“Our clients are good people who are no longer able to work. Most have paid taxes into the Social Security system throughout their working lives. It’s my job to convince the Social Security Administration that they’re entitled to benefits. When I walk into court, I carry with me 26 years of experience and I’m very prepared for that particular case.”
Edward M. Ober is Managing Partner for Caldwell & Ober and provides the vision and business model for the way the firm operates. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1975 and earned his law degree there in 1979. His practice focuses on Social Security hearings and appeals. Ed has been a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives since 1986.
Ed won the Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship following law school and practiced for six years with legal aid programs, helping those who could not afford legal representation. Early in his career Ed became involved in class action lawsuits, handling several major suits affecting large groups of Social Security claims, including one case that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. In another nationwide class action, he argued before the Court of Appeals on behalf of 280,000 claimants.
Ed has been in private practice since 1985, representing individual claimants for Social Security disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits. He has been a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) since 1986.
Reported Cases: Jamerson v. Chater, 112 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 1997); Lopez v. Heckler, 713 F.2d 1432 (9th Cir. 1983); 725 F.2d 1489 (9th Cir. 1984), 753 F.2d 1464 (9th Cir. 1985); Leschniok v. Heckler, 713 F.2d 520 (9th Cir. 1983); Lopez v. Heckler, 572 F. Supp. 26 (9th Cir. 1983).
Contact: edward@caldwellober.com
