DURHAM, North Carolina (November 19, 2009) Rick W. Fleming, head of the Social Security Disability Department at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, is co-chair and speaker for the “Social Security 2009.” The event, to be held at the Downtown Marriott in Winston-Salem, is sponsored by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. It will be held on Dec. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Fleming, vice chair for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, will be presenting “View from the Vocational Expert’s Chair” at 1:30 p.m., in conjunction with Julie Sawyer-Little, a vocational expert from Fuquay-Varina, NC. This session pairs Sawyer-Little, an expert witness on vocational issues, with Rick Fleming, a  North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. The pair will discuss “best practices” for attorneys when cross-examining vocational experts, and provide advice on the most effective ways attorneys can advocate for clients who have challenging vocational issues.

As one of three program chairs, Fleming will also be providing welcoming remarks to the conference.

Fleming joined the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin in 2002 and became a shareholder in 2008. Certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law, Fleming concentrates his practice on people who have been injured at work or have suffered a catastrophic physical and economic loss.