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The law offices of Berry & Associates have extensive experience in winning social security benefits for clients that deserve them.  We have, and are prepared to, take your case as far as necessary to obtain a favorable decision with respects to your benefits.

Below is a partial list of the things our firm will do to ensure you have the best chance for success. As you read through it, we encourage you to ask yourself…

Do I really want to try to do something this important to me and my family without the help of a qualified representative?

• Quickly and accurately determine the exact status of your case today.  social security laws
• Request all necessary medical records from treating physicians and specialists.
• Review, decipher, and request clarification of medical records.
• Properly prepare your initial claim application (or appeal) along with all supporting documentation.
• Work closely with the all individuals assigned to and responsible for your case, including the Disability Examiner from the Disability Determination Services office, members of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, potential witnesses, etc.

Crashworthiness Lawyer, Eric B. Snyder, is capable of handling complex civil and class action litigation for all types of clients in high-stakes cases. With an extensive resume representing high-valued clients, Mr. Snyder demonstrates versatility as he represents diverse clients from individuals with commercial disputes to serious injury and death cases. Having tried cases in state and federal court, Eric has also argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has written and spoken on class actions and consumer finance issues and has served as an arbitrator in a commercial dispute.

Bailey & Glasser, LLP is ready to answer all your questions concerning sudden, unintended accelerations and other auto defects. This crashworthiness law firm will fight for victim’s rights and are well versed in crashworthiness litigation and lawsuits.

Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 2003
• West Virginia, 2002
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Education

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2002
• Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Mining Engineering, 1999

Publications

• Brian Glasser and Eric Snyder, Payday Lending—The Litigation and Legislation That Regulate It, 11th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute, Vol. 1., Practicing Law Institute, New York: 2006.

Selected cases

• Hardwick v. Rent-A-Center, Inc., Civil Action No 3:06-0901 (S.D. W. Va.)—consumer class action brought under W. Va. Consumer Goods Rental Protection Act; pending final approval of settlement paying $3.5 million cash, plus injunctive relief and price reductions
• Cummins v. H&R Block, (W.Va. 2006)—$62.5 million class action settlement of consumer protection claims for class members in 26 states
• Mountaineer Hyundai v. White Oak Land Company, (W.Va. 2007)—nuisance case on behalf of a West Virginia business which resulted in a confidential settlement

Memberships and affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Benjamin Bailey earned his juris doctor from Harvard Law School in 1980 and was admitted to the West Virginia bar in the same year. After graduating he was a Law Clerk to the Hon. John T. Copenhaver, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and then held the position of Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1982-1984. He then served for two years as counsel to the Governor of West Virginia.

Mr. Bailey worked for 10 years as a litigation partner at a large firm in Charleston and then teamed up with Brian Glasser to form Bailey & Glasser in 1999.  Since founding the firm, Ben has handled many high profile case involving environmental litigation and anti-trust.

Attorney Bailey has also distinguished himself  as one of the nation’s leading auto defect lawyers.  Last month he was named by Judge James V. Selna as one of nine lawyers to the Plaintiffs’ Counsel Committee for Economic Loss in the national lawsuit filed against Toyota Motor Corporation for sudden acceleration problems.

Benjamin P. Shein: Mesothelioma Lawyer

Admitted: 1985, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey.

Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1981); University of Miami (J.D., 1984). Founding

Member: Asbestos Victims against Default and Delay, Asbestos Victims of America, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Leaders Forum, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Benjamin Shein, accomplished national asbestos exposure lawyers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in New Jersey, practices in the areas of asbestos litigation, products liability, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical law, toxic torts, & Mesothelioma.

Shein Law Center
121 South Broad Street, 21st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-735-6677?

For almost 30 years, Don Warren has specialized in representing plaintiffs and whistleblowers in business fraud and Medicare and Defense Deptartment fraud qui tam cases. As such, Mr. Warren was a name partner in the West Coast firm of Monaghan & Warren, whose results included more than $100 million in verdicts and recoveries for its clients, including the largest verdict in California in 1997.  Mr. Warren has successfully prosecuted qui tam cases against some of the world’s most powerful conglomerates, including more than 100 research hospitals, Blue Cross, Northrop, MCI, Sprint, Boeing and Litton in the United States, and multi-national corporations headquartered in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Sweden. Mr. Warren’s victories have set national records for the largest qui tam recoveries of their kind. With an established reputation for success against the country’s largest law firms, his many legal precedents have been cited hundreds of times by Courts throughout the nation.

In 1989, Mr. Warren was recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent trial lawyers and was inducted into the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates into which less than 1% of attorneys are admitted. In 1999, Mr. Warren was honored by the nation’s top lawyers as statewide president of the American Board for all of California. In 2005, Mr. Warren became one of only a handful of attorneys in the nation to have received the distinction of Life Fellow of the American Board.

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Currently Mr. Warren is a partner at the WARREN | BENSON LAW GROUP, a firm which has unmatched success in setting qui tam national precedents, and is also the national leader in successful qui tam cases. Additionally, the firm has substantial real world experience in healthcare auditing and defense contracting issues, that is unparalleled by any other whistleblower firm. Read the rest of this entry →