Riemer Hess Llc - Disability/erisa Lawyers

What Riemer Hess Llc - Disability/erisa Lawyers does

Riemer Hess LLC is a New York City-based plaintiff-side law firm founded in 1994 that exclusively represents professionals and executives in long-term disability insurance and ERISA claims, appeals, and litigation. The firm targets high-value individual claimants — physicians, attorneys, executives, traders, dentists, and finance professionals — with complex medical conditions (notably TBI, Parkinson's, MS, EDS, chronic pain, and cancer), and reports a 95% approval rate for new LTD claims prepared and an 85% appeals success rate, having cumulatively recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits on behalf of clients. Service lines span the full claim lifecycle: pre-claim leave planning, claim filing, appeal preparation, ongoing benefit monitoring/protection, and ERISA litigation or mediation, with a dedicated TBI Center sub-practice. The firm has no proprietary technology platform; its core "product" is partner-led legal counsel delivered nationwide from its Manhattan headquarters.

The firm is led by four partners (Scott Riemer, Jennifer Hess, Ryan McIntyre, Joel Zelkowitz) supported by two associates and two operations staff, for a total headcount of eight. Its go-to-market combines partner-led direct consultations (a complimentary 20-minute discovery call followed by a one-hour partner strategy session) with a content-and-referral engine built around an extensive SEO wiki, a YouTube channel, CLE classes through Lawline, scholarly publications (AAJ Trial Magazine, ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, NYSBA), the James Publishing textbook ERISA Disability Claims and Litigation, and partnerships with the Brain Injury Association of America (Preferred Attorneys) and U.S. Pain Foundation. Revenue is generated primarily through traditional professional-services legal fees for claim and litigation work, supplemented by flat-fee annual monitoring engagements that introduce a recurring component. Pricing for legal services is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Riemer Hess Llc - Disability/erisa Lawyers

Legal name

Riemer Hess LLC

Website

https://riemerhess.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Riemer Hess LLC is a NYC-based plaintiff-side law firm founded in 1994 that exclusively represents professionals and executives nationwide in long-term disability and ERISA claims, appeals, and litigation, reporting a 95% new-claim approval rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Insurance Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Disability insurance law
• ERISA litigation
• Long term disability claims
• Disability claim appeals
• Insurance denial representation

Headquarters

HQ city

West New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Representation Fees: Traditional legal fee arrangement for disability insurance claims, appeals, and litigation services. Firm handles both ERISA group disability and individual disability insurance claims, as well as select long term care and life insurance matters.
2. Flat Fee Monitoring Services: Annual flat fee options offered for ongoing disability benefit monitoring and protection services, providing clients with predictable legal costs for ongoing claim management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Riemer Hess LLC is a disability insurance law firm that represents professionals and executives in long-term disability (LTD) and ERISA claims. Its core offering encompasses the full claim lifecycle: pre-claim leave planning, claim filing, appeals, federal ERISA litigation, and ongoing benefit monitoring and protection. The firm also operates a specialized TBI Center for traumatic brain injury claims and serves clients nationwide from its New York City headquarters.

Product overview

Riemer Hess LLC operates as a single, unified legal practice centered on long term disability and ERISA disability insurance law. The firm's core offering is comprehensive legal representation for claimants, encompassing claim filing, appeals, litigation, and ongoing benefit protection. This core service is supplemented by a specialized TBI Center for traumatic brain injury claims, a published legal textbook, an educational video library, CLE classes and webinars, and an initial consultation service. The practice serves professionals and executives nationwide with a 95% approval rate for new LTD claims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Long Term Disability & ERISA Legal Services Comprehensive legal representation for professionals and executives in ERISA group long-term disability and individual disability insurance claims, appeals, litigation, and ongoing benefit protection; service spans pre-claim leave planning, claim filing, appeal preparation, federal ERISA litigation/mediation, and benefit monitoring.
• TBI Center (Traumatic Brain Injury Disability Practice)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% approval rate for new LTD claims prepared
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered significant, core and minor.

• U.S. Pain FoundationsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with disability and health advocacy organizations to provide educational resources on chronic pain and disability insurance claims. Firm contributed a white paper discussing unique challenges people with chronic pain conditions face during the long term disability process.
• Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignated as Preferred Attorneys to the Brain Injury Association of America. Firm has extensive experience with TBI long term disability claims and handles over 100 such matters. BIAA recognizes the firm's expertise in navigating TBI disability claims.
• LawlineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirm presents CLE classes and webinars through Lawline platform, including courses on 'A Practical Guide to ERISA Long Term Disability Claims (Update)' and 'Strategies for ERISA Long Term Disability Litigations'.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Posner & Kirschner LLP: Disability insurance denial law firm with comparable claimant-only practice handling individual and group LTD disputes and ERISA litigation.
• Stephen Danz & Associates: California-based disability insurance denial and ERISA litigation firm serving professionals with long term disability claim and appeal work.
• The ERISA Law Group: Niche ERISA-focused practice with significant long term disability claims and appeals work for professionals nationwide.
• Dell & Schaefer Law Firm: Long-established national disability insurance law firm representing claimants in LTD, ERISA, and individual disability claims across insurers; the closest direct competitor to Riemer Hess in scale and niche focus.
• Kantor & Kantor, LLP: Long-tenured disability claim and appeal law firm; directly comparable niche player focused on ERISA and individual disability claims.
• Frankel & Newfield, LLC: Plaintiff-side disability insurance and ERISA claims firm targeting professionals and executives nationwide with a similar message of claimant-only representation.
• Maddox & Gerock, LLP: National disability insurance law firm focused on LTD claims, denials, and ERISA litigation for individual and group policies.
• McDermott & Mulligan, PLLC: Plaintiff ERISA and disability insurance law firm with longstanding focus on LTD claims, mirroring Riemer Hess's claimant-only positioning.
• Fields & Turner, PLLC: Specialized disability claim and ERISA denial firm representing claimants across major insurers, with comparable professional and executive client focus.

Broad incumbents

• The Wagner Law Group: Established ERISA, employee benefits, and insurance law firm with overlapping capability in disability claims on both plaintiff and advisory sides, broader than Riemer Hess's pure-claimant focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@riemerhess
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/riemer-hess-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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