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Presenting at the American Bar Association (ABA)

I will be speaking on two Employee Benefits Claims panels at the American Bar Association Joint Committee on Employee Benefits sponsored – ERISA Basics National Institute Conference, Chicago, Illinois on October 10th- 12th. I am looking forward to the discussions, questions, and sharing insights into “Administrative Procedures” and “Litigation Overview.” Read More

MBC Unity Award

I am honored to be announced as an attorney-recipient of a Unity Award at the 41st Minority Bar Coalition Unity Awards that will be held November 13th @UC Hastings College of The Law. I am deeply thankful to my esteemed colleagues at the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers’ Association for nominating me for this award. For more: https://www.uchastings.edu/event/minority-bar-coalition-unity-awards/ Read More

10 Questions to Ask a Disability Lawyer Before You Sign

By Cassie Springer Ayeni   Let’s face it:  it’s daunting to hire an attorney.  There are thousands of lawyer jokes for a good reason.  But sometimes in life you need a good advocate in a legal proceeding, or just someone to give advice before the going gets rough.  Hiring an attorney requires careful consideration of not just the finances of the relationship, but also a determination of...Read More

ERISA Disability Benefits At Work

ERISA @ Work Thanks to CNN for covering such an important story. I’m proud to represent this brave and amazing woman, Erika Zak. She was approved for her liver transplant at the last minute, but I was poised to file a complaint in the coming days if UHC had not finally done the right thing. Still, I wish it had reached this decision months ago. I hope she can now get the transplant as quickly...Read More

Long Term Disability (LTD): The Hidden Gem in Your Benefits Package

You probably skimmed over it in your benefits package: long-term disability insurance. “I’ll never need that,” or “that’s just for people with terminal illnesses,” might have occurred to you. Maybe you made a mental note, but then 10 years into the job that mental note had been buried under a massive pile of other brain clogging information. Let me make it simple for you: here’s what LTD...Read More

My Patient Needs to Stop Work … Now What?

By Cassie Springer Ayeni, Disability and Life Insurance Benefits Lawyer with Springer Ayeni, A Professional Law Corporation [email protected] . www.benefitslaw.com It happens:  your patient comes to an appointment, and after months or years of “getting by” at work, despite a degenerative or chronic condition, it is clear to you that those days are over.  You recommend that for her health,...Read More