Bethdunlapattorney

"Elizabeth Dunlap is truly an advocate for the disabled. I have been referring my Social Security Federal appeals work to her for years because she has a phenomenal record. I recommend her to any one who has a Social Security case heading to federal court."

... Mary Ann Rea
Attorney
Longview, TX

ATTORNEY ELIZABETH BOWER DUNLAP BEGAN REPRESENTING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIMANTS IN 1983 SOON after her admission to the West Virginia State Bar. Over the course of her career, she has represented well over 1000 claimants at hearings before SSA Administrative Law Judges and SSA’s Appeals Council. Most recently, she has narrowed her law practice to appeals of disability claims before the Federal district courts, handling over 250 district court cases in the last five years.

EDUCATION :
1983	Juris Doctor, West Virginia University College of Law Morgantown, WV
1980	Bachelor of Science, Economics - Magna Cum Laude West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

BAR MEMBERSHIPS :
1983	West Virginia State Bar
1990	State Bar of Texas
1983	U.S. District Court for Southern District of West Virginia
1989	U.S. District Court for Northern District of Texas
1995	U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas
1996	U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas
2001	U.S. District Court for Western District of Texas
1994	U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit

WORK EXPERIENCE :
1998– present	Solo private practice, Dallas, TX
1989– 1997	Morgan & Weisbrod, Dallas, TX Junior Partner / Associate Attorney
1985– 1989	Solo private practice, Pt. Pleasant, WV
1984-1986	West Virginia Legislature, Charleston, WV Counsel to House Committee on Judiciary Counsel to Senate Committee on Government Organization
1983 – 1985	Charles H. Damron, Attorney, Pt. Pleasant, WV Associate Attorney

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS :
1987–present	National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR), Sustaining member
1992–present	Fifth Circuit Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (FOSSCR) 2007 – date President 2002 - 2006 Vice President
1991–present	Dallas Association of Social Security Claimant’s Attorneys (DASSCA) 1991; 1992; 1998 President

ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS ON SOCIAL SECURITY LAW :
1989	Texas Personal Injury Law Reporter, Carl Weisbrod & Elizabeth B. Dunlap, “Handling Social Security Cases.”
1992	State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. “Worker’s Compensation offsets in Social Security Disability Claims.”
1993	West Texas Legal Services, Ft. Worth, TX. “Recent Developments in SS disability law 1993;” “Recent Developments in SS disability law 1994;”
1996	“Pain and RFC assessments.”
1996	FOSSCR Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. “Consultative Exams.”
1998	NOSSCR Conference, San Diego, CA. “Consultative Examinations: When the State Agency Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade.”
1998	NOSSCR Conference, San Antonio, TX. “MSS Forms aka RFC Forms: One Size Does Not Fit All.”
1999	Eleventh Circuit Social Security Claimants Representatives Annual Meeting, Jekyll Island, GA. “Consultative Examinations: When the State Agency Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade.”
2000	NOSSCR Conference, Washington, DC. “MSS Forms aka RFC Forms: One Size Does Not Fit All.”
2003	FOSSCR Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. Moderator, Panel Discussion: Federal District Court Practice
2004	FOSSCR Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS. “Hot Topics for Federal Appeals”
2005	NOSSCR Conference, Orlando, FL. “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over: Preparing Cases for Federal Appeal.”
2006	NOSSCR Conference, Boston, MA. “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over: Preparing Cases for Federal Appeal.”
2007	NOSSCR, Baltimore, MD. “But I Don’t WANNA See that Doctor: Effective Management of Consultative Exams.”

		PARALEGAL TANYA GREEN HAS BEEN ASSISTING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIMANTS BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY Administration and federal courts for over 12 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Miami, home of her beloved Hurricanes. She first worked with Ms. Dunlap at Morgan & Weisbrod in the 1990s and became her sole trusted assistant in September 2001. Tanya manages our busy calendar, counsels our clients by telephone, and insures all federal pleadings are timely filed.