NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. CHICAGO STRONG. LONG TERM DISABILITY FIRM

Bartolic Law handles Long Term Disability cases at all stages, from filing a claim to lawsuits under ERISA § 502(a). We are who the most discerning clients hire when an insurer denies their claim, and the one they wish they had when another firm loses their appeal and abandons the case. We are Innovative, Authentic, Compassionate, Transparent and Chicago strong. Bartolic Law is nationally renowned for our Innovative work:

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. CHICAGO STRONG. DISABILITY APPEALS LAWYER

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When you suffer an injury or illness that prevents you from working, long-term disability insurance can provide a security net. But when you can’t work, and an insurer denies your claim, it can cause financial insecurity, a feeling of loss of control, and tremendous stress. Unfortunately, this happens too often. Insurers search for reasons to deny your claim more than searching for reasons to approve it. You have the right to appeal the denial.

Bartolic Law helps clients appeal long-term disability denials, and our Innovation and dedication are unparalleled. Do not go it alone.

SUCCESSES

Ferrin v. Aetna Life INS. CO.

Ferrin v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 336 F. Supp. 3d 910 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 28, 2018) (holding insurance policy’s grant of discretionary authority is void under Texas law due to certificate being issued after effective date of regulation, and policy renewing after effective date, and holding Plaintiff was disabled from Any Reasonable Occupation where treating doctors certify she can sit at the occasional level, and insurer’s consultants opine Plaintiff can sit frequently, as weighing all evidence together would make capacity likely at low end of frequent range at best).
Sadowski v. Tuckpointers Local 52

Sadowski v. Tuckpointers Local 52 Health & Welfare Trust, 281 F. Supp. 3d 710 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 20, 2017) (holding plan was arbitrary and capricious in denying medical benefits for removal of spinal cord stimulator following a fall down the stairs and infection where plan argued the expenses were caused by the same injury as the car accident necessitating implantation of the stimulator years earlier)
Tassone v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co.

Tassone v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 264 F. Supp. 3d 867 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 30, 2017) (awarding client long term disability benefits denied by United of Omaha despite insurer’s doctor opining there was no objective evidence of functional impairment)
Suson v. PNC Fin. Servs. Grp., Inc.

Suson v. PNC Fin. Servs. Grp., Inc., No. 15-CV-10817, 2017 WL 3234809 (N.D. Ill. July 31, 2017) (holding Liberty Mutual’s denial of client’s long term disability benefits was arbitrary and capricious where Liberty Mutual disregarded client’s carpal tunnel syndrome and relied on a vocational opinion to which client never had an opportunity to address before litigation)

The Appeal Is The Last Chance to Present All Available Evidence

The appeal is much like a paper trial, and the litigation functions much like an appellate proceeding, where the court reviews the record. If there was something that could have been done to make your case stronger, it must be done at the pre-litigation appeal stage, or else the court likely will not allow the evidence.

There Is a Short Window of Time to Assemble All Available Evidence

ERISA regulations mandate you be allowed 180 days to appeal a long-term disability denial. That is less time than it sounds like to analyze the insurer’s process and file, get all available medical records, get necessary treating doctor opinions, additional tests, any expert opinions, visually present your case, and craft an appeal putting the puzzle together to make it as easy as possible for the insurer to see why its decision was wrong, and choose to pay your claim instead of going to court. We design a plan to accomplish all this in 90 days, provided prompt client cooperation.

The Better Your Appeal, The Less Likely Your Case Will Drag Out in Court

Bartolic Law’s founder has a strong accounting and finance background. We think in frameworks and about expected outcomes and expected values based on those outcomes. Our contingency success fees are not always the lowest you will find, but we deliver the best value when you consider the overall amount of benefits at stake, and how much more likely you are to avoid litigation with us. Most cases in litigation end up settling, by the client’s choice, because the process can be long, and the insurer buys out your claim for less than full value. We don’t earn the success fee at the appeal stage if we aren’t successful, but you’ll be better situated in litigation even if we aren’t.

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Long Term Disability Appeals

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. CHICAGO STRONG. LONG TERM DISABILITY FIRM

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. CHICAGO STRONG. DISABILITY APPEALS LAWYER

SUCCESSES

Ferrin v. Aetna Life INS. CO.

Sadowski v. Tuckpointers Local 52

Tassone v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co.

Suson v. PNC Fin. Servs. Grp., Inc.

The Appeal Is The Last Chance to Present All Available Evidence

There Is a Short Window of Time to Assemble All Available Evidence

The Better Your Appeal, The Less Likely Your Case Will Drag Out in Court

Our Areas Of Practice

We Turn Denials Into Payments

Long Term Disability
Lawsuits

Long Term Disability Appeals

Long Term Disability Claims

ERISA Litigation

Health Insurance Benefits

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Long Term Disability Appeals

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. CHICAGO STRONG. LONG TERM DISABILITY FIRM

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. CHICAGO STRONG. DISABILITY APPEALS LAWYER

SUCCESSES

Ferrin v. Aetna Life INS. CO.

Sadowski v. Tuckpointers Local 52

Tassone v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co.

Suson v. PNC Fin. Servs. Grp., Inc.

Our Areas Of Practice

We Turn Denials Into Payments

How can we help you?

We’d Like to Learn About Your Case and Determine How We Can Execute Our Strategy for Success©

Address

Fax

Phone

We’d Like to Learn About Your Case and
Determine How We Can Execute Our Strategy for Success©