J. CHRISTOPHER DEEM, ESQUIRESince 1984, I have handled social security claims and litigated civil personal injury claims throughout Central Florida – from Ft. Myers to Gainesville, St. Petersburg to Orlando. I am also one of the limited number of social security practitioners in the area who handles appeals into the federal court system. I am licensed in the State of Florida, with the Social Security Administration courts, the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. I am a past Chair of the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Social Security Section, a Sustaining Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR), and have lectured twice at their national convention. I am also member of American Association For Justice, The Florida Association For Justice, and The Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers’ Association.