Winning Federal Court Briefs

[Rhyan P.] v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. (11th Cir. May 12, 2023) - medical opinions, RFC - voluntary remand

Simon v. Comm’r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 7 F.4th 1094 (11th Cir. 2021) - work environment different from medical clinic; generalized findings about speech, thought content, and intelligence not inconsistent with mental illness

[Derrick M.] v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. (E.D.N.Y. July 7, 2022) - arm/hand impairment, assistive device, improper substitution of medical opinion by the ALJ

Wayne M. v. Kijakazi (C.D. Ca. May 31, 2023) - medical opinions, RFC, subjective complaints

Sheryl C. v. Kijakazi, Acting Comm’r of Soc. Sec. (D.N.J. Mar. 14, 2023) - duty to develop record for unrepresented claimant, medical opinions, subjective complaints, lay evidence

Matthew L. v. O’Malley (D.N.J. April 25, 2024) - incomplete record, RFC – failure to include credited opinions, subjective complaints, other work

I. A. v. O’Malley (D.N.J. Apr. 26, 2024) - mischaracterization of VE testimony, borderline age, RFC, medical opinion

Shelley C. v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 61 F.4th 341 (4th Cir. Feb. 22, 2023) - Seminal case addressing severe depression