National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives

The National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) is a non-profit professional advocacy organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of Social Security law and procedure through research, discussion, and courses of study. Established in 1979, NOSSCR has more than 3,000 members including attorneys, non-attorney representatives, and others who work in the field of Social Security Disability Law. NOSSCR provides several services to help Social Security and SSI claimants’ representatives ensure the highest legal representation for their clients. Social services include sponsoring two annual national continuing legal education conferences; providing a research clearinghouse for practitioners, including briefs, case citations, memoranda of law, questionnaires, etc.; providing assistance with complex research problems; monitoring class actions of national and statewide scope; and publishing a monthly newsletter entitled the “Social Security Forum,” which follows current developments at the Social Security Administration, in the federal courts, in legal practice, and in federal legislation.