If you are seeking ERISA Related Benefits, we will share when to ask for legal advice.
Of course, from the onset of the claim would be best but early representation is not always necessary. However, it is most important for representation to be secured as soon as ERISA related benefits have been denied. This is because the legal evidence in the case will be accumulated during the administrative appeal of the benefit denial not during the lawsuit which might follow. The only evidence the Judge will in rendering a decision on the lawsuit is that which was before the benefits decision maker at the time the benefit denial was rendered. So, if you hire an attorney after that point in time, your attorney will have no input on the evidence the Judge will review. This is a result which will almost preclude a favorable outcome on your case.
Please keep in mind that the foregoing blog about ERISA Related Benefits is not intended as legal advice applicable to any individual person’s unique legal situation. Its sole purpose is to give a general idea of the existing status of the law as it applies to the point of law addressed above. You cannot rely on the foregoing as legal advice. You cannot make legal decisions based on its contents. If you have questions arising out of this point of law, you should contact an attorney who routinely handles claims involving policies of disability insurance. The law offices of Herbert M. Hill, P.A. handles such cases and would welcome the opportunity to discuss your case with you, at no charge. You can contact me at 407-839-0005 or at hmh@herbertmhill.com.
If you would like, after discussing your case, we can set a conference. That conference would be free of charge and you would be under no obligation to hire me nor would you feel any pressure from me to do so.
Herbert M. Hill, P.A. is a law firm located in Orlando, Florida with a practice extending throughout the state of Florida and the southeastern part of the United States. Areas of practice include disability and employee benefit claims of all sorts. The firm handles any claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (known and referred to as “ERISA”) for disability benefits, medical benefits, retirement benefits of any sort, including pension, 401k, termination agreements or the like as well as claims arising under private disability policies.
