Meet Ashley Sappenfield

Litigation Attorney at Lanier Law Group

Licensed in North Carolina

Bio

Attorney Sappenfield is a Social Security disability and veteran’s disability compensation attorney for Lanier Law Group based out of Greensboro, North Carolina. She is the Chair of the Disability Advocacy Section of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) and is a board member of the National Organization for Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR). She takes cases from the initial application up to the Appeals Council. When not working, Attorney Sappenfield enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children.

Email

ahartman@lanierlawgroup.com

Areas of Focus

Memberships

National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR) Board of Directors (2023-2026)
NOSSCR NEXT GEN Member and Immediate Past Co-Chair
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) Disability Advocacy Section Chair (2024-2025)
North Carolina Bar Association Military and Veterans Law Section Rising Vice Chair (2024-2025)
Youth Focus Resource and Development Committee Member
Augsburg Lutheran Church Council Member (2023-2026)
Eastern District Court of NC

Awards & Accolades

Social Security Disability Leadership as NOSSCR NEXT GEN Co-Chair
Social Security Disability Leadership National Top 500 Disability Firms
NOSSCR Rising Star Award 2023
Presentations/Works:
NCAJ Social Security Disability Seminar 2021—Hearing Frenzy: Addressing Hearing Forms and Formats During COVID
NCAJ Social Security Back to Basics Spring 2022 (Program Chair)
NCAJ Social Security Seminar Fall 2022 (Program Chair)
NOSSCR Next Gen Retreat 2022—Social Security Disability Hearings (panelist)
NOSSCR Next Gen Retreat 2022—Ask The Experts: Vocational Expert Panel (moderator)
NOSSCR Nashville Conference 2024—The Forgotten Benefit: Disabled Adult Child Applications (anticipated)

Admissions

North Carolina State Court
North Carolina Eastern District Court

We Fight for Our Clients

*Featured Case Results, Settlements, & Trial Wins From Our Attorneys

$4.8 Million

Settlement

A case with multiple plaintiffs who were potentially exposed to a deadly disease while in the hospital.

$3.1 Million

Birth Injury/Hypoxic Brain Injury

The OB doctor’s negligence caused a delay in the baby’s birth which resulted in the baby suffering of a severe hypoxic brain injury.

$1.375 Million

Medication Overdose/Hospital Negligence

Our client died following an overdose of medication that occurred as a result of the negligence of the nursery staff while they were in the hospital.

$1.2 Million

Birth Injury/Developmental Delay

Our client suffers from a severe developmental delay following a birth injury when there were signs of fetal distress that were not responded to.

$500,000

Botched Gall Bladder Surgery

Our client suffered an injury to their common bile duct during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

$425,000

Surgical Error

A client had their bowel perforated during a ventral hernia repair.

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