About Anna-Karina
Anna-Karina Parker earned her J.D. from Charlotte School of Law in 2009. She completed her legal training amid a period of change for many newer law schools, and she entered practice soon after graduation. Those early years shaped how she approaches client work today: methodical, case-by-case, and attentive to procedural detail.
Parker is licensed to practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina. Over time she gravitated toward claims before federal and state administrative bodies. Her professional interests include Social Security disability matters, where she represents individuals at hearings and on appeal. Clients see her in administrative offices and at hearings, and much of her work involves preparing written arguments and gathering medical and vocational records.
Her membership in the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, which she has maintained since 2013, reflects sustained engagement with that area of law. Participation in that organization keeps her current on developments in administrative procedure and case law that affect claimants. She also belongs to Phi Delta Phi, an international legal honor society she joined in 2010 while building her early professional network.
Parker practices at Winter & Rhoden, where she is part of the firm's team handling administrative claims and appeals. Her daily work requires frequent contact with clients who are navigating difficult circumstances, as well as coordination with treating physicians, vocational experts, and government agency personnel. She handles intake, develops case strategy, drafts hearing briefs, and represents clients at hearings before administrative law judges.
Colleagues describe her approach as steady and procedural. She breaks down complex administrative rules into concrete next steps for clients. That emphasis on process helps in cases that depend on detailed records and strict filing deadlines. Parker’s practice involves both claimant advocacy and careful management of case files to preserve appeal rights when initial decisions are unfavorable.
Outside of hearings and filings, she pays attention to continuing education in administrative law and maintains active membership in professional groups that focus on Social Security practice. Her caseload includes contested disability claims and related administrative appeals. She continues to handle claimant representation and administrative appeals at Winter & Rhoden, where she focuses on Social Security disability matters and administrative proceedings.
