Attorney Jerel Dawson

Jerel Dawson is a Partner at Dell Disability Lawyers and one of the most experienced ERISA disability litigators in the country. Before joining the firm in 2022, Jerel spent over two decades representing major disability insurance companies — including Aetna, Hartford, and Standard Insurance — as a litigation attorney and eventually partner at the prominent Miami law firm Shutts & Bowen LLP.

Jerel earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida, a Master of Arts in History from the University of Alabama, and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Florida State University. He has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1998 and is admitted to practice in multiple federal district courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Throughout his career, Jerel has worked on well over one thousand ERISA disability cases. He has researched and solely drafted successful dispositive motions in more than fifty federal ERISA disability actions over the past two decades, with numerous decisions affirmed on appeal by the Eleventh Circuit. His track record of winning cases at both the trial and appellate level — combined with his deep understanding of insurer defense strategies from years on the other side — makes him a formidable advocate for disability insurance claimants.

Jerel has also authored and co-authored several published articles on ERISA litigation issues.

Attorney Jerel Dawson

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