Helpful Resources and Articles

Helpful Resources

• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
  http://www.nosscr.org/

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/default.htm

• Social Security Online
  http://www.ssa.gov/

• Tennessee Association for Justice
  http://www.tnaj.org/TN/

• Tennessee Certified Specialists
  http://www.cletn.com/Specialists.aspx

• Healthplanlaw Blog
  http://www.healthplanlaw.com/?p=807

Helpful Articles

• Memorandum from Social Security regarding receipt of unemployment benefits by claimants applying for disability benefits


• How Much Work Can I Do And Still Get My Disability? - Written by Eric Buchanan


• Common Social Security Disability Injuries


• Who is Entitled to Social Security Benefits?


• Do I Need an Attorney to Apply or Receive Benefits?


• How Does the Social Security Agency Determine if I am Disabled?


• What Happens at the Social Security Disability Hearing


• My Social Security Disability Application was Denied? What Next?


• Understanding COBRA Health Insurance Continuation Benefits - Written by David Veazey


• ERISA Healthcare Claims


• Managing the Impact of Adverse Functional Capacity Evaluations - Written by R. Scott Wilson, Esq.


• The Social Security Administration Has Created a New Malpractice Trap for Attorneys Who Handle Worker's Compensation Cases — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Coordination of Benefits for Social Security Disability Clients: ERISA and Long-Term Disability — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Disability Claims Administered by the Social Security Administration — Written by Eric Buchanan


• EAJA Claims in Social Security Cases: What Social Security Practitioners Need to Know — Written by Eric Buchanan


• ERISA 502(c) Actions: Penalties for the Failure to Provide Plan Documents — Written by Eric Buchanan & Amanda Scales


• ERISA Update Subrogation Post Serboff — Written by Eric Buchanan & Amanda Scales


• How to Tell if an Insurance Claim is Preempted by ERISA — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Level of Appeal for Social Security Cases — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Sequential Evaluation Process — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Worker's Compensation Offset — Written by Eric Buchanan


• ERISA: License to Cheat, Lie & Steal for the Insurance Industry — Written by Loren M. Lambert


• ERISA Collateral Disability Benefits at Work: What the Heck Are They? — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Common Issues in non-ERISA Disability Insurance Disputes — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Overview of Social Security Claims Process — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Introduction to ERISA Welfare Benefits Claims — Written by Eric Buchanan


• Attorney Fees and ERISA — Written by Eric Buchanan

Newsletters

2009

• Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2009: INTRODUCTION TO LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND OTHER ERISA WELFARE BENEFITS CLAIMS BY ERIC BUCHANAN
• Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2009): ERISA COLLATERAL DISABILITY BENEFITS AT WORK: WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY? BY: ERIC BUCHANAN
• Volume 1, Issue 3, May 2009: ERISA § 502© ACTIONS: PENALITIES FOR THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE PLAN DOCUMENTS PART 1 BY: ERIC BUCHANAN
• Volume 1, Issue 4, June 2009: ERISA § 502© ACTIONS: PENALITIES FOR THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE PLAN DOCUMENTS PART 2 BY: ERIC BUCHANAN
• Volume 1, Issue 5, July 2009: PITFALLS FOR THE UNWARY: HOW TO RUIN AN ERISA LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE CASE BY: R.SCOTT WILSON
• Volume 1, Issue 6, August 2009: INTENTIONAL SELF-CONTRADICTION BY: D. SETH HOLLIDAY
• Volume 1, Issue 7, September 2009: MANAGING THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATIONS BY: R. SCOTT WILSON
• Volume 1, Issue 8, October 2009: ERISA HEALTHCARE CLAIMS BY: JEREMY L. BORDELON
• Volume 1, Issue 9, November 2009: UNDERSTANDING COBRA HEALTH INSURANCE CONTINUATION BENEFITS BY: DAVID VEAZEY
• Volume 1, Issue 10, December 2009: ERISA STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BY: ERIC L. BUCHANAN

2010

• Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2010: ERISA SUBROGATION BY: JEREMY L. BORDELON
• Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2010: SOCIAL SECURITY DECISION AS PROBATIVE OF DISABILITY IN ERISA LTD CASES BY: ERIC L. BUCHANAN
• Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2010: THE CONCEPT OF RELIABILITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO A COHERENT THEORY OF DISABILITY BY: D. SETH HOLLIDAY
• Volume 2, Issue 4, May 2010: DISABILITY UNDER AN ANY OCCUPATION STANDARD BY: R. SCOTT WILSON
• Volume 2, Issue 5, July 2010: AWARDS OF ATTORNEY’S FEES UNDER ERISA BY: JEREMY L. BORDELON
• Volume 2, Issue 6, September 2010: UPDATE TO ERISA § 502 (C) ACTIONS: PENALITIES FOR THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE PLAN DOCUMENTS BY: ERIC BUCHANAN & JULIE MILLER
• Volume 2, Issue 7, October 2010: ERISA: A PRIMER TO THE BASIC STRUCTURE AND TERMINOLOGY OF ERISA PLANS BY: ERIC L. BUCHANAN
• Volume 2, Issue 8, November 2010: MANAGING THE IMPACT OF SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE BY: R. SCOTT WILSON, ESQ
• Volume 2, Issue 9 Dec.2010: A BRIEF EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, MEDICARE & COBRA BY: D. SETH HOLLIDAY

2011

• Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2011: ERISA DISCOVERY BY: JEREMY L. BORDELON
• Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2011: OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM THE ERISA PLAN OR INSURANCE COMPANY: TOOLS TO HELP ATTORNEYS DODGE THE LANDMINES IN ERISA BENEFITS CASES. BY: ERIC BUCHANAN AND JULIE MILLER
• Volume 3, Issue 3, March 2011: SUBROGATION UPDATE BY: ERIC L. BUCHANAN
• Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2011: PRE-EXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS IN ERISA LONG TERM DISABILITY CASES BY: R. SCOTT WILSON
• Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2011: A PROBLEM FOR ERISA PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE ALSO SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY REPRESENTATIVES: THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT ADVERSE EVIDENCE TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION BY: D. SETH HOLLIDAY
• Volume 3, Issue 6, June 2011: ERISA REMEDIES POST AMARA BY: ERIC L. BUCHANAN
• Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2011: WHO ARE THE PROPER DEFENDANTS IN AN ERISA BENEFITS ACTION BY: JEREMY L. BORDELON
• Volume 3, Issue 8, August 2011: SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOM LIMITATIONS IN LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES BY: R. SCOTT WILSON
• Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2011: UNDERSTANDING WORK OBSTACLES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS: THE TRIAL WORK PERIOD, THE REENTITLEMENT PERIOD, AND THE EXPEDITED REINSTATEMENT PERIOD BY: JULIE E. MOYA
• Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2011: SOME THOUGHTS ON PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN ERISA CASES BY: D. SETH HOLLIDAY
• Volume 3, Issue 11, November 2011: ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN ERISA CASES BY: D. SETH HOLLIDAY
• Volume 3, Issue 13, December 2011: UPDATE ON ERISA ATTORNEYS’ FEE RULES: ERIC L. BUCHANAN