David has over 25 years of experience serving individuals with employee benefit cases. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients across the South, including claims for long-term disability, short- term disability, pension, 401K, severance, retirement benefits, life insurance, health insurance, and COBRA. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell in the area of Employee Benefits. He is also listed in Super Lawyers as a top-rated attorney for Employee Benefits. Because of his extensive experience and tremendous success in handling ERISA cases, he has become a sought-after speaker on the topic. He regularly presents lectures on ERISA to lawyers, has hosted an ERISA seminar for experienced ERISA litigators, made appearances on television to discuss ERISA and employee benefits issues and published numerous articles on ERISA and employee benefits.
Practice areas
Our firm is dedicated to helping employees and their loved ones with employee benefit problems. These problems include an insurance company refusing to pay a long term disability benefit claim for someone, disagreements with pension calculations, refusal to pay a retirement benefit, refusal to pay life insurance benefits, or problems obtaining COBRA insurance coverage.
29 years
The majority of our cases are life insurance, long term disability and pension or retirement claims.
Languages spoken
English
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Occupational License - Authorized to Practice | 1992 | 04/20/2021 |
| Legal answers | 63 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Top Lawyers in Litigation-ERISA | Best Lawyers | 2017 |
| Top 5% in ERISA- Employee Benefits | Superlawyers - Midsouth | 2016 |
| AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2015 |
| Top 5% Alabama Super Lawyers Employee Benefits | Super Lawyers | 2008 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney At Law | The Martin Law Group, LLC | 2007 - Present |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| American Association for Justice | Member | 2016 - Present |
| Alabama State Bar Task Force | Chair | N/A |
| Tuscaloosa County Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| American Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Alabama Association for Justice | Member | N/A |
| Alabama Lawyer | Board of Editors | N/A |
|---|
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 69 Alabama Lawyer 1 | Taking Benefits Back: Reimbursement under ERISA | 2008 |
| 66 Alabama Lawyer 279 | The Subtle Snake: Long Term Disability Under ERISA | 2005 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1992 |
| University of Houston | N/A | 1987 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa County Bar Association | What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About... ERISA | 2008 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Alcantara et al v. BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY UNION AND INDUSTRY ... PENSION PLAN 751 F. 3d 71 (3d Cir. 2014) | We won. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court decision. |
Posted by Sally
Tue Aug 14 2012
Posted by Sally
Tue Aug 14 2012
John Pennington, Employee benefits Attorney on Jul 27, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.
Jeremiah Hodges, Employee benefits Attorney on Mar 13, 2017
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer. David is the top ERISA lawyer around. This is an area of the law that is complicated and it is crucial to hire an expert. David is that expert for ERISA cases.
Tracy Cary, Insurance Attorney on Jan 1, 2014
Relationship: Worked together on matter
David is an expert in handling ERISA claims. ERISA law is complicated and very few lawyers handle ERISA claims. David not only handles ERISA cases, he specializes in them and is an expert in them.
Jeffrey Warncke, Employee benefits Attorney on Aug 21, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse Mr. Martin. We have corresponded for years about issues relating to employee benefits and insurance. He is as knowledgeable, creative and tenacious a lawyer as anyone could hope to encounter.