Practice guides for Social Security advocates

Guides to success in Social Security practice

Annotated case law, pattern arguments and winning briefs — written by Sarah H. Bohr, who has specialized in Social Security law for more than 35 years and argued Sims v. Apfel before the United States Supreme Court.

35+ years

Specializing exclusively in Social Security law

Sims v. Apfel

Argued and won before the U.S. Supreme Court, 530 U.S. 103 (2000)

Past President

National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives

Updated annually

The 2026 editions

Every title is rewritten each year to include the latest rulings, regulations and circuit decisions. Each is available as a hard copy or an instant digital download.

From the bar

What practitioners say

“I write all my briefs with Sarah Bohr’s books open in front of me.”

John E. Horn

Horn & Kelly, Las Vegas, Nevada

“I have found Sarah’s publications to have been the most helpful at every juncture of my practice. If you wish to be competent in the field, Sarah’s publications are a must.”

Stuart Barasch

Social Security Disability Attorney, Miami, Florida

“Legal issues explained in plain English — that’s what makes these resources invaluable to me.”

Philip Litteral

President, National Association of Disability Representatives, Ashland, Kentucky

Sarah H. Bohr

About the author

Sarah H. Bohr

Sarah H. Bohr is an appellate attorney who has specialized in Social Security law for over 35 years. She began her legal career at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., in Jacksonville, Florida, where she worked for 21 years.

She has written briefs filed in district courts across twenty-one states and in the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, and successfully argued Sims v. Apfel, 530 U.S. 103 (2000), before the United States Supreme Court.

  • Past president of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR)
  • 2007 recipient of NOSSCR’s Eileen P. Sweeney Distinguished Service Award
  • Past Chair, The Florida Bar Council of Sections and Public Interest Law Section
  • Frequent lecturer on Social Security issues at national conferences

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Rulings, appeals council arguments, circuit case law and attorney fees — each title updated for 2026.

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