Honors and Awards:

• Service to Mankind Award, Azalea City Sertoma Club, 1990
• Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, Mobile Bar Association, 2006
• Pro Bono Award, Alabama State Bar, 2007
• G. Marie Daniels Leadership Award, Mobile Bar Association, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified in 2007 as a Social Security Disability Advocate by the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy; AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell ("CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.").

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar - Disabilities Law Section Chairperson 1998-1999/Member 1996-2003; State Bar of Georgia; Mobile Bar Association - Volunteer Lawyers Program Board of Directors 1990-Present/President 2000-2002/Treasurer 2008-2009, Social Security Section 1993-Present/Chairperson 1993-1995, Lawyer Referral Committee 1989-1990, Courthouse Committee 1989-1990, Domestic Relations Committee 1988-1990; Sustaining Member, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR); admitted to practice before Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia, Southern District of Alabama, Northern District of Florida, and Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer Lawyers Program "Annual Volunteer Lawyers Seminar," Coordinator/Moderator, 2009, 2010; Mobile Association for Retarded Citizens (MARC) - 1st Vice President 2011-2012, 2nd Vice President 2010-2011, Member of Board of Directors 2007-Present; Jewish Family Services of Mobile - Member of Board of Directors 1992-1997, 2003-Present; Commission on Social Action - Member 2000-2004 (Joint instrumentality of the Union of Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis); Dumas Wesley Community Center - President 1997-2001, Member of Board of Directors 1991-2001; Mobile Jewish Welfare Fund - Member of Board of Directors 1998-2000; CONTACT Mobile - Member of Board of Directors 1995-1999; Federation of Jewish Charities - Member of Board of Directors 1992-1997; Springhill Avenue Temple - President 1993-1995, Member of Board of Trustees 1986-1997; Community of Faith/Mobile Community Organization - Member 1990-1992; Penelope House - Vice-President 1989-1990, Member of Board of Directors 1989-1990; Mobile Preschool for the Sensory Impaired - President 1987-1989, Member of Board of Directors 1985-1991; Jewish Community Center - Treasurer 1985-1988, Member of Board of Directors 1985-1988; Rape Crisis Center - Volunteer 1985-1990.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "The User Fee Requires a More Efficient Office," National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), Orlando, Florida, Speaker, 2000
• "Tips From The Hall," Social Security Section of The Georgia Trial Lawyer Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, Speaker, 2001
• "Don't Gamble on Your Client's Testimony," National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), Las Vegas, Nevada, Speaker, 2001
• "Vocational Implications of SSR 00-4p," Fifth Circuit Social Security Seminar, Biloxi, Mississippi, Speaker, 2002
• "Why and What I Need to Know About Social Security Law," Women Lawyers Section, Mobile Bar Association, Mobile, Alabama, Speaker, 2002
• "Handling a Social Security Disability Claim in Alabama," National Business Institute, Mobile, Alabama, Speaker, 2004
• "OTRs:  Win Early and Win Often," National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), Boston, Massachusetts, Speaker, 2006
• "Presenting and Proving a Mental Disability Case" and "How to Advocate and Win a Case Based on Pain," Stetson University College of Law, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Speaker, 2007
• "Social Security Disability Law:  Where Does a Treating Psychiatrist Fit In?" Mobile Bay Psychiatric Society, Mobile, Alabama, Speaker, 2008
• "Introduction to Social Security Administrative Practice," National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), Washington, D.C., Speaker, 2009
• "OTRs:  Win Early and Win Often," National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), Chicago, Illinois, Speaker, 2010
• "Introduction to Social Security Administrative Practice" and "Effective Communication With Clients Who Have Disabilities," National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), New Orleans, Louisiana, Speaker, 2010
• "Prepare and Analyze Information Before the Hearing" and "Handle Special Issues as They Arise," National Business Institute (NBI), Pensacola, Florida, Speaker, 2011
• "‘Credibility’ at All Claims Levels," Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (FOSSCR), Natchez, Mississippi, Speaker, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Byrd v. Astrue, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99489 (S.D. Ala. Sept. 21, 2010); Hayward v. Astrue, No. 09-0453-C (S.D. Ala. Jan. 7, 2010); Jackson v. Astrue, No. 07-00390-B (S.D. Ala. Mar. 31, 2009); Turner v. Astrue, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6062 (N.D. Fla. Jan. 28, 2009); Respress v. Astrue, No. 07-0824-C (S.D. Ala. July 23, 2008); Hall v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95776 (S.D. Ala. Nov. 7, 2007); Lamb v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95775 (S.D. Ala. Sept. 25, 2007); Hatton v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57671 (S.D. Ala. June 20, 2007); Bumpus v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57676 (S.D. Ala. June 19, 2007); Canfield v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57670 (S.D. Ala. June 19, 2007); McCants v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57327 (S.D. Ala. Mar. 29, 2007); Thompson v. Barnhart, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96602 (S.D. Ala. Sept. 18, 2006); Lumpkin v. Barnhart, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96665 (S.D. Ala. July 5, 2006).

Educational Background:

• B.A. in Chemistry from Emory University in 1972; J.D. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1977.