Joanna L. Suyes
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1500 Forest Avenue, Rm 100, Richmond, VA 23229
About Joanna L. Suyes
Practice Areas
- SSDI
Education
- University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2007J.D.
- College of William and Mary , 1989
Classes and Seminars
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits. Speaker at University of Richmond Downtown’s Law Over Lunch Program. (2013).
- How to Succeed at the Administrative Law Judge Hearing. Speaker at National Business Institute’s Seminar, entitled “Handling a Social Security Disability Case.” (April 27, 2011).
- Ethics: Meeting Your Attorney’s Demands While Protecting You, Your Attorney and Your Office. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s 2010 Annual Paralegal Seminar. (November 16, 2010).
- Chair, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s Annual Paralegal Seminar. (2009).
- Panelist, Case Selection in the New Era, AAJ Social Security Success! Seminar (Fall 2020).
- Speaker (ethics), Representative Obligations Under the New Social Security Regulations, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, Social Security Section Meeting (07/27/19).
- Moderator, Proving Vision Disability Without a Listing, AAJ Webinar (03/14/19).
- Speaker, SSDI & SSI. Annual Statewide Legal Aid Conference (10/17/18).
- Speaker, SSD, SSI, Medicare, & Medicaid Eligibility. Virginia Assoc. of Legal Secretaries Annual Meeting (09/22/18).
- Speaker, Neurological Impairments, AAJ Annual Convention, Soc. Sec. Section Meeting (07/07/18).
- Speaker, Social Security for Dummies. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention (03/23/18).
- Speaker, VSB-LINC Webinar Series, Part I: Pro Bono Representation in Social Security Disability Cases. Virginia State Bar Webinar (09/20/16).
- Speaker, Social Security Issues in Family Law. VTLA Annual Convention (04/01/16).
- Speaker, Social Security Disability Practice. VSB YLC Professional Development Conference (09/19/14).
- Speaker, Meeting the Legal Needs of Clients Facing Serious Illness Through Pro Bono: Social Security Disability. VSB Webinar (06/19/14).
- Speaker (ethics), We Can All Do Something…Ethically. VSB Pro Bono Webinar (10/21/13).
- Speaker, How to Spot a Wage & Hour Case. VTLA Advanced Worker’s Comp. Retreat (11/11/11).
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 2007
- District of Columbia, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Social Security Law Section (Chair 2020-2021))
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Social Security Section)
- Louisa County Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar (Committee on Access to Legal Services (Chair 2012-2015), Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board)
- Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association – (President – 2018)
- Virginia Poverty Law Center Board of Directors (President 2015-2017)
Articles
Published Works
- Is There a Justice Gap in Virginia? 62 Virginia Lawyer 9, co-authored with J. Whitfield. (2014).
- An Examination of the United States Supreme Court’s Recent Establishment Clause Rulings in McCreary Co. v. ACLU and Van Orden v. Perry, 9 RICH. J.L. & PUB. INT. 43. (Winter/Spring 2006).
- “Children and the Law: How to Handle Infant Settlements.” The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume 21, Number 4. (2010).
- Why Should Attorneys Care About Pro Bono? 63 Virginia Lawyer 46 (Dec 2014).
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury
- 46 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Accidents, Car Accidents, SSDI, Veteran's Benefits, Worker's Compensation, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death
Nearby Lawyers
- SSDI
- 70.1 miles away
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