About the Authors

Sarah H. Bohr is an appellate attorney who has specialized in Social Security law for 30 years. She first began handling Social Security cases in 1978 as a non-attorney representative at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., while she was awaiting her bar results. In her distinguished career, she has worked in all areas of the practice of Social Security law, from administrative representation, district court appeals (including class action litigation), circuit court appeals, to litigating before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Ms. Bohr is a partner in Bohr & Harrington, LLC, a Jacksonville, Florida law firm offering a national Social Security brief writing service. She has written briefs for filing in district courts all across the country as well as in the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and successfully argued Sims v. Apfel, 530 U.S. 103 (2000) before the Supreme Court. She is a past president of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (“NOSSCR”) and a member of NOSSCR’s Council of Past Presidents. She was a 2007 recipient of NOSSCR’s Eileen P. Sweeney’s Distinguished Service Award, awarded in recognition of her distinguished service on behalf of people with disabilities in America. In February 2008, Ms. Bohr was also presented with a professionalism award by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, for her pro bono work as court-appointed Inventory Attorney over 72 Social Security federal court cases that were previously handled by a suspended Social Security attorney.

She is a frequent lecturer on Social Security issues at national conferences and has chaired many Florida Bar CLE programs addressing Social Security issues. She also had the privilege of testifying before the Social Security Subcommittee during her term as President of NOSSCR. Ms. Bohr is a member of The Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee and the Executive Council of the Public Interest Law Section. She is past Chair of The Florida Bar Council of Sections, past Chair of the Public Interest Law Section, and past Chair of the Juvenile Court Rules Committee and is an alumni of the Chester Bedell Inn of Court and Leadership Jacksonville.

Ms. Bohr obtained her law degree from Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C. and previously worked as a legal services attorney for 20 years at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. While at Legal Aid, she was the attorney of record in the following reported Social Security cases: Flynn v. Heckler, 768 F.2d 1273 (11th Cir. 1985); Connell v. Bowen, 797 F.2d 927 (11th Cir. 1986); Stratton v. Bowen, 827 F.2d 1447 (11th Cir. 1987); Fair v. Shalala, 37 F.3d 1466 (11th Cir. 1994); Myers v. Sullivan, 916 F.2d 659 (11th Cir. 1990); and Linkins v. Sullivan, 779 F. Supp. 1324 (M.D. Fla. 1991).

Some reported Social Security cases briefed and won by Bohr & Harrington, LLC include: Sims v. Apfel, 120 S.Ct. 2080 (2000); Hutchens v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 248 Fed. Appx. 788, 2007 WL 2693676 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2007); Vuxta v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 194 Fed. App. 874, 2006 WL 2578705 (11th Cir. Sept. 8, 2006); Sorn v. Barnhart, 178 Fed. App. 680, 2006 WL 1208117 (9th Cir. May 3, 2006); Nyberg v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec.,179 Fed. Appx. 589, 2006 WL 1168815 (11th Cir. May 2, 2006); Moore v. Barnhart, 405 F. 3d 1208 (11th Cir. 2005); Kinnaird v. Barnhart, 138 Fed. Appx. 224, 1005 WL 1509055 (11th Cir. June 23, 2005); Vega v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 265 F.3d 1214 (11th Cir. 2001); Newton v. Apfel, 209 F.3d 448 (5th Cir. 2000); Stewart v. Apfel, Case No. 99-6132, 245 F.3d 793 (Table) 2000 U.S.App. LEXIS 33214 (11th Cir. Dec. 20, 2000); Brown v. Apfel, 174 F.3d 59 (2d Cir. 1999); Lozada v. Astrue, 2009 WL 860567 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 30, 2009); Marchitto v. Astrue, 2009 WL 804620 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 27, 2009); Ward-White v. Astrue, 2009 WL 617814 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 10, 2009); Rodgers v. Astrue, 2009 WL 513757 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 2, 2009); Logan-Laracuente v. Astrue, 2009 WL 506546 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 27, 2009); Stephens v. Astrue, 2009 WL 387157 (M.D. Ala. Feb. 13, 2009); Monte v. Astrue, 2009 WL 210720 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 28, 2009); Knoch v. Comm’r of Social Sec., 2008 WL 5381910 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 22, 2008); Buckhalt v. Astrue, 2008 WL 5111220 (M.D. Ala. Dec. 3, 2008); Salter v. Astrue, 2008 WL 5082296 (M.D. Ala. Nov. 26, 2008); Zarilli v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4936613 (D. Me. Nov. 16, 2008); Bertash v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4701923 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 22, 2008); Logan-Laracuente v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4507501 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 7, 2008); Herbert v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4490024 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2008); Gregory v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4372840 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 24, 2008); Ogletree v. Asrue, 2008 WL 4372446 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2008); Reid v. Comm’rCo of Social Sec., 2008 WL 4279675 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 15, 2008); Flores v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4279389 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 11, 2008); Jackson v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4194826 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 9, 2008); Schaub v. Comm’r of Social Sec., 2008 WL 4144443 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 5, 2008); Chandler v. Comm’r, 2008 WL 3365716 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 8, 2008); Moore v. Astrue, 2008 WL 3259733 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 7, 2008); Tillery v. Astrue, 2008 WL 2811149 (M.D. Ala. July 18, 2008); Khan v. Comm’r of Social Sec., 2008 WL 2694759 (E.D. Cal. July 7, 2008); Boyce v. Astrue, 2008 WL 2620742 (N.D. Fla. June 30, 2008); Sheesley v. Astrue, 2008 WL 2474589 (N.D. Fla. June 13, 2008); Yonce v. Conm’r, 2008 WL 2414307 (M.D. Fla. June 11, 2008); Warren-Ward v. Astrue, 2008 WL 2397390 (M.D. Ala. June 10, 2008); Logan-Laracuente v. Astrue, 2008 WL 1925234 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 30, 2008); Summerall v. Astrue, 2008 WL 1819440 (M.D. Fla. April 23, 2008); Paltan v. Comm’r, 2008 WL 1777678 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 22, 2008); Freese v. Astrue, 2008 WL 1777722 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 18, 2008); Brienzo v. Astrue, 2008 WL 1734612 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 11, 2008); Smith v. Astrue, 2008 WL 879380 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 28, 2008); Griffith v. Astrue, 2008 WL 874872 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 27, 2008); Saunders v. Astrue, 2008 WL 821939 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 26, 2008); Watterson v. Astrue, 2008 WL 78634 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2008); McFarlane v. Astrue, 2008 WL 660225 (D. Me. Mar. 5, 2008); Blum v. Astrue, 2008 WL 618970 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2008); Krueger v. Astrue, 2008 WL 596780 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 29, 2008); Yonce v. Comm’r, 2008 WL 312768 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 4, 2008); Smith v. Astrue, 2007 WL 5326197 (N.D. Ala. Oct. 11, 2007); Jones v. Astrue, 533 F. Supp.2d 1206 (M.D. Fla. 2007); Jones v Barnhart, 518 F. Supp.2d 1327 (N.D. Ala. 2007); Stricklin v. Astrue, 493 F. Supp.2d 1191 (N.D. Ala. 2007); Stutts v. Astrue, 489 F. Supp.2d 1291 (N.D. Ala. 2007); Cole ex rel. E.S.C. v. Barnhart, 436 F. Supp. 2d 1239 (N.D. Ala. 2006); Fala v. Barnhart, 2006 WL 2331132 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 10, 2006); Konya v. Barnhart, 391 F. Supp.2d 273 (D. Del. 2005); Whitzell v. Barnhart, 379 F. Supp.2d 204 (D. Mass. 2005); Robinson v. Astrue, 2005 WL 6077067 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 7, 2005); Cook v. Barnhart, 347 F. Supp.2d 1125 (M.D. Ala. 2004); White v. Barnhart, 336 F. Supp.2d 1183 (N.D. Ala. 2004); McManus v. Barnhart, 2004 WL 3316303 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 14, 2004); Speights v. Barnhart, 2004 WL 3331910 (M.D. La. Nov. 30, 2004); Mead v. Barnhart, 2004 WL 2580744 (D.N.H. Nov. 15, 2004); Dowles v. Barnhart, 258 F. Supp.2d 478 (W.D. La. 2003); Leik v. Barnhart, 296 F. Supp.2d 1345 (M.D. Fla. 2003); Huggins v. Barnhart, 2003 WL 21946460 (W.D. Tenn. July 1, 2003); Barillaro v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 216 F. Supp.2d 121 (E.D.N.Y. 2002); Austin v. Massanari, 162 F. Supp.2d 517 (W.D. La. 2001); Davidson v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 2001 WL 1524358 (N.D. Miss. May 29, 2001); Lamb v. Massanari, 2001 WL 1910060 (W.D. Tenn. Dec. 12, 2001); Davis v. Apfel, 2000 WL 1658575 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 14, 2000); Sanders by Wakefield v. Apfel, 85 F. Supp.2d 1275 (M.D. Fla. 1999); and Richardson v. Apfel, 44 F. Supp.2d 1264 (M.D. Fla. 1998).

In her free time, Ms. Bohr is an accomplished amateur ballroom dancer, and dances at national ballroom dance competitions with her professional partner, Pavel Cherdantsau. She has won many titles in her division and is one of the pro/am dancers in her region.

Kimberly V. Cheiken is a Professor of American Government in the School of Security and Global Studies at American Public University/American Military University. She previously worked with Dianne R. Newman, Esq. of Sternberg, Newman, Shifrin, Inc., in Akron, Ohio, for five years, representing clients in Social Security cases. Ms. Cheiken also assisted Ms. Bohr in writing the 2008 update to Eleventh Circuit Social Security Cases.

Ms. Cheiken received her Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

For more information regarding Ms. Bohr’s brief writing service, please contact her at Bohr & Harrington, LLC, 2337 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233; telephone (904) 246-7603; facsimile (904) 246-8884; e-mail: sarahhbohr@aol.com.

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