Sunday, March 11, 2018 “Networking Day”

Registration and Exhibit Hall Open 4:00-8:00pm Take advantage of the following opportunities to get to know other attendees!

12:00 – 5:00pm $30 per person

Get to know our beautiful host city with one of the following options:

1.) St. Louis Walking Tour: This includes a guided walk from the Hilton to the St. Louis Riverfront with stops at the Old Courthouse, location of the Dred Scott trial, ride to the top of the St. Louis Arch and a one-hour riverboat cruise. This is a great tour for anyone who wants to experience the recently renovated historic St. Louis riverfront.

2.) Cardinal’s Nation Tour: Calling all Cardinal's baseball fans!!! Go on a private tour of Busch Stadium with peeks inside the radio booth, premiere clubs and a walk onto the track around the field. After the tour visit the Cardinal's Hall of Fame and enjoy a Budweiser at Ballpark Village where fans gather for pregame parties before every home game. A private tour of Busch Stadium is a rare treat sure to enthrall all baseball fans.

12:00 – 5:00pm Free

NADR Learning Lounge For those that want to get a head-start on learning new techniques, we will have several mini sessions to offer with no extra registration required. Stay tuned for a schedule of topics!

4:00-8:00pm Conference Registration is Open!

5:00-6:30pm Meet in Exhibit Hall

Service Project NADR loves to give back to our host cities! Thanks to generous NADR member contributions, we will be able to provide over 400 hygiene kits benefitting several St. Louis charitable organizations including the St. Patrick Center, Covenant House, The Eagle’s Nest and Gateway 180. Working alongside other attendees for a good cause will be a great way to get to know other representatives!

6:30 – 8:00pm Meet at hotel lobby at 6:15 to walk together

Cash Bar

Emerging Professionals Happy Hour @ Start Bar Designed to engage NADR’s next generation! If you are new to the profession and/or want to get more involved with NADR, come ready to network with colleagues and NADR Leadership!

8:00-9:00pm Cash Bar

Home Team Mixer Our official “kickoff” event will give you the chance to meet new colleagues and catch up with old friends. Be sure to wear your home team jersey or shirt! Light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available.

Monday, March 12, 2018 Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall are open 7am-5pm.

7:00-8:00am Networking Breakfast (included in registration) Take advantage of this time to meet other attendees and speak with sponsors.

8:00-8:30am Phil Litteral, NADR President Cliff Berkley, Emcee

Welcome Welcome to St. Louis! Cliff can’t wait to share some important information with you, including conference app, Q&A software, and electronic materials tutorials. President Phil Litteral will follow to open our conference with some words about Team NADR!

8:30-9:30am Hon. David Hatfield

Raising Your Batting Average in Problem Areas Based upon his own experience as an ALJ, Judge David Hatfield will coach us on how to handle sticky issues regarding Past Relevant Work and Transferable Skills. You might remember Judge Hatfield from prior NADR Conferences – do not miss – he is very entertaining!

9:30-10:45am Meredith Marcus, Esq. Frederick Daley, Esq.

Medical Expert Cross Examination: Tips for Success Strategies and best practices for effective cross-examination of medical experts that can turn unfavorable testimony into positive opinions, leading to a winning outcome.

10:45-11:00am Networking Break

11:00am-12:00pm Important New Issues in the League Stay up to date on recent developments and what you should do as a representative to make sure you are in total compliance.

12:00-1:30pm Lunch On Your Own (or with a few colleagues)

1:30-2:30pm David F. Chermol, Esq.

Hardball Tactics: Everything You Need to Know About Cross Examination, You Learned From Watching The Princess Bride Dave uses the classic film to demonstrate truths about effective, and ineffective representation at the hearing level.

2:30-3:00pm Networking Break Don’t just visit the locker room, use this time to discuss our profession with your colleagues!

3:00-4:00pm Mock Hearing: Winning a Weak Case A demonstration of techniques to use to get a favorable decision, even with the most difficult case.

4:30-5:30pm Annual NADR Business Meeting Open to NADR members only in order to discuss regular business and vote on bylaw changes that were previously distributed.

7:00-9:30pm Annual President’s Banquet This isn’t your typical conference reception – it’s the party of the year! This year, the fun will be at Three Sixty, the rooftop bar at the hotel.

9:30pm-? NADR After-party (cash bar)An extension of the President’s Banquet for our nightowls! Stick around Three Sixty for a rockin’ good time!

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall are open 7am-5:30pm.

7:00-8:30am Networking Breakfast (Included in registration) Featuring Gold Sponsor Presentations - Learn about products and services can help you be a better representative.

8:30-9:30am

9:30-10:30am

Relief Pitching: Finding Help For Your Client When Their Claim Goes Into Extra Innings Learn about organizations that are available to assist the disabledcommunity.

Keynote: OHO Update Learn about hearing office procedures, including recent evidence rules, and about what’s coming down the road!

10:30-11:00am Networking Break

11:00am-Noon Jeanne Morin Scot Whitaker, ADR Barbara Manna, ADR

Legislative Update: Talk Show Style What is NADR doing to give members a voice in DC? Come to this interview with our legislative leaders to learn what NADR is working on and how you can help.

Noon-1:30pm Lunch on Your Own (or with a few colleagues)

1:30-2:30 pm

Chris O’Connor, Esq.

Michael Liner, Esq.

Breakout Session A 1. Sedentary Unskilled Jobs - Have you seen a dramatic decline in the number offully favorable decisions for claimants under 50 who are often denied with a sedentaryhypo? Improve your win rates by learning how to attack the sedentary unskilled jobslisted by vocational experts.2. Marketing Your Business - This session will begin with a panel q&a discussiondesigned to answer common questions about business marketing and then will continue with the panel offering a case study for a member of the audience. The session will end by the panel offering first steps for a marketing action plan.

2:30-3:30pm

Timothy Klob, Esq. Dr. Silvio Reyes

Marilyn Hamilton, Esq.

Breakout Session B 1. Avoiding Errors with Medicare and Workers’ Compensation Issues - Thissession explains the potential pitfalls involved where your client has an ongoing workers’ compensation claim and are also pursuing (or are considering applying for) Social Security disability benefits.

2. Basic Hypothetical Wording with Language - Stop pulling language fromleft field and learn how to form effective hypotheticals from the ALJ’s perspective! Former SSA ALJ Marilyn Hamilton will guide attendees through the basics of forming hypotheticals.

3:30-4:00pm Networking Break

4:00-5:30pm Cliff Berkley, Emcee

Sponsor Spotlight (Located in Exhibit Hall, Raffle and Cash Bar Reception to Follow) Meet and network with your region while visiting various NADR Sponsors. Must be present for whole session to be entered into raffle!

Looking for something fun to do Tuesday night? StartBar is the answer! We are getting a big group together to go to StartBar to unwind after a long day of learning. Tickets are $50 and include drinks, food, unlimited

games, and a koozie! Buy your ticket HERE!

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Networking Breakfast/ Popcorn Session (included in registration) How are you handling the 5 day evidence rule? What is the best way to prepare your client for a hearing? Questions like this will be asked and answered in this exciting new format, over breakfast. Be seated by 8:00 so that you can fully participate in our brand new “Popcorn Session” which allows attendees to ask practice-related questioned and receive answers, all from fellow colleagues in the room!

Ethical Considerations: Confidentiality and HIPAA Professor Pendo will address confidentiality and HIPAA compliance as it relates to Social Security Disability Law. This course will be designed to meet the 2018 Ethics CEU criteria for EDPNAs.

7:30-9:00am

Dr. Carletta Griffin

8:30-9:30am Elizabeth Pendo Professor of Law Saint Louis University School of Law

10:00-11:30am EDPNA CEU Courses – Round Table Style Get more out of the 2018 EDPNA CEU criteria by using this time to discuss relevant issues with other representatives. In small groups, we will read and discuss the key points discussed in both of the required courses: Evidence and Policy Updates.

For Evidence, we will listen to the Evaluation of Medical Evidence podcast and discuss the following citations and how they relate to our professional experiences.

• 20 CFR 404.1502. General definitions and terms for this subpart• 20 CFR 404.1513. Categories of evidence• POMS DI 22505.003 Evidence from an Acceptable Medical Source (AMS)• POMS DI 24503.005 Categories of Evidence

For Policy Updates, we will view the video: SSA Summary Updates and discuss key points from the following readings and how they relate to our own on the job experiences. Please read the selections prior to the sessions so you will be ready to discuss with your colleagues!

• Mental Disorders Final Rule Publication Talking Points• Revised Mental Disorders Listings• Mental Disorders - Side by Side Prior and New PART A Introductory Text and

Listings• Mental Disorders - Side by Side Prior and New PART B Introductory Text and Listings• Neurological ADULT side-by-side• Neurological CHILD side-by-side• Side by Side Adult Immune Training• Side by Side Child Immune Training• Exclusion of Certain Medical Sources' Evidence