Why Your Client’s ERISA LTD Claim Should Matter to You – Track II [Day 3] (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

Megan DiTolla | West Coast Disability Legal Center

Megan F. DiTolla is an attorney licensed to practice law in California. Originally from Amesbury, Massachusetts, Megan received her undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She graduated from California Western School of Law in 2004 and has been advocating on behalf of the disabled community ever since.

Besides protecting her clients’ interests when it comes to their insurance policies, Megan has also performed over 2,000 Social Security Disability Insurance “(SSDI”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) hearings across the Western United States and has handled countless other cases at the lower administrative levels. Megan also assists other law firms, nonprofits and medical providers who want to learn the ins and outs of SSDI/SSI system, so they can better help the populations they serve. She is admitted to practice law in all district courts of California, as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Cari M. Schwartz | Kantor & Kantor LLP

Cari M. Schwartz is a partner at Kantor & Kantor LLP, a plaintiff’s ERISA firm with headquarters in Northridge, CA. Founded over 30 years ago, Kantor & Kantor has established itself as one of the country’s premier ERISA and long term disability law firms and has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term disability claims, appeals, and litigation on behalf of clients nationwide.

I. Rise of ERISA-sponsored long-term disability plans | 2:30pm – 2:50pm

II. Navigating ERISA long term disability claim processes | 2:50pm – 3:10pm

III. Policy exclusions and definitions affecting client benefits | 3:10pm – 3:30pm