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Social Security News

The “Social Security Hot Topics” Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program provided quite a bit of information about the state of Social Security. More judges on the way: 150 new judges already hired in 2009. 20-30 additional judges to be hired … Continue reading

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Second National Hearing Center opens with more on the way

  Social Security has opened a National Hearing Center (NHC) in Albuquerque New Mexico. This is Social Security’s second NHC — a hearing office which only handles video hearings.  Albuquerque initially will hear disability cases for Kansas City and Portland, … Continue reading

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My case was moved to another Social Security hearing office! What’s going on?

When you are waiting for your Social Security hearing, it can come as a shock to receive a letter telling you that your case has been transferred to a different hearing office in another state.   Attorney Donald Chewning writes about … Continue reading

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