Effective VE Cross Examination with ORS Data – NOSSCR 2026 Fall National Conference – Track I (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

The Right ORS Question Can Take the Job Numbers Down

Vocational expert testimony does not have to stand unchallenged. The Occupational Requirements Survey provides ample opportunities for attorneys to obtain vocational testimony reducing job numbers — if the right questions get asked. This presentation is built around exactly that: the most effective ORS questions to put to vocational experts.

The connection runs through the evidence. ORS data gives the cross examination its footing; the medical evidence gives it its force. Ask an effective ORS question and the testimony moves; pair it with the medical evidence and it moves with maximum benefit for your client.

You walk out with the working tool kit: the most effective ORS questions to ask vocational experts, framed to utilize the medical evidence, aimed at vocational testimony that reduces job numbers — cross examination that delivers maximum benefit for your clients.

Eligible for up to 1 CLE Credit Hour

This session was originally submitted for CLE as a live, in-person presentation and a live webcast for the 2026 Fall National Conference and may be eligible for self-study credit. Each state handles self-study credit differently; for questions, please consult your State Bar Association.

Recorded Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Key topics to be discussed:

• ORS as Opportunity
  Where the Occupational Requirements Survey opens the door for attorneys on cross examination.
• Reducing Job Numbers
  Obtaining vocational testimony that reduces job numbers through ORS-based questioning.
• The Most Effective Questions
  The specific ORS questions that produce the strongest answers from vocational experts.
• Cross Examining the VE
  Putting ORS questions to the vocational expert effectively at hearing.
• Utilizing Medical Evidence
  Pairing ORS questions with the medical evidence for maximum effect.
• Maximum Client Benefit
  Bringing the questions, the data, and the evidence together for the client's best result.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Date / Time: October 13, 2026

• 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Eastern
• 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Central
• 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Mountain
• 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Pacific

Closed-captioning available