After working nearly ten years as a Registered Nurse, Joan Birmingham received her Juris Doctor Degree in 1991, as a Merit Scholar. After passing the bar, she practiced in the areas of personal injury litigation, workers compensation, medical malpractice, products liability and Social Security Disability. She opened her own practice in 1995, where she utilizes her special medical expertise in cases concentrating only in Social Security Disability claims.

Professional Affiliations

  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
    • Executive Committee for Social Security Disability Section
  • Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society, MD chapter
    • Professional Advisory Committee, Legislative Committee
  • Maryland Lupus Foundation
    • Member, Patient Education/Patient Services Committee
  • Chesapeake Nurse Attorneys Association (Treasurer, 1994-1996)

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