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Shawn E. McDermott

Shawn E. McDermott is the Managing Partner at McDermott Law, LLC in Denver, Colorado, with expertise in disability law, where he has represented clients for over 30 years. His practice also includes personal injury, insurance coverage and bad faith, and ERISA/employee benefits disputes. Admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1992, Shawn also practices before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned both his B.S. (1988) and J.D. (1992) from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he graduated with honors and received recognition for excellence in oral advocacy. Shawn’s dedication to client advocacy has earned him ongoing recognition, including selection to Super Lawyers every year from 2011 through 2026, as well as strong peer and client ratings from Martindale-Hubbell and Law Week Colorado.

LATEST ARTICLES BY: Shawn E. McDermott

AD D or life insurance: Which policy will pay?

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Last Modified on May 16, 2020

If you were to die tomorrow, would your family be able to move forward without financial difficulties? For many people who are the main wage earner of a family, the answer is no. That is why you may have insurance to help cover your lost…

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How negligence works in Colorado

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Last Modified on Apr 24, 2020

Every state has laws for determining negligence in personal injury cases. Since car accidents make up most personal injury cases, they provide insight into Colorado’s process of determining negligence. Car accidents in Colorado are on the rise over the past few years. The latest data…

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4 rules for applying for Colorado’s PERA disability benefits

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Last Modified on Apr 20, 2020

Most governmental employees and some other individuals qualify for disability benefits through enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA). If you elected the PERA Defined Benefit (DB) Plan, you have access to disability benefits should illness or accident prevent you from performing your work.…

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What to know about long term disability insurance

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Last Modified on Apr 09, 2020

We rely on insurance companies to be there for us when an event or condition prevents us from making financial ends meet. Long term disability (LTD) insurance policies are meant to provide monthly payments in case of a disability that lasts six or more months.…

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Do disability benefits cover pregnancy?

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Last Modified on Mar 30, 2020

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that enables eligible employees to take extended time off from work for personal or familial medical needs. The FMLA establishes a twelve-week timeline for parents to return to work due to extended medical leave but…

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Challenging ‘bad faith’ disability insurance denials

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Last Modified on Mar 04, 2020

Colorado has laws in place to keep insurance companies from denying or delaying payment of a disability insurance claim for unreasonable justifications. When an insurance company fails to provide disability payments that an injured worker is entitled to, that worker could suffer from high medical…

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