’s New HCBS State Plan Benefit

Posted on July 6, 2009 by NanOak

NSCLC Staff Attorney Gene Coffey recently led a webinar presenting an analysis of Medicaid’s new HCBS state plan option. The webinar was attended by more than 300 advocates from around the U.S. Topics included a discussion of the issues surrounding … Continue reading →

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