Is Your ALJ Biased?
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ALJ hearings or conclusions that call into question whether the client had a complete and fair hearing may occur for advocates. Some of these cases raise concerns about the ALJ’s prejudice. This course will cover the aspects of bias, how to spot it, and how to respond to it at the ALJ, Appeals Council, and federal court levels.
Ann Biddle works as the Litigation Supervisor for the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project in New York City. She is also a statewide coordinator for Legal Services NYC’s Disability Advocacy Project. Ann graduated from Emory University in 1984 and worked in the financial services industry before returning to school in 1990. She graduated with honors from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1992, where she spent two years on the Cardozo Law Review and met her wonderful husband. For the last 27 years, she has worked for several civil legal services groups, specialized on Social Security disability and geriatric difficulties. She is admitted to practice law in New York, the Federal District Courts (Eastern and Southern Districts of New York), and the Courts of Appeals for the Second and Federal Circuits.
Sicilia, Emilia
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Attorney Emilia Sicilia works with the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project as the Director of Disability Benefits Advocacy. She represents people with mental illnesses in their individual administrative and federal court claims to appeal the denial of disability benefits, as well as in impact litigation against the Social Security Administration, such as the lawsuit Amin v. Berryhill, which challenged the SSA’s failure to process non-disability appeals, the class action Martinez v. Astrue, which challenged the SSA’s policy of suspending and denying benefits based on an outstanding warrant, and Padro v. Astrue. Ms. Sicilia worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison before joining the Urban Justice Center. She attended Wesleyan University and the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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