I‘m pleased to report that I recently passed the specialization exam for Social Security Disability Law. This means I am certified as a specialist in Social Security Disability Law by the North Carolina State Bar. Which is a good thing!
Here’s a press release:
Winston-Salem attorney J. Kevin Morton was recently certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in Social Security Disability Law. He is one of 41 lawyers state-wide to achieve this distinction. Mr. Morton concentrates his legal practice in representing claimants for Social Security disability benefits; he also litigates appeals of these claims in the U.S. District Courts in North Carolina and in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He received his BA degree in religion from Davidson College and his JD degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of the Disability Advocacy Section of the NC Advocates for Justice. He is also a sustaining member of the National Organization for Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR).
The North Carolina State Bar certifies lawyers as specialists in designated practice areas as a service to the public. The program assists members of the public in the selection of legal counsel by identifying lawyers who have demonstrated special knowledge, skill, and proficiency in certain areas of law. The program also gives lawyers a credible way of making their expertise known to the public and other lawyers.
To be certified as a specialist in a practice area, a lawyer must have been in practice for at least five years, devote a significant part of his or her practice to the specialty area, attend continuing legal education (CLE) seminars in the specialty, be favorably evaluated by other lawyers and judges (peer review), and pass a written examination in the specialty practice area.
