Disability Attorney Named to Board of Advisors at St. John's University Center for Labor and Employment Law

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Troy Rosasco

I am looking forward to attending the Inaugural Dinner of the new St. John's University School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law at the Williams Club in New York City this Thursday. In attendance will be our Law School's new Dean, Michael A. Simons.  I am deeply honored to have been asked to become an inaugural member of the Board of Advisors of this prestigious new Labor and Employment Law Center  ,which I am sure will be yet another jewel in the law school's crown.

The Center for Labor and Employment Law would not have been possible without the long-standing support and groundwork of David L. Gregory, The Dorothy Day Professor of Law.  Many moons ago when I was President of the Law School's Labor & Employment Law Society, we recruited the iconic Cesar Chavez, then President of the United Farm Workers, to speak on campus to a rousing student body. Since then, Dave Gregory has turned the law school into one of the nation's pre-eminent recruiting locations for future labor lawyers. 

The new Center's stated purpose is to:  "creatively and dynamically prepare law students for professional excellence as superb labor and employment lawyers of impeccable integrity". Having been a Guest Lecturer at the law school for over 15 years now, I can unequivocally state that St. John's Law School produces some of the finest future labor lawyers in the United States. The new Center will only add to the it's already well deserved reputation.   

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Rosasco Lectures Again to Social Security Disability Attorneys on LTD Claims at NOSSCR Conference in San Francisco

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Troy Rosasco

I had the pleasure to lecture to Social Security Disability Lawyers this past Spring at the NOSSCR Conference in Washington, DC about "Winning Long Term Disability Claims at the Initial Level". They have invited me back to lecture on the topic of "Winning your First ERISA Long Term Disability Administrative Appeal" at their Fall NOSSCR Conference on October 16, 2009 in San Francisco.  My good friend and colleague Pam Atkins, Esq (former President of NOSSCR) will be co-presenting this seminar which should be chock full of practical advice.   The seminar description is below:

There was once a time when only large corporations offered their employees long term disability coverage.  However, major insurance companies, such as Unum and MetLife, are now targeting the small employer benefits market with packages including group long term disability insurance. Therefore, it is likely that more of your clients will come to you with initial long term disability denials in the near future. If so, how do you do an ERISA long term disability administrative appeal?

This practical seminar by two experienced ERISA and Social Security practitioners will teach you how to: 1) request and review the claim file after a denial, 2) know the important ERISA time frames for appeals and decision making under the Department of Labor regulations, 3) understand the interaction between Social Security Disability and LTD claims, 4) develop additional medical and vocational evidence to support your appeal and 5) write a winning brief (or at least bolster the “administrative record” for federal court). Bring your questions to explore this potential growth area to your existing disability claim practice.

Hope to see you there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rosasco to Lecture on Workers' Compensation & Disability Law to State Bar Association

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Troy Rosasco

I will be travelling to Albany this Friday to present a lecture to the New York State Injured Workers' Bar Association (IWBA) entitled "The Interplay between Long Term Disability Claims, Social Security Disability Claims and Workers' Compensation Claims".

The Fall IWBA conference is always one of our most heavily attended and this year, with discussion of major claims procedure changes coming down from the New York Workers' Compensation Board and our recent LaCroix bill victory, I expect a packed house.

Hope to see you there!

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