Carol A. Avard
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Personal Injury, SSDI, Disability, Employment
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1710, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
About Carol A. Avard
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- SSDI
- Disability
- Employment
Education
- University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, New Hampshire, 1980Juris Doctorate
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Worker’s Compensation Institute’s Annual Conference, social security disability presentations titled “The Experts: How to Make Your Good Case Better Prior to the Administrative Hearing” and “The Experts: The Best Way of Presenting Your Case at the Administrative Hearing”, Orlando, FL, Attorney Avard, Panelist, August 18, 2014 - August 20, 2014
- Federal Court Lecture for NOSSCR, “Federal Court Appeals: Step by Step”. NOSSCR, May 14, 2014 - May 17, 2014
- American Association for Justice, Las Vegas, Faculty, - 2016
- American Association for Justice, Nevada, Faculty, - 2016
- Cross-examining a vocational expert, at a MOCK HEARING before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ played by Attorney Eric Schnaufer), Faculty
- Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Courses in Tampa and Miami at a seminar on Effective Advocacy Before The Appeals Council and Beyond, Lecturer, 2000
- The National Organization of Social Security Disability Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR), using Software Tools and Internet Resources with Vocational Experts at hearings before Administrative Law Judges, Lecturer, Chicago, Il, September 22, 2010 - September 25, 2010
- American Association for Justice (AAJ’s) Social Security Success! Seminar, topic of “Using Jobs Software Tools and Internet Resources: O*NET, Job Browser Pro, and PAQ/ERI with Vocational Witnesses Before, During, and After ALJ Hearings”, Las Vegas, NV, Speaker, August 19, 2010 - August 20, 2010
- National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR) conference, speaking about the Social Security Rulings used in the Sequential Evaluation Process at Hearings before Administrative Law Judges. In addition, she presented to NOSSCR “Exit Strategies for Attorneys”, San Antonio, Texas, Faculty speaker, - 2011
- National Social Security Disability Law Conference, Attorney Carol Avard, Lecture, May 14, 2014 - May 17, 2014
- National Social Security Disability Law Conference, Sustaining Member and Director,NOSSCR, Lecture, May 14, 2014 - May 17, 2014
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1989
- Massachusetts, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Other Affiliations
- Florida Justice Association (Member, 2016)
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR), 2013 - 2015 (Board of Directors)
- NOSSCR, Nominations and Elections Committee (Chairperson)
- NOSSCR Director, 11th Circuit, 2013 - 2015
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, SSDI, Veteran's Benefits, Employment, Immigration
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