BOSTON, July 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marcia Wagner, the Managing Director of The Wagner Law Group, amongst the country’s top ERISA and employee benefits law firms, announces that Nadine M. Bailey, an accomplished attorney in the area of complex ERISA litigation, has joined the firm. “Nadine is an outstanding and seasoned litigator with the breadth and depth of experience necessary to help expand our rapidly growing ERISA litigation practice,” says Ms. Wagner.
The addition of Ms. Bailey is in direct response to the recent sharp increase in ERISA-related litigation and for the purpose of meeting the burgeoning ERISA litigation needs of the firm’s current clients. Ms. Bailey has extensive experience in complex litigation, including class action lawsuits involving valuation of employee stock holdings in an employer-sponsored ESOP covered by ERISA, insurance coverage disputes and reinsurance contracts. Her broad ERISA litigation experience also includes cases involving breach of fiduciary duty and denial of benefits claims under 401(k) plans and disability plans. Ms. Bailey’s areas of practice also include business, commercial, construction and insurance defense litigation. Her reinsurance practice involves frequent interaction with overseas brokers and reinsurers regarding insurance claims arising across the globe. Ms. Bailey has successfully tried, litigated, and mediated numerous cases on behalf of national corporate clients, major transportation companies, insurers and self-insured entities. She has successfully disposed of cases through the use of dispositive motion practice, leading to numerous victories on behalf of her clients. Several of her winning motions for summary judgment have been upheld on appeal.
The Wagner Law Group:
The Wagner Law Group, now proudly celebrating its 20th anniversary, has been dedicated to the highest standards of integrity, excellence and thought leadership and is considered to be amongst the nation’s most exceptional ERISA and employee benefits law firms. The firm has five offices – Boston, San Francisco, Tampa, Palm Beach Gardens and St. Louis, providing unparalleled legal advice to its clients, including large, small and nonprofit corporations as well as individuals and government entities, in over 45 states and several foreign countries. The Wagner Law Group’s 24 attorneys, a senior benefits consultant and five paralegals combine many years of experience in their specialty fields of practice with a variety of backgrounds. Five of the attorneys are AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell as having very high to preeminent legal abilities and ethical standards. Four attorneys have been named to the prestigious Super Lawyers list for 2016, which highlight outstanding lawyers based on a rigorous selection process.