 Mala M. Rafik
Boston, Massachusetts
Partner
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Mala is the managing partner at Rosenfeld & Rafik, P.C., a law firm in New England representing clients denied short- and long-term disability benefits by private insurance carriers. The firm also concentrates on obtaining health, life and long-term care insurance benefits for its clients. Mala's clients are typically individuals with debilitating chronic illnesses and disabilities for whom she has achieved several pivotal litigation victories in state and federal court. She is a member of the Boston Bar Association Council, a Vice-Chair of the Health and Disability Law General Committee within the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, and the Secretary/Newsletter Editor of the Insurance Law Section of the American Association for Justice. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Health Law Advocates, Massachusetts Advocates for Children, and Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services.
Mala is a graduate of Colby College and Northeastern University School of Law.
- Long & Short-Term Disability Benefits/Disability Insurance
- ERISA/Employee Benefits Law
- Health Care Access/Health Insurance
- Life & Long-Term Care Insurance
- Massachusetts, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- Colby College
Honors: Cum Laude
- Weed v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 2009 WL 2835207
(D.Mass. 2009)
- Colby v. Assurant Employee Benefits, 635 F.Supp.2d 88
(D. Mass. 2009)
- Colby v. Assurant Employee Benefits, 603 F.Supp.2d 223
(D.Mass. 2009)
- Sansby v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 2009 WL 799468
(D.Mass. 2009)
- Glista v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, 378 F.3d at 126
(1st Cir. 2004)
- Ritter v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company, 439 Mass. 214
(Mass. 2003)
- Sanderson v. Continental Casualty Company, 2005 WL 2340741
(D.Del. 2005)
- Sanderson v. Continental Casualty Company, 279 F.Supp.2d 466
(D.Del. 2003)
- Skipper v. Claims Services International, 213 F.Supp.2d 4
(D.Mass. 2002)
- Antonio ex. rel. Mother v. Boston Public Schools, 314 F.Supp.2d 95
(D.Mass. 2004)
- Doe v. Raytheon Company, 2002 WL 168279
(D.Mass. 2002)
- Practical Tips for Handling Health Care Insurance Claims, American Association for Justice,
2010
- Discovery in ERISA Cases Post MetLife v. Glenn: Is It Really Wide-Open?, American Conference Institute,
2010
- Benefit Claims: Litigation, National Institute on ERISA Basics, American Bar Association,
2010
- Subrogation and Reimbursement, National Institute on ERISA Basics, American Bar Association,
2010
- Current Challenges In Disability Discrimination Cases And The Interrelationship Between Disability Benefits And Discrimination Claims, Boston Bar Association, Employment Law Section,
2010
- Top 10 Current Issues in ERISA Litigation of Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claims, American Bar Association, Mid-Winter Meeting,
2010
- Disability Claims in a Down Economy, ALI-ABA Live Video Webcast,
2009
- What Employment Lawyers Need To Know About ERISA, Massachusetts Bar Association,
2009
- Glenn v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Circuit Round-up, American Association for Justice,
2009
- ERISA Litigation, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education,
2008
- Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Conference, American Conference Institute,
2003
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2005
- Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Conference, American Conference Institute,
2007
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2009
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, DRI Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Conference,
2007
- ERISA Updates – The Year in Review, American Association for Justice,
2007
- Health Care and Disability Litigation Group, Strategies for Winning at the Claims, CLE: Beacon for New Lawyers, Boston Bar Association, June 23, 2006,
June 23, 2006
- Elder Law Answers, Tips on Negotiating with an Insurer for Medical Coverage, Boston Bar Association,
2006
- Elder and Disability Law Conference, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education,
2005
- What Employment Lawyers Need To Know About ERISA, Boston Bar Association,
September 1, 2005
- ERISA Long Term Disability Claims, Brown Bag Lunch, Boston Bar Association,
2005
- ERISA Primer, Health Law Advocates,
2005
- Long Term Disability Seminar, Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association,
2004
- Level and for Developing the Possible Record, American Association for Justice,
2004
- Litigating ERISA Disability Cases: Practical Considerations, American Board of Vocational Examiners,
2003
- ERISA Health Insurance Claims, Health Law Advocates,
2003
- The ERISA Internal Appeals Process, Boston Bar Association,
2002
- Illusive Civil Rights Protection in Employment: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, MRA Annual Conference & Business Meeting,
November 17, 2000
- Understanding Legal Issues Impacting Caregiving, ALS Association of Massachusetts,
November 2, 2000
- Practical Considerations for Obtaining Long-Term Disability for People with RSI, Repetitive Strain Injury Action
- American Association for Justice, Health Care and Disability Litigation Group, Insurance Law Section
- Secretary
- American Association for Justice, Health Care and Disability Litigation Group
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Health and Disability Insurance Law General Committee
- American Bar Association,
2008
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2010
- Vice-Chair, Health and Disability Committee
- Boston Bar Association, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section,
2008
- Present
- Council Member
- Boston Bar Association, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section,
2006
-
2008
- Co-Chair
- Boston Bar Association
- Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member
- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
- American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
- Board of Directors
- Health Law Advocates
- Board of Directors
- Massachusetts Advocates for Children
- Board of Directors
- Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services
- Board of Directors
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