Federal Program Analyst
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Anita L. Williams
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Work Experience
United States Federal Government
Social Security Administration
Dates of Employment: October 28, 1981 - 4/2025 (Retired) Job Title: Program Analyst
As a program analyst assigned, I was responsible for evaluating fee petitions for cases allowed at the Appeals Council level of review and/or the United District Court. I made timely recommendations for approval, disapproval, or reduction of the fee amount requested to the Attorney Fee Officer. I made determinations on cases within my fee setting authority without review by my immediate supervisor. I would use and consider all materials and resources available to me while processing these cases, being aware of the provisions of Social Security Act. I prepared an in-depth analysis of the file and/or supporting documents. The documents entailed reading the Administrative Law Judge’s decision, decisions issued by the Appeals Council. I would request and review the information in the claims file to retrieve pertinent information to set a fee for the attorney’s services before the Social Security Administration. If a particular case escalated to the Court level of review, I would obtain the court transcript to ascertain what occurred at the previous levels of review to make a proper determination in setting a fee reasonable for all the attorney’s services, I prepared detailed and concise analyses outlining the claimant’s impairments, education, work experience, levels of review in which the representative was involved, length of time the attorney was involved; complexity of the case; arguments and/or testimony of treating physician (s) and to what degree the evidence submitted by the attorney resulted in the favorable decision.
I evaluated administrative reviews filed by the claimant, representative and/or third parties on fees authorized by the Attorney Fee Officer under the fee petition process. I evaluated the cases for timeliness of the said request. If the administrative review were not timely filed, I prepared the appropriate letter to the protesting party to show “good cause” for late filing. After receipt of said information, I prepared a recommendation, memorandum, and analysis to the Attorney Fee Officer to show whether “good cause” for review was found. Thereafter, the Attorney Fee Officer forwards the case to the Deputy Chair of the Appeals Council for final review and recommendation.
I reviewed and prepared analysis on request for administrative review cases under the fee petition and fee agreement processes. I submitted the completed analysis and recommendation to the Attorney Fee Officer; thereafter the cases are sent to Adjudicator for the Appeals Council for final review and signature. I prepared recommendations on cases referred to the Attorney Fee Branch from the various Program Service Centers in a timely manner on cases that exceeded their limitations for approval said fee(s). I received, reviewed, and handled a large volume of telephone calls from attorneys, claimants’, congressional staff employees and various components of the Social Security Administration on a variety of attorney fee issues. I reviewed memorandums concerning policy and/or procedure issues, which are then submitted to the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation through the Director for Operations for review and guidance. I also reviewed memorandums for submission on cases wherein information is being requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) referring this request to the appropriate component for their necessary action.
I ensured all guidelines were properly applied when setting a fee or making recommendations on fees under the fee petition and fee agreement processes. This required me to have a broad knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Social Security Administration, as reflected in HALLEX, POMS and CFR, which governs procedures both under the fee petition and fee agreement processes under Title II and Title XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act. Anita Williams
Work Experience Continued
Supervisory Legal Instrument Examiner
I supervised, directed, and coordinated the work activities for six Attorney Fee Analysts and two Attorney Fee Assistants, in all attorney fee related matters. I was responsible for approval, modification and/ or disapproval recommendations or revisions on fee agreement determinations decided at the Appeals Council level of review or the United States District Court levels. I have the required comprehensive knowledge of the Title II, XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act. As the Supervisory Legal Instrument Examiner, I had the authority to delegate and authorize fees more than a given dollar amount. I made recommendations to the Adjudicators for the Appeals Council regarding approving, affirming, revising, and/or denying initial fee authorizations or fee agreement determinations wherein a request for administrative has been filed by the representative or claimant. I provided advice, training, and counseling to subordinate supervisors daily, including comprehensive guidance of the fee petition and fee agreement processes, detecting possible violation cases, interpreting terms of the fee agreement, and emphasizing the importance of time sensitive cases. I directed initiation, compilation and completion of special projects and data related to attorney fee matters, recommending appropriate training or seminars. I planned, reviewed, and adjusted priorities of work to completed by employees including subordinate supervisors. I advised and instructed my staff members with both work related and administrative matters. I made effective decisions on work related problems presented by the staff and subordinate supervisors. I reviewed and resolved all levels of complaints employees and took any necessary steps, such as referring unresolved issues to higher level of authority. I identified necessary training for the entire staff by arranging for development and training courses as deemed necessary. I researched ways to increase quality and quantity of work productivity to improve the quality of work products, while at the same time eliminating any possible barriers that hindered the effectiveness of quality work.
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