About Paul Burkhalter

Dallas, Texas 1993 – Present. I have represented thousands of individuals with Social Security disability claims before Social Security Administration Judges at hearings, and at all other levels of appeal, including the federal courts. I also represent Veterans seeking VA benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. I appear at hearings before Decision Review Officers at the VA Regional Offices and also before Veterans Law Judges at the Board of Veterans Appeals. My duties at Morgan & Weisbrod also involve managing staff and supervising associate attorneys. Opened branch offices in Houston and Georgetown, Texas.

Special Assistant United States Attorney/Office of the General Counsel/U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Dallas, Texas 1992 – 1993. I represented the Social Security Administration in cases before the Federal District Courts throughout Texas and Louisiana defending the decisions of Administrative Law Judges. I reviewed judge decisions and made recommendations regarding whether those decisions should be defended in district court. I research and wrote district court briefs and reply briefs in these case and prepared memos to the Appeals Council seeking remands of indefensible judge decisions (where ALJs failed to follow judicial procedures).