Stuart H. Sandhaus, APC, Attorney at Law
Mr. Sandhaus has over twenty (20) years of experience as a civil litigator. He has extensive experience handling both ERISA and non-ERISA insurance claims for those whose insurance companies have either denied or terminated benefit payments for disability, medical, and other insurance related matters. His extensive experience includes a highly successful resolution rate (over 90%) of a panoply of extremely complex disability insurance claims during the administrative review process and resolving nearly 100% of the rightful ERISA disability claims that have had to proceed to litigation. Mr. Sandhaus also represents California teachers in their applications for Disability Retirement benefits under the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS).
As a former U.S. Army Captain and seasoned litigator, Mr. Sandhaus will strongly and aggressively fight to obtain a client’s rightful benefits from the onset ofthe application for benefits, through the complex administrative review process, and if necessary, to the steps of the appropriate federal or state courthouse where he has successfully resolved nearly 100% of his cases.
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Member :
- State Bar of California (since 1990)
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A., Political Science 1977
- M.A., Political Science 1977
(Degrees earned concurrently pursuant to an honors dual degree program.)
Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California
- J.D. 1989
Service:
Captain, U.S. Army, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1978-1982
- Awarded U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal, 1982
- Recipient of the U.S. Army Reserve Officers Training Corp Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, 1976-1977
- Stuart H. Sandhaus, APC, Litigation Practice, 1993-Present
- Partner, Rifkin & Sandhaus, Litigation Practice, Laguna Niguel, California, 1992-1993
- Associate Attorney, Litigation Department, Harrington, Foxx Dubrow & Cantor, Los Angeles, California, 1990-1992 (represented Ford Motor Company in consumer warranty and products liability litigation)
- Law Clerk, Harrington Foxx Dubrow & Cantor, Los Angeles, California, 1989-1990
- District Zone Manager, Ford Motor Company, 1982-1989
- Author: A Primer for Chronic Fatigue Claimants in Applying for Long Term Disability Policy Benefits, Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 1997 (Article reproduced in numerous clinical journals.)
- Faculty and Co-Presenter at 1996 World Conference of the American Association of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, San Francisco, California, 1996