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Diana P. Wade – Disability Advocates of Central California, Inc.

 

EDUCATION:

  1. Received double B.A. in Sociology and Human Studies from California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1980. Summa cum laude.
  2. Received Certificate of Completion in Public Paralegal Studies from California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1980, with honors. Interned with Bet Tzedek Legal Services 1978 and 1979.

Attended several continuing education seminars on disability representation offered by NOSSCR and NADR. Taught workshops on brief writing and hearing preparation for the California Association of Legal Document Assistants (”CALDA”), formerly known as California Association of Independent Paralegals.

EMPLOYMENT:

  1. Employed in Los Angeles from 1980 to 1984 by Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and from 1984 to 1988 by Sachs & Phelps as a corporate/securities paralegal (Blue Sky).
  2. Provided free lance paralegal services 1988 to 1998 for local attorneys
  3. Owner/operator of legal document typing service from 1990 to 2006. 
  4. Disability Advocate and Representative beginning 1995 to the present providing representation in front of the Social Security Administration. Handled hundreds of cases from initial applications through to the Appeals Council level.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

  1. Member since 1992 of The California Association of Legal Document Assistants (www.CALDA.org). Served on CALDA’s Board of Directors from 1995 to 2003. President of CALDA 2002 and 2003. Currently serving on the Advisory Board.
  2. Member Kern County Paralegal Association (www.kcpa.org) since 2002.
  3. Member of NOSSCR (www.nosscr.org) since 1997.
  4. Founding member of National Association of Disability Representatives (www.nadr.org) since 2000.