The law office of Herbert M. Hill. P.A, is your Long Term Disability attorney Orlando, dedicated to employee benefits cases.
At Herbert M. Hill, P.A., just about all we handle are short term disability and long term disability benefits claims. We routinely handle claims for individuals who are suffering from the catastrophic effects of chronic pain and pain medication dependence. It is always our intent to empathize with our clients’ medical conditions and understand how [...]
Recently, our office has heard from many clients that claims representative have directed them to appeal the denial of Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits in a short, direct statement. Some clients have come to us after having written to their insurance carrier only stating, “I appeal,” at the direction of the representative assigned to their [...]
Insurance carriers have a multitude of reasons for denying claims for Long Term Disability benefits, including both the overt ones they cite in the denial letter and the undisclosed internal motivations leading to a "Long Term Disability denied" decision. If your Long Term Disability claim has been denied, you can look to your denial letter [...]
Our office has been a paperless office for over 11 years. Other than very specific, original documents in our clients’ files, all the documentation that goes through our office is digitized. Being a paperless office is particularly helpful when handling a Long Term Disability claim, which is document intensive. This system allows us to keep [...]
If you hire me as your attorney, one of the first letters I will send will tell you to keep a Long Term Disability case diary. I cannot emphasize this enough, for a number of reasons. First, if you write it down, you do not have to remember it. This is helpful because this time [...]
There are many reasons you should have long term disability coverage. We're uncovering what it can do for you! The majority of people rely on their work income to pay for living expenses, like food and housing, and have no other means to support your family in the event of an illness or injury which [...]
When Short Term Disability or Long Term Disability benefit claims are denied an “Administrative Appeal” must be filed. This is a time when you really need an attorney to guide you through the regulatory you will encounter. The new regulations concerning the use of “medical records reviewers” hired by the insurance company to render medical [...]
Could your social media account affect your disability claim? Find out below. Many of our clients ask whether their disability insurance company will investigate them either in person or online. Taking your child to school, having dinner with family or friends, or engaging in your favorite hobbies can turn an innocent life activity into one that [...]
It seems there are more and more Long Term Disability claims coming to our attention here at Herbert M. Hill, P.A. involving pre-existing conditions. Let me explain generally how this exclusion works. However, let me remind the reader that the governing Plan Documents have to be reviewed to be specific to your circumstance. Generally, if [...]
So many clients report to me that they used a particular Social Security representative because their Long Term Disability insurance company recommended the representative. It has been told to me any number of times that the disability insurance company representative will tell them the insurance company will pay the attorney’s fees if the long term [...]
