DeBofsky Sherman Casciari Reynolds P.C.

Our Mission: Getting You the Benefits You Deserve

DeBofsky Sherman Casciari Reynolds P.C. is Chicago's largest law firm dedicated solely to the representation of ERISA benefits claimants in matters relating to retirement/pension plans and disability, life, health, and long-term care insurance. Founded in 2013, our mission is to level the playing field for claimants seeking benefits from large insurance companies and corporations. To achieve this, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of legal advocacy and ethics. Our professionalism and deep knowledge of insurance and benefits law enable us to go toe-to-toe with the big firms and deliver results for our clients.
We Don't Just Follow the Law. We Make the Law.

Sometimes getting you the benefits you deserve requires changing the law to make it work for the people the law was intended to protect. If the insurance company or ERISA plan administrator wrongfully denies your claim, we will take your case to judgment; and if we lose, we will appeal, assuming reasonable grounds for appeal exist.
We Don't Take No for an Answer.

We pride ourselves on challenging the status quo, even if precedent is against us. Our founding partner, Mark DeBofsky, has 95 appellate decisions to his name; and many of our cases have helped advance the law in favor of policyholders and ERISA plan participants and beneficiaries.


Our Advocacy Efforts Extend Beyond the Courtroom.

At DeBofsky, we don't just talk the talk ? we walk the walk. We do this by lobbying for reform to existing laws in Washington D.C., Springfield, and beyond. Thanks in large part to our lobbying efforts, Illinois became one of the first states to ban discretionary clauses in health and disability insurance policies. 50 Ill. Admin. Code ? 2001.3. Our firm then defended that law from attack in a dozen district court decisions and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. See Fontaine v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 800 F.3d 883 (7th Cir. 2015).
Fighting for Parity.

Our firm has been instrumental in helping to pass mental health parity legislation in Illinois. In 2016, Mark DeBofsky approached Illinois legislators about amending the Illinois Insurance Code to require health insurers to provide coverage for eating disorders. That bill was signed into law in 2017. 215 ILCS 5/370c(b)(2)(K).

Our lawyers have testified before Congress and the U.S. Department of Labor to demand changes to ERISA to ensure it continues to protect the rights of plan participants and beneficiaries. Click the video below to watch Mark DeBofsky's testimony before the Senate Finance Committee or read his prepared remarks.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Chicago, IL	6

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Health Care	3
Insurance Coverage	1
Litigation - General (consumer)	1
Litigation - Insurance	2