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BOARD CERTIFIED & DIPLOMAT

Laurence F. Padway is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the NBTA, and a Diplomat of the ATLA. The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is a non-profit organization is dedicated to bettering the quality of trial advocacy in our nation's courtrooms and assisting the consumer of legal services in finding experienced and highly qualified trial lawyers. The ATLA is a group of plaintiffs' attorneys involved in workers' compensation litigation founded by the NACCA. Their devotion to securing strong representation for victims of industrial accidents soon attracted admiralty, railroad, and personal injury lawyers.

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ERISA Lawsuits

Northern California ERISA Lawsuit Attorney

If the Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway in the Bay Area handles your ERISA disability claim appeal, we will represent you through all required administrative appeals processes. Once the administrative appeals have been completed, if you still have not obtained the relief and results that you deserve, we are prepared to file a lawsuit on your behalf in state court.

All too often, at the Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway, we encounter clients who have taken it upon themselves to file their own disability denial claims and appeals. The impact on your future is too large to risk making a mistake that could cost you the benefits that you deserve.

Preparation for the ERISA lawsuit may include the following:

  • A complete review of your claims file
  • A review of your doctors' reports and prognosis
  • A close examination of the possible bias and possible lack of reliability of the doctors who have or have not substantiated your disability claims, such as your claim that you can no longer work because of fibromyalgia or repetitive strain injury
  • Investigation into whether all key medical records have been released
  • Examination of the denial letter and the justifications that it puts forth, in light of any additional medical information that has been uncovered
  • Challenge of claims that you have not shown objective proof of pain, in light of up-to-date medical studies on neuropathic pain

Call or e-mail the Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway in Alameda to schedule a consultation regarding your disability insurance claim.

We File ERISA Lawsuits on Behalf of the Disabled

Since the passage of federal laws known as ERISA, the resulting legal realities of disability insurance have been known to employers and insurance carriers. At the Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway, we file and win ERISA lawsuits on behalf of disabled people whose claims have been unjustly denied.

Call or e-mail the law firm to schedule a consultation regarding your disability insurance dispute in Northern California.