Disability & Life Insurance and ERISA Attorneys
Doing What’s Right For Greater Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region
At McDermott Law, LLC, we handle more ERISA and disability insurance matters than any firm in Colorado. We know insurance law and have an outstanding record of success. Let us help you get your insurance claim paid.
Disability & Life Insurance and ERISA Attorneys
Doing What’s Right For Greater Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region

At McDermott Law, LLC, we handle more ERISA and disability insurance matters than any firm in Colorado. We know insurance law, and we have an outstanding record of success. Let us help you get your insurance claim paid.

We Know Long-Term Disability Insurance Law

Our office is located in Denver, but our insurance dispute attorneys represent clients throughout Greater Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. If your insurance benefits have been delayed or denied, we understand what you are going through. We can help.

Our legal practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals seeking benefits through long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), long-term care, Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA), and other insurance policies

We Know Long-Term Disability Insurance Law

With offices in Denver, our insurance dispute attorneys represent clients throughout Greater Colorado. If your insurance benefits have been delayed or denied, we understand what you are going through. We can help.

Our legal practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals seeking benefits through long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), long-term care, Colorado PERA and other insurance policies.

Our Practice Areas

Personal Injury Claims And Insurance Disputes

Our knowledge of insurance law extends to personal injury claims, including those involving motor vehicle accidents or injuries due to dangerous property conditions. If you have been injured due to someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, we can help you get the proper medical care and financial compensation you need and deserve.

Put Our Knowledge And Experience On Your Side

If you have a claim that is governed by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), or if you are seeking benefits through Colorado’s Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) disability program, let us help you get the benefits you need and deserve.

Our long-term disability insurance attorneys have decades of experience in this specific area of law. No other law firm in Colorado handles as many disability insurance claims as we do, and we have a great rate of success. We know how insurance companies operate, and we know how to hold them accountable.

If you have a claim that is governed by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), or if you are seeking benefits through Colorado’s PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association) disability program, let us help you get the benefits you need and deserve.

Our long-term disability insurance attorneys have decades of experience in this specific area of law. No other law firm in Colorado handles as many disability insurance claims or has a greater rate of success than we do. We know how insurance companies operate, and we know how to hold them accountable.

Understanding Insurance Bad Faith

Ideally, your insurance policy should protect you in your time of need. But the reality is that insurance companies do not always act ethically or legally. In fact, they may act in bad faith to protect their own profits – and deny or underpay your legitimate claim.

If you are involved in an insurance dispute over disability, life, long-term care or death and dismemberment benefits, our insurance law attorneys can investigate your case for bad faith actions on the part of the insurer.

Disability Benefits Through Colorado PERA

Our firm is the most experienced law firm in the state in handling Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) disability claims and denials, as well as appeals and litigation in these matters. We can use our knowledge of the PERA system to help you get the benefits you need.

Understanding Insurance Bad Faith

Ideally, your insurance policy should protect you in your time of need. But the reality is that insurance companies do not always act ethically or legally. In fact, they may act in bad faith to protect their own profits – and deny or underpay your legitimate claim.

If you are involved in an insurance dispute over disability, life, long-term care or death and dismemberment benefits, our insurance law attorneys can investigate your case for bad faith actions on the part of the insurer.

Disability Benefits Through Colorado PERA

Our firm is the most experienced law firm in the state in handling Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) disability claims and denials, as well as appeals and litigation in these matters. We can use our knowledge of the PERA system to help you get the benefits you need.

Meet Our Team

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Shawn E. McDermott

Founding Attorney/Manager

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Mary Susan L. Kern

Associate Attorney

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Lisa Kantor

Office Manager/Senior Paralegal

Jacob Morris

Reception/Admin Assistant

Emily Fourcroy

Paralegal

Helping You Get 

The Insurance Benefits You Need And Deserve

How Our Attorneys Can Help

If you have been denied benefits that should have been protected by state law, ERISA or the Colorado PERA disability program, our lawyers can help you recover the financial support you need and deserve. We can:

  • Thoroughly review your case
  • Identify ways to overcome the denial
  • Prove your eligibility and entitlement to benefits
  • Stand up for your rights at every stage of the appeals process
  • Negotiate and/or litigate your insurance dispute claim

With us on your side, you can rest assured that you are getting the best possible representation for your claim and that you have the best chances of resolving your case as beneficially and efficiently as possible.

If you have been denied benefits that should have been covered by ERISA or the Colorado PERA disability program, our lawyers can help you recover the financial support you need and deserve. We can:

Thoroughly review your case

Identify ways to overcome the denial

Prove your eligibility and entitlement to benefits

Stand up for your rights at every stage of the appeals process

We have extensive experience in handling, negotiating and litigating insurance dispute claims. With us on your side, you can rest assured that you are getting the best possible representation for your claim and that you have the best chances of resolving your case as beneficially and efficiently as possible.

Client Testimonials

I HIGHLY recommend Mr. McDermott and his team. I am disabled and my LTD company was trying everything to drop me from their coverage. I believe Mr. McDermott and his team saved me.

CAROLYN

I just received the February benefit check and was pleasantly surprised…. It’s a reaffirmation of the faith I placed in your firm and your people.

RANDY T.

Thank you for representing me. I fully believe I wouldn’t be on benefits now without the excellent work you and your team did on my behalf. I really appreciate it.

JOHN B.

Thanks again for the great job that you and your office did on my appeal. Everything from your office was handled so expertly and efficiently. You guys do good work in a world where good work is becoming more and more a rarity.

DON B.

Let Us Help Get Your Insurance Claim Paid

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