Breakout 1C | How to efficiently guide your client through the administrative process

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The administrative hearings process can be either a single-issue or part of a longer, more protracted case for your client. Knowing how to efficiently guide your client through the administrative hearings process can be key to getting the best result and reducing the amount of time and money spent on your client’s case. Additionally, understanding administrative hearings can prevent hiccups in judicial proceedings, again saving you and your client time and money.

Learning objectives:

• Learn the top ways attorneys tank their client’s cases.
• Learn who to contact and when during the administrative process.
• How to handle procedural matters like entering your appearance and requesting a continuance in the administrative process.

Speakers: Michelle Coleman, Missouri Department of Social Services, Jefferson City; Alice L. Shockley, Missouri Department of Social Services, Collins

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