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Tuesday June 7
2016
 Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) Fees in SSD/SSI Cases

This training will cover the law and practice for obtaining Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) attorney's fees in SSD/SSI cases.  The training will examine the prevailing party requirement; the interaction of EAJA and Social Security Act fees; Sentence 4 versus Sentence 6 applications; the contents of an EAJA petition and the time limits for filing; hours and hourly rates; allowable expenses, best timekeeping practices; the "substantial justification" defense; and settlement of fees with the U.S. Attorney. The training, however, will not address motions for approval of contingent fee agreements under 42 USC section 406(b). Course materials will include  primary sources of statutory and decisional law, and model forms.  

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  • When
    Tuesday, June 7, 2016
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 1.50
    Areas of Professional Practice: 0.50
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Disability
    SSD/SSI
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Christopher Bowes (Speaker)

    Chris Bowes is a co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Disability Advocacy Rights (“CeDAR”), Inc. A graduate of the Cardozo School of Law, he has worked in the legal services field since 1994, first at MFY Legal Services and then at CeDAR. He has represented hundreds of claimants for disability benefits before the Social Security administration and in federal court.
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    Michael Hampden (Speaker)

    Michael Hampden has been with Partnership for Children's Rights since 2000, concentrating on children's SSI and special education advocacy for disabled students. A graduate of Harvard Law School (1965), he began working in the legal services field in 1966 with the Civil Division of the Legal Aid Society, practicing in a range of civil legal areas. He later served as assistant attorney-in-charge of Legal Aid's Civil Appeals Bureau, project director of Bronx Legal Services, and executive director of Westchester/Putnam Legal Services (now Legal Services of the Hudson Valley).