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Mr. Sandhaus has nearly twenty (20) years of experience in civil litigation with almost eighteen (18) years of experience prosecuting ERISA and non-ERISA claims for clients whose insurance
companies have either denied or terminated benefit payments for disability, medical and other
insurance related matters. His extensive experience includes successful resolution of a panoply of
extremely complex disability medical claims. As a former U.S. Army Captain, and as a litigator, Mr. Sandhaus
will strongly and aggressively pursue your rights from the onset of an administrative appeal, and, if
necessary, to the steps of the appropriate federal or state courthouse.
Practice
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Civil Litigation. Practice specializes in ERISA and non-ERISA disability claims. |
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Active
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- State Bar of California (since 1990)
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Association's Labor & Employment
Law Section.
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Education: |
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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- B.A., Political Science 1977
- M.A., Political Science 1977
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| (Degrees earned concurrently pursuant to an honors dual degree program.) |
| Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California |
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Military
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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
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| Employment: |
- 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 warrantee and products liability litigation)
- Law Clerk, Harrington Foxx Dubrow & Cantor, Los Angeles, California, 1989-1990
- District Zone Manager, Ford Motor Company, 1982-1989
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| Other: |
- 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
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