Disability Attorney Firm Dell & Schaefer - Representing Disability Insurance Claimants Nationwide
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Disability Companies
We constantly monitor the actions of every disability insurance company nationwide.
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Can Congress Fix ERISA?
Watch a US Senator's view of long term disability claims.
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Are You Being Watched?
Disability companies love to use video surveillance to deny disability benefits.
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ERISA Is Bad
Attorneys Gregory Dell & Stephen Jessup discuss 20 reasons why ERISA is unfair to claimants.
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Applying for Disability?
We discuss why applying for disability benefits is complex and should not be handled alone.
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Protect Your Benefits
Gregory Dell discusses the advantage of having a disability attorney continuously handle your disability claim.
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Claim Denial Appeal
The Appeal of a disability denial must be strategic and complete in order to win.
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Policy Buyouts
Instead of monthly payments you may be interested in a lump sum buyout of your policy.
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IME Exam
Often these exams are not independent and you should know what to expect.
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Free Pain Journal
Use this free pain journal on a daily basis.
How Can We Assist You?
- Disability Application
- Monthly Disability Claim Handling
- ERISA/Group Disability Claim Denial
- Private Disability Benefits Denial
- Lump-Sum Disability Policy Buyouts
- Free Disability Attorney Consultation
Recently Resolved Cases
- Aetna Denies Disability Benefits after 18 Months of Payment, but Dell & Schaefer wins ERISA Appeal A former Safety and Training Specialist for the Dale Tile / Unilin Corporation was forced to leave work on September 16, 2010 due to his poor health. His medical conditions included chronic myotonic muscular dystrophy,...
- Northwestern Mutual Approves Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits for Veterinarian Our client was a long time Emergency Room Veterinarian whose job was far from what most envision when thinking of a Veterinarian. Unlike your local veterinarian, his job required that he be able to drive...
- Long Term Disability Attorneys Win an ERISA Appeal Following Lincoln Financial Disability Denial After being forced to stop working as a Circuit Design Engineer on May 3, 2011 due to a multitude of severe and progressive spinal impairments including multilevel marked degenerative changes with stenosis, nerve root compression,...
Free eBook: Whatever It Takes
Download our Free eBook Whatever It Takes to learn more about our law firm and winning the fight for disability insurance benefits.
Recent Disability Insurance FAQ
- Does A Letter From A Disability Insurance Company Misstating Policy Language Modify The Terms Of A Disability Insurance Policy? Occasionally, the issue arises of a disability insurance company misstating the terms and coverage of a disability insurance policy, either verbally or in written correspondence. Most of the time the misstatement is a simple mistake,...
- What is a REMAND in an ERISA Disability Insurance Lawsuit? The ability for a Judge to remand, or “send a claim back” to an disability insurance company for further review is another unique characteristic of an ERISA based disability insurance lawsuit. In turn, the Court...
- What is the Administrative Record in an ERISA disability appeal? The Administrative Record (also known as a claim file) consists of all the information provided by a claimant to support disability during the course of a claim (to include claim forms, medical records and employment...
Long term disability attorneys Dell & Schaefer have represented thousands of clients with their claims against insurance companies. Our law firm represents disability insurance claimants throughout the nation and we have handled cases in almost every state. We have earned the "AV" Professional Rating by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating a law firm can receive.
We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to the opportunity to assist you in navigating through the various issues that need to be considered when selecting a disability attorney to handle a claim for disability insurance benefits.
Why Do You Need A Disability Attorney?
Disability income policies are drafted with ambiguous and confusing contractual terms. This provides disability insurance companies with multiple reasons for delaying and denying disability income benefits.
Many years of handling complex disability insurance issues against every major disability insurance company has given us the unique knowledge, litigation skills and trial strategies necessary to help our clients obtain disability benefits and monetary damages for wrongful disability income claim denials.
Our Services
As disability claim lawyers, we represent claimants at all stages of a claim for disability income benefits, which includes the disability application process, denial of disability benefits, ERISA appeals, lawsuits to recover disability benefits and lump sum policy buyouts for individuals that are currently being paid disability income benefits.
Nationwide Representation
As a nationwide disability insurance law firm we have represented thousands of disability claimants throughout the country. We invite you to learn more about disability insurance claims in your state.
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We respond the same day. We represent disability insurance claimants all over the United States.
Two Long Term Disability Attorneys For Your Case
On every case we handle we believe in a team approach, which means that your case will be assigned to two long term disability attorneys and a paralegal. Long-term disability cases are challenging, and we believe it is important for your case to have input from multiple Dell & Schaefer disability lawyers.
Extensive Disability Law Resource 
Throughout our website you will find an overwhelming amount of helpful information about disability insurance claims. On our Free Disability Information page you can review a detailed description of the extensive disability resources that we offer. We track every disability insurance company on a daily basis in order to keep up with their latest tactics and lawsuits around the country.
We have designed our site to be interactive so that disability claimants can either post comments about their disability insurance experience or ask general questions about disability insurance claims. Our disability lawyers respond on a daily basis to most comments.
The Frequently Asked Questions and Disabling Conditions sections of our site offer some of our most popular content.
Disability Insurance Videos
On a regular basis we film and add new videos related to long term disability insurance claims. Throughout our website you will find custom videos about our disability claim legal services, frequently asked questions, specific disability insurance companies, and disability company claims handling practices such as video surveillance, IME exams, and claimant interview request. Disability Insurance Law TV is a video series dedicated to discussing all issues related to disability insurance claims.
Free Consultation Request
We encourage you to contact us if you are considering applying for disability income benefits, have been denied total or partial disability benefits, or are interested in approaching your insurance carrier about a lump-sum buy-out of your disability income policy.
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Janice, If your question is with respect to the amount of money received by your daughter from the SSA on account of your disability (dependent Social... → go to page
Rory, It depends on the language in your policy. From what I gather, it appears that you have returned to work and are working 8 hour days, although with... → go to page
Danny, You will have to review the language in any policy or contract you have with regards to the Union Pension. If your claim was one for disability... → go to page
Kim, There are many factors that go into an offer for a lump sum buyout, such as your medical condition, language in your policy, and whether offsets such as... → go to page
I hope my question makes sense, here goes. Back in 2000 I was in a severe car accident I was getting long term disability through MetLife. They had me apply... → go to page
Greetings, I am a Labcorp employee, and on January 18th I suffered a systemic stroke. I was hospitalised for 4 days, and the stroke affected the left side... → go to page
Greetings, I have a question. Two years ago I was diagnosed with a spine disorder. My doctor requested for an MRI. On my next visit the doctor told me that I... → go to page