Atty. Barbara B. Comerford
For the last twenty-three years, Ms. Comerford has concentrated her law practice in the area of Disability law, with an emphasis on ERISA and individual long term disability insurance, Social Security Disability and State Government Disability Pensions.
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About Barbara B. Comerford at a glance
Barbara B. Comerford is an Owner based in Paramus, New Jersey, practicing at Law Offices of Barbara B. Comerford. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Their practice focuses on employment, ssd, and insurance. Admitted to practice in New Jersey U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1985) and U.S. Supreme Court (2003). Educated at Seton Hall School Of Law (J.D., 1985) and Montclair University (B.A. English, 1979). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Paramus, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For the last twenty-three years, Ms. Comerford has concentrated her law practice in the area of Disability law, with an emphasis on ERISA and individual long term disability insurance, Social Security Disability and State Government Disability Pensions
- She spent many years litigating personal injury and other civil cases before narrowing her concentration to disability law
- Ms. Comerford is the founding Chair and remains Co-Chair of the Social Security Committee for the Bergen County Bar Association where she also serves as Co-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee
- She has served on numerous Bergen County Bar committees including Judicial Selection, and Professionalism in the Law
- and was named as a delegate to the New Jersey Bar Association, and remains a member of the NJ Bar Association Civil Trial Section
- She is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives and has been a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice
- She has also been a member of the New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association
- She is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, the Bergen and Passaic County Bar Associations, the Garden State Bar Association and Women Lawyers in Bergen County
- She has lectured extensively and written papers on the topics of ERISA and individual long term disability insurance, and social security disability law over her career for the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, the Bergen County Bar Association, the (National) American Trial Lawyers Association, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, the American Association of Law Schools, Fordham University Law School Legal Services Clinic, the New York Bar Association Continuing Legal Education at Pace Law School, The Bergen County Medical Society, as well as numerous disability organizations in New Jersey and elsewhere around the country
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Barbara B. Comerford's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Barbara B. Comerford handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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SSDI and SSI attorneys for disability claims, denied benefits, and Social Security appeals.
Barbara B. Comerford is one of 26,532 ssd attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ssd attorneys in New Jersey →
Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Paramus are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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