Jennifer Zorrilla

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Jennifer Zorrilla

Practice Areas

  • Social Security Disability/Supplemental Security Income 100%

Biography

Ms. Zorrilla is licensed to practice law in the State of California, State of Washington, United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit. She has represented individuals in over 500 administrative hearings and has experience in litigating federal civil cases against the Social Security Administration. Before practicing Social Security disability law, Ms. Zorrilla worked as a welfare and government benefits attorney and before that as an assistant public defender. Ms. Zorrilla is a sustaining member of the National Organization for Social Security Representatives (NOSSCR), a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, a member of the Social Security Disability Section of the San Diego County Bar Association, and a member of the Lawyer's Club of San Diego.

Education

  • Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington
    • J.D. - 1999
    • Honors: Dean's Academic Award 1998-1999
    • Honors: Charles L. Powell Inn of Court Student Member
  • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • B.A. - 1996
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Major: Society and Justice

Bar Admission

  • California, 2002
  • Washington, 1999
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2010
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2011

Past Positions

  • Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc., SSI Staff Attorney
  • Spokane County Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender
  • Office of the Public Defender Assistant Public Defender, City of Spokane
  • Office of the Public Defender Rule 9 Intern, City of Spokane

Languages

  • English

Professional Associations

  • National Organization for Social Security Representatives (NOSSCR), Sustaining Member, 2011 to Present
  • San Diego County Bar Association, SSI Section, Member, 2010 to Present
  • San Diego County Bar Association, 2003 to Present
  • Lawyer’s Club of San Diego, 2003 to Present

Current Employment Position

  • Sole Practitioner