The Occupational Employment Quarterly – Let’s End It – 2026 Spring National Conference – Track II (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Lawrence Rohlfing, Esq., Founder | Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing

Lawrence (Larry) Rohlfing is the founder of the Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing, a Social Security disability practice. A graduate of Whittier College (1982) and Whittier Law School (1985, cum laude), Larry has built a distinguished career in disability law that has earned him recognition as both the Whittier Law School Attorney of the Year (2016) and the Southeast Bar Association Attorney of the Year (2017). Beyond his legal practice, Larry is deeply rooted in his community, he has coached football, managed youth baseball and softball teams, and currently serves as an elder of La Habra Christian Church. He and his wife Maggie are the proud parents of seven children and grandparents of twelve.

• Education & Credentials

Larry earned his undergraduate degree from Whittier College in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Whittier Law School in 1985, graduating cum laude. His academic distinction at Whittier Law laid the foundation for a career in Social Security disability law that has spanned decades. His selection as Whittier Law School Attorney of the Year in 2016 reflects the esteem in which his alma mater holds his professional accomplishments, and his Southeast Bar Association Attorney of the Year recognition in 2017 underscores the regard of his broader legal community.

• Recognition & Leadership

Larry’s professional recognition includes the Whittier Law School Attorney of the Year award (2016) and the Southeast Bar Association Attorney of the Year award (2017) honors that reflect his standing among both his academic peers and his regional bar colleagues. His leadership extends beyond the law office into his community, where he has served as a youth football coach, managed baseball and softball teams, and currently serves as an elder of La Habra Christian Church. These contributions reflect a life of service that parallels his professional commitment to the clients of his disability law practice.

• Professional Involvement

As the founder of the Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing, Larry has dedicated his legal career to representing Social Security disability claimants. His long tenure in private practice reflects a commitment to building a firm defined by quality advocacy and client service. His community involvement, from youth sports coaching to church elder service, reflects the same values of dedication and leadership that characterize his professional practice, and speaks to a lawyer whose engagement with his community extends well beyond the courtroom.

• Experience

Larry Rohlfing has practiced Social Security disability law since graduating cum laude from Whittier Law School in 1985, building the Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing into a dedicated disability practice. Over the course of his career, he has earned the respect of both his professional community, recognized as attorney of the year by his law school and by the Southeast Bar Association and his broader community, where he has invested decades of service as a coach, team manager, and church leader. He and his wife Maggie have raised seven children together and are now grandparents to twelve, a family legacy that reflects the same long-term commitment and care he brings to his clients and his practice.

Russell Rohlfing, Esq., Attorney | Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing is an attorney at the Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing, where he practices Social Security disability law. A 2024 graduate with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law, Russell brings a distinctive combination of academic achievement, appellate writing experience, and competitive athletic discipline to his legal career. While in law school, he served as a graduate assistant wrestling coach for the University of Wyoming and developed his appellate advocacy skills writing briefs under the mentorship of an experienced practitioner. His background reflects a commitment to precision, preparation, and excellence that carries directly into his disability advocacy work.

• Education & Credentials

Russell earned his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2024. During law school, he developed specialized appellate writing skills by drafting briefs under the close guidance of a seasoned mentor, practical training that complements his academic credentials and positions him well for the federal court and appellate dimensions of Social Security disability practice. His honors distinction reflects academic excellence, and his dual role as a law student and graduate assistant wrestling coach demonstrates the discipline and work ethic he brings to his legal career.

• Recognition & Leadership

Russell’s graduation with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2024 reflects academic distinction at the outset of a promising legal career. His selection as a graduate assistant wrestling coach for the University of Wyoming, a role that demands leadership, mentorship, and the ability to develop others, speaks to qualities that translate directly into effective legal advocacy and client service. His early immersion in appellate brief writing under mentorship, combined with his honors degree, positions him as a thoughtful and well-prepared emerging practitioner in the Social Security disability field.

• Professional Involvement

Russell is actively building his practice in Social Security disability law at the Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing. His law school experience writing appellate briefs under a mentor’s guidance gave him early exposure to the kind of precise, evidence-driven written advocacy that defines effective disability representation at the federal court level. His background as a collegiate wrestling coach also reflects a commitment to developing others, a quality he brings to his approach to client advocacy and to his development within a practice built on decades of experience and professional excellence.

• Experience

Russell Rohlfing joined the Law Offices of Lawrence Rohlfing following his 2024 graduation with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law, where he balanced rigorous legal studies with service as a graduate assistant wrestling coach, a testament to his discipline and capacity for sustained high performance under pressure. His law school appellate brief writing experience, developed under the guidance of an experienced mentor, provided early and practical preparation for the federal court dimensions of Social Security disability practice. As a new attorney at a firm with a deep legacy in disability advocacy, Russell brings fresh academic credentials, strong appellate instincts, and the drive of a competitive athlete to his representation of Social Security claimants.

I. The Occupational Employment Quarterly – Let’s End It | 8:30am – 9:45am

Despite the expansion of available data, some vocational witnesses are wedded to the OEQ. We will explore why the OEQ should be categorically rejected because of its foundation in addition to the obvious equal distribution methodology. Flawed from top to bottom, it should never be considered reliable.