Special Licenses/Certifications:

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Membership in the National Association of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR),  National Association of Disability Representatives (NADR) and Hawaii Injured Workers Alliance (HIWA).

Pro bono/Community Service:

• I provide pro bono services to qualified residents through referrals from  Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, 545 Queen St  #100, Honolulu, HI 96813, 2008

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• I have appeared as a guest speaker at the Waikiki Community Center and for the Lupus Foundation, and  I am a regular guest on the local access "Post Polio and You"  televison show. I have put on a number of educational seminars for the general public; the last ones were in Kona and Hilo in March 2011 and had more than 150 attendees.  The next scheduled events will be at various locations in Oahu.  I was a speaker at the National Organization of Social Security Claimants'  Representatives convention in May 2010.  This is a group consisting mainly of attorneys who specialize in Social Security and SSI disability cases.  There was a follow up article printed in the organizations monthly publication in July 2010.  I continue to publish a monthly Social Security newletters for interested professionals including lawyers,  physicians, vocational rehablilitation specialists and the like.    

Video:

• Video can be accessed through www.hawaiisocialsecurity.com

Newsletters:

• I distribute  a monthly newsletter covering matters of concern for people involved in the Soc Sec disability system. 

Educational Background:

• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, BS, 1963; Boalt Hall Law School, University of California, Berkeley, Ca., LLB, 1966