SOCIAL SECURITY LAW CENTER - Key Persons
Michael Clay is the founder of the Social Security Law Center. He received his bachelor degree from the University of Oklahoma and his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Tulsa. Mr. Clay began practicing Social Security disability law in 1990 and has conducted several Social Security disability seminars throughout Oklahoma. He has also been a speaker at OBA continuing education seminars and NOSSCR conferences. Mr. Clay's work focuses on the appellate aspects of a case. He supervises the briefs filed to the Appeals Council, the US District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, the U.S. District Court for Kansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Mr. Clay's work allows Social Security Law Center to keep your case in house from start to finish if the need arises to file an appeal to a higher court.
Education
University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D.)
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Science)
Job Titles:
- Managing Attorney
- Managing Attorney in the Tulsa
Teresa M. Grasso-Herlan is the managing attorney in the Tulsa office. Through zealous representation of her clients she has won hundreds of cases. Her comprehensive knowledge of Social Security law coupled with diligent development of her cases has made her one of the top representatives in the Tulsa area. Grasso graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma in 2001 where she was bestowed with the honor of the Maehl Award. She also graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma, College of Law in 2004 with two academic achievement awards. During law school, she served as the business manager of the Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology and was a member of the American Indian Law Review. Grasso is also a graduate of the Interdisciplinary Training Program through the University of Oklahoma Health and Science Center College of Medicine. She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Eastern District of Oklahoma, and the 10th Circuit US Court of Appeals. She is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR). She is frequently asked to speak at seminars, support groups, and mental health facilities in the Tulsa Metro area on matters relating to Social Security disability benefits.
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D. with distinction, 2004)
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts with distinction, 2001)