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January 2010 Attorneys Pennington & Ray-Leonetti assisted a woman with multiple sclerosis in obtaining social security disability benefits. The benefits were initially denied due to lack of medical evidence but with the help of Attorney Ray-Leonetti, a doctors report was obtained to establish the extent of the limitations caused by the MS.

December 2009 Attorneys Pennington & Ray-Leonetti assisted a woman with learning disabilities in obtaining unemployment compensation. The benefits were initially denied on the basis of willful misconduct. The Referee found no willful misconduct because the employee performed her job to the best of her ability and the employer did not meet its burden to establish any willful misconduct.

November 2009 Attorneys Pennington and Ray were successful in obtaining unemployment compensation benefits for an area retail store employee who was initially denied benefits based upon alleged violations of company policy. The Referee found no evidence of any such violations.

October 2009 Attorneys Pennington and Ray helped obtain SSI benefits for a Philadelphia couple over age 65.

Attorneys Pennington and Ray assisted a Philadelphia resident with cancer in maintaining her SSDI benefits through social security's periodic disability review process.

January 2009: Pennington - Ray-Leonetti obtained social security disability benefits for a Philadelphian with developmental disabilities. SSI benefits were also obtained for a Philadelphia woman with multiple disabilities including heart disease, fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome.

Attorney Steve Pennington to Testify Regarding H.B.  80 On July 28, 2008, Steve Pennington will testify before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee concerning H.B. 80. H.B. 80 supports the creation of mental health courts throughout Pennsylvania.

On May 29, 2008, Attorney Jamie Ray-Leonetti testified in support of Pennsylvania H.B. 1743. This Bill would create a mentoring program for Pennsylvania workers who are "welfare to work" participants.

Attorney Steve Pennington is honored as a member of the 2008 Leadership Class of the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The class recognizes community leaders who support the fight against MS.

Attorneys Pennington - Ray-Leonetti obtain Veteran's Benefits Along with the firm of Williams Cuker Berezofsky, attorneys Pennington & Ray have obtained benefits for the widow of a Vietnam War veteran. She claimed death benefits, asserting that her husband's base of the tongue cancer had been caused by his exposure to Agent Orange. She was denied benefits by the Board, which gave credence to a VA expert who urged that the treating doctor's differential diagnosis be rejected, and who opined that while a positive risk has been found between tongue and other pharyngeal cancers and Agent Orange, the risk ratio was not statistically significant, and, therefore, could not support causation. The Court of Appeals for Veterans' Affairs found that such a holding was "clearly erroneous", and reversed and remanded with instructions that the Board award benefits "expeditiously"

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti recently succeeded in an SSDI claim for a Wilkes-Barre woman with multiple sclerosis. The claim was denied at the application level because the medical file was incomplete.

On December 26, 2007, attorneys Pennington and Ray_Leonetti were notified that their Lancaster County client with multiple physical disabilities would be awarded SSDI benefits.

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti were recent presenters at the 2007 NAMI PA Annual Conference in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Pennington and Ray addressed the topic "Criminal History and background checks in the workplace: what you need to know". Attorney Pennington also participated in the conference's "criminal justice symposium".

Attorney Steve Pennington succeeded in having the disorderly conduct conviction of a 12 year old with ADHD overturned on the basis that his conduct was in no way "obscene" as required by the section of the law he was charged with violating.

Attorney Jamie Ray-Leonetti recently spoke to a group of people with MS and their families at an event hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central Pennsylvania Chapter. Attorney Ray shared information about how to apply for social security disability, and how to appeal a denial of social security disability benefits.

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti succeeds in Social Security Disability appeal for Philadelphia woman with mental and physical disabilities. In June 2007, Attorney Ray assisted this woman in receiving benefits as a result of multiple disabilities. The firm worked diligently to obtain complete medical records and ensured that they were available to social security, leading to the success of the appeal

Attorney Ms. Jamie C. Ray-Leonetti, Esquire, recently participated in the 31st Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI), a study group which wrote and produced a publication titled "Leading and Managing Change in Public Vocational Rehabilitation". The IRI consists of 15 individuals from across the United States. Participants are nominated by the United States Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti secured continued paratransit eligibility for a Philadelphia woman with multiple disabilities including cerebral palsy. The firm worked closely with the individual, her family and her healthcare providers to obtain the information necessary to succeed at the administrative hearing.

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti succeeds in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) appeal for Philadelphia woman with severe vision impairments and cancer. In August 2006, The firm of Pennington -Ray assisted this long time Philadelphia resident in receiving these benefits. The firm worked diligently to obtain complete medical records and ensured that they were available to social security, leading to the success of the appeal.

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti is featured in the Spring Quarterly Edition of the newsletter "MS Connection". This newsletter provides valuable information to individuals with Multiple Sclerosis in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The Pennington Ray feature addresses social security disability appeals. To obtain your own copy of the "MS Connection" sign up on line at www.nmss.org.

Pennington - Ray-Leonetti succeeds in Social Security Disability appeal for Harrisburg man with severe vision and orthopedic impairments. In January 2006, Pennington Ray assisted a gentleman in receiving benefits as a result of multiple disabilities. The firm worked diligently to obtain complete medical records and ensured that they were available to social security, leading to the success of the appeal.