Social Security Advisory Service

Social Security Advisory Service eliminates research headaches and reduces the hours you will spend on each case by assembling all the tools and resources you need into one affordable research service. This reporter service includes:

Quarterly newsletters and updates. Up-to-date additions to the Rulings and case sections, plus a comprehensive newsletter of recent developments.
Recent SSA transmittals. New regulations, payment rates, and proposed attorney standards of conduct.
Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings. Summaries of past Rulings, indexed by topic area, as well as full text of all new SSRs and ARs.
Court of Appeals case annotations. 1,900 summaries of precedent-setting cases with comprehensive indexing by topic, case name, and decision date. This section includes cases from all circuits.

This service was created by a busy practitioner and capsulizes current developments in plain English. Used by every OHA office in the western states region of the agency plus the California Medicaid hearing offices, SSAS has built a reputation as the definitive Ninth Circuit Social Security work and has now been expanded to include cases from all federal circuits. Hundreds of cases are organized by topic to provide the most extensive research tool available on Social Security cases, searchable by case name, decision date or subject area. The quarterly newsletter brings you news and practice updates, and is your one-stop source for the latest information about:

Revision of the disability claims process: the latest initiatives at the state agency and hearing levels
Revised Listings, with summaries of the changes
Technological and other advances aimed at tackling the backlog
SSI fee withholding and direct payment
Updated figures for the coming year … COLA, work incentives, Title II QC’s, excess earnings, and more. All are summarized in handy annual Quick Charts
User fees and caps, fee withholding, fee petitions, and certification

This compact and affordable quarterly service also helps you stay on top of recent developments with:

Key Social Security cases from every circuit, summarized by a real authority
Policy changes released by OHA and SSA
Details of pending legislation
The impact of all new laws and regulations
Coverage changes and cost of living increases
Practice tips and detailed answers to commonly asked questions
And much more!

Staying abreast of Social Security law need not be a time-consuming, expensive, or hit-or-miss task. Social Security Advisory Service delivers current developments in an accessible, well-organized, quick-reading package. Social Security Advisory Service contains 1,320 letter-sized pages in two sturdy 3-ring binders. You receive recent newsletters, summaries of Rulings and federal court cases, and extensive indices. Included at no extra charge is an intuitive, full-text CD which requires no installation before use. It may be searched by key word, case name, topic, or form. You may also open and copy, paste, or modify any of the text simply by using your favorite word processor; you need not work with the CD’s search program.

One-year subscription and Book. ISBN 1-58012-036-9. Price: Introductory Rate: $149.00, Regular Rate: $175.00

Reviews

"Whenever I write a brief, SSAS is the first thing I go to."

—Peter H.D. McKee, Esq., Seattle, WA

"It’s foolish to practice . . . without it."

—S. Bendalin, Esq., Phoenix, AZ

"An excellent compendium. I don’t have to keep up with the legalese of the rulings."

—S. Davis, Encino, CA

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