The Wall Street Times recently profiled our founding partner, Mark DeBofsky, and his four decades representing people whose disability, life, and accidental death benefits were denied. You can read it here: How Mark DeBofsky Is Helping Policyholders Pursue the Insurance Benefits They Were Promised. One line in it deserves more room than a profile can […]
DeBofsky Law is proud to announce a milestone for Marie Casciari, shareholder and leader of the firm’s Seattle office. Super Lawyers® has named her to the 2026 Washington Super Lawyers list. Rated by Super Lawyers loading … This recognition marks a notable step in Marie’s career. She has previously been named a Rising Star, and […]
If your long-term disability benefit claim was just denied, your first instinct is probably to gather more records and send them to the insurance company with the expectation that a little more evidence will suffice. That instinct is the right one, but the stakes are higher than most people expect. In most ERISA disability cases, […]
Your condition allows you to work some days, but not every day. Some weeks you push through. Other weeks the fatigue, pain, or flare keeps you in bed. Your insurance company has cited the days you appeared functional to deny your long-term disability claim. This is one of the most common, and most misunderstood, types […]
For many cancer survivors, the hardest part begins after treatment ends. The scans may look good, the cancer may be in remission, and the insurer may assume it is time to return to work. But long-term disability after cancer treatment often turns on something else: functional capacity. If persistent fatigue, neuropathy, cognitive impairment, lymphedema, or […]