Ross Stubblefield, an attorney in our Blue Springs, Mo., office, litigates cases before Administrative Law Judges throughout the United States; primarily in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. He successfully represents Social Security claimants at all administrative levels in over 100 yearly court hearings. Ross has done extensive research of complex Social Security issues and analyzes hundreds of potential cases annually to determine the merits of the claim for benefits. He develops litigation strategy for all open cases, argues both oral and written appeals in Federal District Court, and writes fully favorable decisions for Administrative Law Judges.

Ross has been a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives since 1996, was a speaker at the 2007 Fall NOSSCR conference and is a frequent presenter at CLE events. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economic & Business Administration from Drury University in Springfield, Mo., and is a 1991 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Contact Ross Stubblefield.


Anna Hawes, an attorney in our Blue Springs, Mo., office, joined Disability Professionals as a law clerk prior to passing the bar and is licensed in Missouri and Iowa. She completed a 2007 externship with the Missouri Public Service Commission, Office of the General Counsel, and served as a legal intern for Commissioner Robert Clayton III from 2007-08. Anna was a member of the Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review from 2006-07 and participated in the 2007 Manfred Lachs Space Moot Court competition. She was on the MU advocacy team at the Jessup International Moot Court competition in 2006 and 2008 and acted as team coordinator in 2007. Anna spent six months studying at the Hochschule Bremen in Germany during her undergraduate studies. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in German Language & Literature from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Mo. Contact Anna Hawes.