When Eric C. Conn fell, thousands of his clients fell with him. The U.S. Social Security Administration cut off benefits for nearly 4,000 disabled Appalachians, demanding they re-prove their cases years later — or pay back money they no longer had. Families lost homes, lives were upended, and some clients died waiting for help. Attorney Ned Pillersdorf and hundreds of volunteer lawyers waged a years-long battle to restore justice.

In the final episode of The Eric C. Conn Case, hosts Marcus Roland and Emily Steele tell the story of the people left behind in the Conn scandal: the victims who were punished for their lawyer’s crimes.

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