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ERISA Disability Benefits Blog

Posted by Gregory Paul | Jan 19, 2016 | 0 Comments

Welcome to the ERISA Disability Benefits Blog on the erisadisabilitybenefits.com website. The purpose of this website is to provide information about legal rights when denied long-term disability benefits from an insurance company. My name is Greg Paul and I am an attorney who saw the need for helping people over sixteen years ago who could not find an ERISA attorney. 

The first question a client needs to ask is:
How much time do I have to appeal?
  • 180 days to appeal the first denial from your insurance company
 
How much time do I have to file a lawsuit under ERISA?
  • ERISA is a federal law but does not provide a statute of limitations for the denial of benefits. For this reason, courts will apply either the time limit set forth in the insurance policy (often 1 or 3 years) or the most similar state law such as for breach of contract that varies from state to state (often 1 year on up). 

About the Author

Gregory Paul

Gregory G. Paul is a trial lawyer who practices in the areas of disability, employment and toxic tort injury law. He is admitted to practice law in California, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia with additional admissions in federal courts nationwide. Greg is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento where he was on the Dean's List and Law Review.  He is a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College.                        In addition to litigating cases on behalf of people denied benefits and rights, Greg has been a speaker at PBI: Employment Law West: Americans With Disabilities Act , Pittsburgh, PA (2012-2015); National Employment Lawyers Association: Breaking Down the Barriers in the Workplace, Oakland, CA (2010); NBI: Litigating ERISA Cases, Pittsburgh, PA (2008); ADA: Fighting for Fairness, Atlanta, GA (2006) and Chicago, IL (2008). He is a member of American Association for Justice, National Employment Law Association and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Greg is the Vice-Chair of the National Legal Advocacy Committee for the American Diabetes Association and recipient of the ADA 2008 National Service Award for Outstanding Advocacy.  LIST OF ADMISSIONS AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS Pennsylvania, 1999 West Virginia, 1999 Maryland, 2000 California, 2004 Ohio, 2005 Texas, 2006 U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia U.S. District Court, District of Maryland U.S. District Court, District of Colorado U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court, Northern District of California U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California U.S. District Court, Central District of California U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit Supreme Court of the United States Allegheny Bar Association Federal Bar Association American Bar Association The American Association for Justice Million Dollar Advocates Forum National Employment Lawyers Association Sonoma County Bar Association

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Greg Paul has over 20 years experience litigating in state and federal courts: 1) Fighting for long-term disability benefits against insurance companies such as Aetna, CIGNA, Guardian,Hartford, Liberty Mutual, Mutual of Omaha, Principal, Prudential, Reliance Standard, Standard, Sun Life, and Unum.

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