Shirley Kaping, a Benchmark founding member and current board member, worked for twenty years at Lane County Legal Aid handling all forms of government benefits cases.  She served as the Senior Paralegal at Lane County Law & Advocacy Center in Eugene, Oregon where she did Social Security and Supplemental Security Income cases and legislative advocacy with the state legislature until her retirement in December 2007.   She serves as core faculty at Benchmark's Trial & Hearing Skills Training and the College of Advocacy. View AAAA Tips: Candid advice from legal professionals