 Jennifer Louise Fry Dallas, Texas
JENNIFER L. FRY, PARTNER. Formerly an attorney assisting Social Security judges at the Office of Hearings & Appeals in Fort Worth, Ms. Fry has represented disability claimants since 1986 and has devoted her law practice exclusively to representing disability claimants at both the administrative and federal levels since 1991 with great success. She began her legal career in 1986, representing indigent clients in civil matters with a strong emphasis in the area of public entitlements. After one year as a staff attorney for the Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals, she began the private practice of law, practicing exclusively in the area of Social Security Disability. Ms. Fry is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education and legal services sponsored Social Security Disability Law programs and seminars and has trained many attorneys and paralegals throughout the state of Texas. She holds a lifetime teaching certificate from the state of Missouri.
EDUCATION: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.M.E., 1981); South Texas
College of Law (J.D., 1986). BAR MEMBERSHIPS: Texas, 1986; Federal District Courts: Northern District of Texas, 1987; Southern District of Texas, 1997; Eastern District of Texas, 1992; Western District of Texas, 2004; Federal Courts of Appeal: Fifth Circuit (TX, LA, MS), 1989; United States Supreme Court, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: State Bar of Texas; Federal and American Bar
Associations, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR, Sustaining Member); Dallas Association of Social Security Claimants' Attorneys (DASSCA, Treasurer, 1995); Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (FOSSCR); Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Trainer and Legal Advisor City of North Richland Hills; Teen Court, Texas Teen Court Association, 1990-1993. WORK EXPERIENCE: Staff Attorney, West Texas Legal Services, 1986-1990. Staff Attorney, Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 1990-1991. Attorney, Morgan & Weisbrod, 1991-present.
AWARDS:
Texas Super Lawyer 2005 and 2006 ARTICLES AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS ON SOCIAL SECURITY LAW:
April 21, 2004 (Dallas, Texas) and April 23, 2004 (Fort Worth, Texas), Presenter at the legal seminar, "Handling a Social Security Disability Case in Texas" sponsored by the National Business Institute. Topics presented: "Issues Impacting Social Security Disability", "Expert Witnesses in the Social Security Disability Process", and "Ethical Issues in Social Security Disability Practice".
November 7, 2003, Presenter at the Annual Fall Conference of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), Chicago, Illinois. Topic presented: "Words of Wisdom: Drop in I.Q. Points Following Bypass Surgery"
July 24, 2003, Presenter at the legal seminar, "Handling a Social Security Disability Case in Texas" sponsored by the National Business Institute, Dallas, Texas. Topics presented: "Issues Impacting Social Security Disability", "Expert Witnesses in the Social Security Disability Process", and "Ethical Issues in Social Security Disability Practice".
February 8, 2003, Presenter at the Tenth Annual Conference of the Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (FOSSCR), San Antonio, Texas. Topic presented: "Words of Wisdom: Drop in I.Q. Points Following Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery".
December 2001, assisted with legal research for amicus curiae brief filed by the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) in the case of Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 1125 (2002).
January 23, 1998, Presenter at Ninth Annual Advanced SSI/SSD Seminar sponsored by West Texas Legal Services' Private Attorney Involvement Program, Fort Worth, Texas.
Topics presented: Worker's Compensation Offsets, Re-opening Prior Determinations, Vocational Rehabilitation Regulation, Federal Court Practice, HALLEX, Other Benefits Available to an SSI/SSD Recipient, Medicare/Medicaid, Earnings Record, Calculation of Pay Dates: Difference Between SSI/SSDI, Concurrent Pay and How Benefits for SSI/SSDI Recipients are Affected. October 17, 1996, Presenter at Eighth Annual Social Security SupplementalSecurity Income Seminar sponsored by West Texas Legal Services' Private Attorney Involvement Program, Fort Worth, Texas. Topic presented: Step Five of the Sequential Evaluation Process.
February 10, 1996, Presenter at Third Annual FOSSCR Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana. Topic presented: Practice Pointers - Remanding for New Evidence at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
September 16, 1994, Presenter at Sixth Annual Social Security Disability Supplemental Security Income Seminar sponsored by West Texas Legal Services' Private Attorney Involvement Program, Fort Worth, Texas. Topics presented: Supplemental Issues Involving Worker's Compensation Offsets, Re-opening Prior Determinations, Vocational Rehabilitation Regulation, Federal Court Practice, HALLEX.
January 15, 1993, Presenter at Fifth Annual Social Security Disability Supplemental Security Income Seminar sponsored by West Texas Legal Services' Private Attorney Involvement Program, Fort Worth, Texas. Topics presented:
Supplemental Issues Involving Worker's Compensation Offsets, Federal Court Practice, Re-opening Prior Determinations, HALLEX. PUBLISHED CASES ON SOCIAL SECURITY LAW: Newton v. Apfel, 209 F.3d 448 (5th Cir. 2000); Ripley v. Chater, 67 F.3d 552 (5th Cir. 1995); Lovings v. Commissioner, 914 F.Supp. 1432 (E.D. Tex. 1995); Nehlig v. Commissioner, 40 F.Supp. 2d 841 (E.D. Tex. 1999). UNPUBLISHED CASES ON SOCIAL SECURITY LAW: Ms. Fry has litigated a significant number of cases in federal district court in Texas, and the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. A partial list of these cases is available upon request.
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