Attorney Carol Avard Achieves Recertification in Social Security Disability Law with The National Board of Trial Advocacy 2024

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Carol Avard of Avard Law Firm has successfully achieved recertification as a Social Security Disability advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.

Carol Avard is part of a growing number of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by successfully completing a rigorous application process and providing the consumer of legal services with an objective measure by which to choose qualified and experienced legal counsel.

The elaborate screening of credentials that all NBTA board certified attorneys must successfully complete includes: demonstration of substantial trial experience, submission of judicial and peer references to attest to their competency, attendance of continuing legal education courses and proof of good standing.

Board Certification is the highest, most stringent, and most reliable honor an attorney can achieve. Board certifications are the only distinctions awarded by non-profit organizations. The NBTA as well as all board certifying organizations are committed to safeguarding the public’s ability to choose a good attorney.

Carol Avard earned her ABE from Harvard University. She is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Ms. Avard is licensed to practice in Florida and Massachusetts. She is a member of:

  • The U.S Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran’s Claims
  • The United States Supreme Court
  • Board of Directors National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR); 2013-2015
  • Florida Justice Association; 2016
  • Commission Member on the Social Security Disability Law Specialty Program Commission, for the National Board of Trial Advocacy; 2018-Present
  • Harvard Club of Naples Member
  • Attorney Broker Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers – Active License

Approximately three percent of American lawyers are board certified, and Ms. Avard is a member of a very select group who has taken the time to prove competence in their specialty area and earn board certification.

For more information on Attorney Carol Avard, please visit: www.avardlaw.com and www.nbtalawyers.org

Avard Law has a total of 5 Board Certified attorneys:

  • Carol Avard, Esq.
  • Douglas Mohney, Esq.
  • Michael Sexton, Esq.
  • Mark Zakhvatayev, Esq.
  • Craig Polhemus, Esq.

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