Chief Administrative Officer & Principal Consultant
(202) 331-7676: Tel
(202) 331-0022: Fax
BAbeles@equitasadvocates.com
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Areas of Practice
Expert Witness:
Coverage & Claims Analyst
Disability Insurance Coverage Claims Consulting:
Processing Oversight & Management
Disability Benefit Plan Claims Consulting:
Processing Oversight & Management
- IDI (Individual Disability Income)
- ERISA Group LTD Plans
- Association Benefits Plans
Education
- Ohio State University
- University Of South Florida
- University Of Pennsylvania Graduate Program The Wharton School "Disability Institute"
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Brian Abeles, has more than 35 years in the insurance benefits field, having specialized in the disability insurance and benefits field exclusively for more than 30 years. Accompanying the many years of focused study and involvement in the disability benefits field has been the development of unique capabilities and degree of expertise gleaned through the nearly 15 years of disability claims consulting experience. For more than fifteen years Mr. Abeles primary source of claims consulting referrals and insurance coverage business has been Attorneys and CPA's.
Rose & Rose, together with Brian Abeles, joined together with a goal of forming a unique boutique law practice in 2008, now known as Equitas Disability Advocates, LLC, the primary focus and objective of this firm is to represent the rights and interests of Individuals, both professionals and executives as well as their business and professional entities that are in the position of pursuing their rightful disability benefit entitlements associated with insurance coverage claims, addressing what are unquestionably most serious concerns about obtaining the rightful entitlements of claimants from the perspective of providing both claims consulting services and legal representation against the insurers.
A primary objective and concept of this new firm was to bring together over thirty-five years of disability benefits expertise, experience and capabilities as well as having access to an exceptional and extraordinary array of intellectual property resources associated with and specific to the disability benefits field.
Notable Acknowledgments:
- Claimants represented By Mr. Abeles in a non-litigation consulting role have been paid disability benefits from exceeding $25,000,000.
- Mr. Abeles has served as an consultant and analyst to attorneys on disability claims matters in dispute and litigation.
- Mr. Abeles has been repeatedly engaged as an Expert Witness on disability claims matters, to date no claim matter in which Mr. Abeles has been engaged and/or has been deposed has gone to trial.
- Mr. Abeles founded a company which developed proprietary disability insurance products specifically and uniquely customized for niche professional markets.
- As a Broker, was consistently among the leading producers of disability insurance coverage with several of the insurance industry’s recognized leaders in the disability business, having gained a reputation for his stalwart commitment to technical expertise in the field of disability benefits and claims consulting.
- Prior to altering his focus to Advocating Disability Claimants Mr. Abeles served on Strategic Planning & Competitive Advantage Committees for a number of the international leading disability insurance companies.
- Representative Clients as a broker included the second and third largest Florida based (Multi-State) law firms and one of the most respected and top five largest multi-specialty medical groups in Florida.
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