LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Attorney/Owner, The Law Office of Charles F. Hall, IV (D/B/A Attorney Charlie Hall) (July 4, 2016- present)
Attorney, Mike Lewis Attorneys (August 2015 – July 2016)
- Head disability department, comprising of a legal team that handles a high volume Social Security Disability (Adult and Child) case load
- Expanded department services to include: Federal Disability Appeals, Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, Veterans Disability, and Social Security Overpayments, Reinstatements, & Continuing Disability Reviews
- Increase monthly intake case load by 200% in first 60 days
- Increase department case load by over 33% in 10 months
- Introduce operational efficiencies and procedures that resulted in higher revenue and profit margins
- Reduce client attrition by increasing customer service initiatives
Senior Attorney Representative, Genex Services (Jan 2015 – July 2015); Attorney Representative (Jan 12-Jan 15)
- Counsel and represent disabled claimants before the Social Security Administration
- Counsel and represent claimants with overpayment and CDR issues
- Active case load of up to 160 clients; average 120 hearings a year, maintaining a superior win ratio
- Customer Service Award winner, August 2012
- Develop and work new product line: overpayment program. Receive awards in excess of $100,000
- Train staff on Social Security related subject matter
Attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. (May 07-Jan 12) (Law Clerk–Jan 07-May 07; Intern-Fall 06)
- Counsel and represent clients in: Social Security disability, Veterans, Affairs disability, Medicaid disability, public benefits, mortgage foreclosure, power of attorney, housing, education, employment, bankruptcy and consumer law
- Significant portion of caseload involved representing claimants and building up their cases for Social Security disability, Veterans Affairs disability, and Medicaid disability.
- Advocate in District Court, Superior Court, and administrative hearings (SSA, VA, UIB, DSS)
- Conducted research for Justice on legal issues before the Michigan Supreme Court
- Wrote case memos analyzing legal strengths and weaknesses of Appellees and Appellants
TEACHING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor, Kaplan University (Oct 2010-July 2016)
- Social Security Disability Law, Insurance Law, Business Law, Administrative Law, ADR, and Legal Ethics
- Course Lead for Social Security Disability Law (Jan 2013 – December 2013)
- Overhauled Social Security Disability course (Spring-Summer 2013)
- Course Lead for Alternative Dispute Resolution (Jan 2015- December 2015)
Adjunct Professor, Strayer University (April 2011-April 2014) - Humanities and Legal Studies
Faculty, University of Phoenix (April 2010-March 2013) - Religions of the World
Kaplan Teacher Trainer (Sept 2009-Dec 2010) - Conduct auditions, interview applicants, and orientate new hires to Kaplan Test Prep
- Train new Kaplan Test Prep Teachers in the Winston-Salem Center
- Evaluate new and veteran Kaplan Test Prep Teachers in the Winston-Salem Center
Kaplan Test Prep Faculty (Apr 2001-Dec 2002; Oct 2006-April 2012) - 2009 Teacher of the Year, Winston-Salem Kaplan Center
CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS
- Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law by NC State Bar (2014-present)
- Veterans Administration Accredited Attorney (August 23, 2015-present)
ADMISSIONS
- North Carolina State Courts, April 5, 2007 – present
- United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, October 4, 2007-present
- United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, April 11, 2017-present
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, October 23, 2019-present
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Spring 2007-present)
- National Association for Disability Representatives (Fall 2016-present)
- National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (2017-present)
- North Carolina State Bar (April 5, 2007-present)
North Carolina Bar Association (Spring 2007-Spring 2012; Summer 2015-present)
LEGAL TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Continuing Legal Education leadership
- CLE presenter (1 hour), “Claim and Record Development in a Reduced Backlog World,” Social Security Disability: Winning Strategies – Building Cohesive Cases from Initial Application through Federal Court, NCAJ, May 14, 2021
- CLE presenter (0.5 hours), “Social Security Disability and Covid-19,” Law to the People, May 1, 2020
- CLE presenter (0.75 hours), “How Work Affects Disability,” Law to the People, February 27, 2020
- CLE presenter (.75 hours) on “Best Practices for Hearing Representatives,” Social Security: Tools for Succeeding in a Changing Field, NCAJ, December 14, 2018
- CLE program Chair, Social Security: Essential Knowledge and Tools in a Sea of Change, NCAJ, December 8, 2017
- CLE presenter (1.5 hours) on “New Social Security Regulations: Practical Solutions,” 2017 North Carolina Legal Services Conference, November 1 & 3, 2017
- CLE presenter (2 hours) on SGA, VEs, and Overpayments, 2016 North Carolina Legal Services Conference, October 26-27, 2016
- CLE program co-chair, Social Security: Expanding your Social Security Disability Practice, NCAJ, March 18, 2016
- CLE presenter (.75 hours) on “Trial Work Periods and Extended Periods of Eligibility,” Social Security: Hot Topics for the Social Security Disability Practitioner, NCAJ, December 11, 2015
- CLE program co-chair, Social Security: Hot Topics for the Social Security Disability Practitioner, NCAJ, December 11, 2015
- CLE presenter (3 hours), Social Security Disability Law – Intensive, Law to the People, Aug 7, 2015
- CLE program co-chair, Social Security: The Fundamentals, NCAJ, March 20, 2015
- CLE presenter (1 hour), Nuts & Bolts for Providing Legal Representation to Veterans, LANC, March 31, 2011
Scholarship
- Manuscript “Best Practices for Hearing Representatives” for December 14, 2018 NCAJ Social Security CLE presentation
- Article “Social Security Disability Overpayments: A Primer for Providing a Fee Generating Service”NCAJ Trial Briefs (Oct. 2016)
- Manuscript “Trial Work Periods and Extended Periods of Eligibility” for December 11, 2015 NCAJ Social Security CLE presentation
- Coordinating Editor, “Military Issues” December 2012 issue of NCAJ Trial Briefs
- Coordinating Editor, “Foreclosure & Bankruptcy” February 2010 issue of NCAJ Trial Briefs
Activities
- Member, Advisory Board for Paralegal Technology at Forsyth Technical Community College (Fall 2021-Spring 2022)
- Member, Social Security Disability Law Specialty Committee, North Carolina State Bar Legal Specialization (May 2019-April 2022)
- Chair, Lifetime Award Committee, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2019-2020)
- Chair, Executive Committee, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2018-2019)
- Board of Governors member, NCAJ (2018-2019)
- Vice Chair, Executive Committee, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2017-2018)
- Nomination Committee member, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2016-2018)
- Secretary, Executive Committee, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2016-2017)
- Executive Committee member, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2015-present)
- CLE Committee member, Disability Advocacy Section, NCAJ (2015-2016)
- Disability Advocacy Section member, NCAJ (2010-present)
- Publication Committee member, NCAJ (2008-2013)
Awards
- Three Best Rated Social Security law firm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Clients’ Choice Award, AVVO, 2017, 2018
- 10/10 Superb Rating, AVVO, 2015-2021
- Order of Service Award, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Customer Service Award, Genex Services, August 2012
- Outstanding Performance Award, ESGR, Spring 2011
- Teacher of the Year, Winston-Salem Kaplan Center 2009
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
- Ombudsman/Mediator and Committee Member of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense (2009 – present)
- Outstanding Performance award, Spring 2011
- Chair (2009-April 2010), board member (Jan 2008-Apr 2010) Faith Seeds Community Re-Entry Coalition
- Chair (2009), Domestic Violence Prevention Committee–Community Mosque of Winston-Salem
- Founder and Coordinator (2009), Free Legal Clinic & Referral Service in downtown Winston-Salem
- Volunteer Analysis Editor for journal web portal created by Edinburgh grad students (June 03-Oct 04)
- Managed analysis page that received 80,000 visitors daily
- Organized and collected news articles for analysis news feed with timely submissions (260 yearly)
EDUCATION
Kaplan University, MBA, August 2015
- 4.0 GPA, Gift of Knowledge (Kaplan employee) Scholarship
Michigan State University College of Law, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, December 2006 - 3.57 GPA, Merit Scholar for outstanding academic achievement
- Jurisprudence Achievement Awards for academic excellence in Property and Domestic Violence
- Humane Society Research Grant funded by the Animal Legal & Historical Web Center and Humane Society International
- Co-founder and Managing Editor, Journal of Animal Law, the second journal in the United States to focus exclusively on animal law
- Senior Associate Editor and Section Team Leader, Michigan State Journal of International Law
- Vice President, Intellectual Property Law Society
- Communications Officer, International Law Society
Wake Forest University, Master of Arts in Religion, August 2005 - 4.0 GPA, Graduate Scholarship 00-02, “Outstanding Academic Achievements” stipend 01-02, WFU Church Scholarship
- Thesis titled: The Historical Figure of Jesus: A Comparison of Two Key Reconstructions
- Completed language studies in Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Aramaic, German (for research)
Washington University, Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, May 2000 - 3.4 cumulative GPA, Washington University Scholarship, and Missouri Bright Flight Scholar, General Henry H. Arnold Scholar (Air Force Aid Society), Gallagher Scholar. Special Study at Notre Dame
- Studied Turkish, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek
- Student Union Senator, member of Finance Committee that managed a one million dollar budget, Student Group Activities Committee, and Faculty Excellence Award Committee
- Founded chess club and President for two years
- Placed 2nd (1996-97), 6th (1997-98), and 4th (1998-99) at WU Chess Championships
Meet Our Attorneys
The role of the lawyer varies greatly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.
Robert Smith
Senior Attorney
Maintainins a high level of professionalism and compassion at all times.
Adam Jones
Family Lawyer
Adam focuses his practice on divorce and all other related family law matters.