Lonnie Roach - Austin Social Security and Long Term Disability Attorney

• Member, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association ()
  1991-Present
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Austin Bar Association

• Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization the first year he was eligible.
• AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubble
• Named to prestigious "Super Lawyers" list by Thomson Reuters

I handled a case in the 5th Circuit, Court of Appeals involving a young man who, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, was denied rehabilitative care by his self-funded health plan. My work ensured he will receive desperately needed medical care which would have been otherwise denied to him.

The single, most important trait to have is tenacity. The clients who hire me have had something taken from them. Sometimes it's their income, when their disability benefits have been denied, other times it's their medical care, and in some instances, it's the life insurance benefits they thought they had to protect their family. The "takers" are usually powerful corporations that are not accustomed to having their decisions to deny challenged. When this happens, you must be willing to appeal. When the appeal is denied, you must be willing to take the case to court. If the court rules against you, you must be willing to take the case to an appellate court. In an ERISA practice, there's rarely such a thing as a quick and easy resolution. A successful ERISA attorney must be tenacious and unwilling to give up.

ERISA cases are litigated in federal court. A client should find an attorney who regularly tries cases in federal court. They should ask to see copies of decisions the attorney has won in the district and appellate courts. If you find an attorney who has won decisions in federal, appellate courts, hire him or her.

Important. I believe you're much more likely to be successful if the judge that will be deciding the case is familiar with the attorney bringing it.

I try to answer any questions the client has. I can often describe how the entire process will likely play out.

Date of denial, name of the insurance company, Social Security status, medical condition forming the basis of the claim, whether the treating physician supports the claim.

XXI am one of the most experienced ERISA litigators in the State of Texas. I've successfully tried numerous cases in federal district court and successfully argued multiple cases in the Circuit Court of Appeals.XXX

Nothing is more rewarding than winning a hard-fought case.

Cooking, driving, and being outdoors. I love to hike the Austin nature trails.

I support our local, public schools.