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PAUL B. BURKHALTER, PARTNER. Mr. Burkhalter joined Morgan & Weisbrod after working for the DHHS's Office of General Counsel where he prepared disability claims for presentation before the Federal Courts in Texas and Louisiana. He has recently served as president of the Dallas Association of Social Security Attorneys. Mr. Burkhalter now represents claimants in our Houston office.

EDUCATION: Baylor University (B.A., with honors, 1988); New York University (J.D., 1992); Pupil, Dallas Inn of the Court, 1993-1994. Member, Washington Square Legal Services, Civil Rights Clinic, 1991-1992. Regional Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1992-1993.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS: Texas, 1992; Federal District Courts: Northern District of Texas, 1993; Eastern District of Texas 1994; Southern District of Texas, 1999; Federal Courts of Appeal: Fifth Circuit (TX, LA, MS), 1993.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Social Security Claimants' Attorneys (Treasurer, 1994-1995, 1997; President, 1995-1996); San Antonio Social Security Claimants' Representatives; College of the State Bar of Texas, 1993-1997; Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (FOSSCR); National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR, Sustaining Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Treasurer, Houston Bar Association, Social Security Section Secretary/Treasurer 2003-2004.

ARTICLES AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS ON SOCIAL SECURITY LAW:
Lecturer, "Using the Computer as a Tool in a Social Security Disability Practice," Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, 1997;
"Internet Resources and Practice Tools," Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, 1998

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1994

Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York