J.J. Conway has been named a 2018 SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters. J.J. has been listed as SuperLawyer or SuperLawyer Rising Star on eleven occasions. SuperLawyers is a “rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer-recognition and professional achievement.” The selection process “includes independent research, peer […]
The U.S. Department of Labor has decided to implement ERISA disability benefits claims regulations. The regulations were proposed at the end of 2016, with a scheduled January 1, 2018 effective date. The regulations were designed to ensure various due process protections of ERISA disability claimants under 29 U.S.C. § 1133 and 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1, […]
The Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association has published an article authored by J.J. Conway, Esq. discussing the history and usage of Social Security Disability Insurance awards in long-term disability insurance cases. The article, published in the Health and Disability Law Committee Newsletter, discusses the interplay between Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits […]
The standard of review in ERISA cases can have a considerable impact on the outcome of a long-term disability claim. As the Supreme Court observed in Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101, 115 (1989), “the validity of a claim to benefits under an ERISA plan is likely to turn on the interpretation of terms in […]
The Litigation Section of State Bar of Michigan has published an article authored by J.J. Conway, Esq. discussing the importance of developing a theory of the case early in the litigation process. The article, published in the The Litigation Journal, discusses ways that litigators should formulate a theory of the case early in the pretrial process in […]
On December 6, 2017, U.S. News & World Report published “What to Wear to Work,” a discussion of workplace rules and dress codes. The article explored the legal permissibility of dress codes and instances where neutral dress code and appearance policies can run afoul of state and federal law. The article featured J.J. Conway, Esq. […]
Our Difference
Everything we do is centered on effectively and promptly resolving our clients’ benefits disputes whether in the courtroom or at the bargaining table. We focus on successfully litigating and resolving employee benefit and contractual disputes involving private contracts of insurance and claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA.”)
Newsletter
THE SUMMIT
- The Trend of ERISA Class Actions Against Universities Picks Up Strength as Cornell Workers Class Is Certified
- The United States Secretary of Labor Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Standing in Mitchell v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
- Federal Court Details Reliance Standard’s Long History Of Abuse In The Handling Of ERISA Long Term Disability Claims
INVOICE PAYMENT
Securely pay your invoice.