“I cannot recommend this working with this firm more highly. I began a medical leave in Feb 2020 to focus on diagnosing and treating worsening complex chronic illnesses and applied for STD benefits through my employer immediately. I was denied by the insurance company quite quickly and then found Kantor & Kantor to help me appeal the denial. Towards the end of my leave, it was clear that my illnesses were severe enough that I was going to be unable to return to work, and thus I began working with the firm as a long-term client to handle my case. Over the past 22 months, they’ve handled all administrative aspects of dealing with the insurance company in the appeal process and have connected me with specialized expensive medical testing and expert witnesses for my case that has also had an added benefit of helping my treating physicians better understand my disability and day-to-day impairments (and they pay for upfront for all these costs until you receive a beneficial outcome, so nothing comes out of pocket as you are working with them). Quite happily, they notified me earlier this past month that the insurance company reversed their denial of my benefits and that I would be awarded nearly 2 years of STD & LTD backpay and LTD benefits moving forward. Given that my spouse has been working multiple jobs to keep us afloat, this is a life changing outcome, and really a testament to their expertise given how hard the insurance company was fighting my case. I fully trust that they will continue to manage my case expertly moving forward, as every person I have worked with at Kantor & Kantor thus far has gone out of their way to be of assistance with so much care and attention. I have the deepest appreciation for Kelli Rice, my paralegal up until this point, and Corinne Chandler and Andrew Kantor, my lawyers. I would have completely given up without their help – emotionally, it is a highly draining and traumatic process to fight so hard for benefits while dealing with severe chronic illness, and I believe it was 1000% worth it for us to hire their assistance. I would not hesitate to heartily recommend them to anyone dealing with complex chronic illness (such as severe ME/CFS & POTS/dysautonomia) who is seeking to obtain private disability benefits through an employer. They truly understand these illnesses and how to advocate effectively for those of us affected by them.”
