Frank N. Darras has dedicated his life to helping the sick and
disabled. He is the founding partner of DarrasLaw, the largest
disability and long-term care insurance litigation firm in the
country.
Recognized as America's top disability attorney, Mr. Darras has
been prominently featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA
Today, Money Magazine, Medical Economics, Smart Money,
Chiropractic Economics, CNBC, the Los Angeles Times, the New York
Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
"As one of the nation's top civil litigators, specializing in
litigating bad faith insurance claims, Mr. Darras has made a
career out of holding insurance companies accountable when they
delay or refuse to pay valid insurance claims." - Law.com
Mr. Darras is a frequent lecturer, author, and expert consultant
on insurance disability issues and ERISA preemption. He has been
a featured and keynote speaker at over 100 national conferences,
including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the
American Bar Association, the American Conference Institute,
National Consumer Law Center, and Consumer Attorneys of
California. Among his numerous articles, Mr. Darras has authored
"Disabling the Disability Carrier: The Insurers' Top 10 Defenses
and How to Defeat Them," and "The Iceberg is Melting: ERISA
Preemption and How to Avoid It."
Mr. Darras' national success has earned him "AV-Preeminent"
rating by Martindale-Hubbell, singling out attorneys with the
very highest levels of legal skill and integrity. He has been
listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America every year since
2006, and the firm he built is Tier 1 rated as one of the Best
Law Firms in America.
Mr. Darras has earned repeated honors as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer
by the Association of Trial Lawyers and The National Trial
Lawyers. He has earned coveted status as a 10 Million Dollar
Rainmaker for lawyers who annually earn more than 10 million a
year in legal fees. He is named among the Top 100 Lawyers by High
Stakes Litigation, Outstanding Lawyers of America, The American
Society of Legal Advocates' Top 100 Litigation Lawyers, Lawyers
of Distinction, Lead Counsel Rated Attorneys, and a Top Lawyer by
Corporate Counsel. Mr. Darras has been named a SuperLawyer every
year since its inception and has been honored by LawDragon as one
of the Top 500 Lawyers in America for 11 consecutive years.
Accolades aside, the words honoring Mr. Darras' work that he
values most are those given by his clients. He has an AVVO
"Superb Rating" 10/10, an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, and
numerous five-star Google and Yelp reviews. The walls of
DarrasLaw are lined with thank-you cards and heartfelt letters,
as well as pictures of the homes saved from foreclosure and the
families whose lives he has forever changed.
"Dear Mr. Darras,
Thank you is such an understatement for what you and your staff
have done for me. You are the true heroes. Bless you all forever.
Eternally grateful."
- Barbara R."
Having never forgotten his own humble beginnings, Mr. Darras
considers it an honor to help disabled workers from every
industry, with any type of disability, regardless of their
ability to pay, from coast to coast. He represents policyholders
from all different backgrounds, including professional athletes,
doctors, lawyers, business owners, and blue-collar workers. Mr.
Darras has seen, evaluated, litigated and resolved more
individual disability and long-term care cases than any other
lawyer or firm in the United States, recovering nearly a billion
dollars in wrongfully denied insurance benefits.
EDUCATION:
JD - Western State University College of Law - 1986
BAR ADMISSIONS:
California Bar - 1987
WORK EXPERIENCE:
DarrasLaw (Founding Partner) 2010 - Present
Shernoff Bidart & Darras, LLP (Attorney) 1987 - 2010
ASSOCIATIONS:
10 Million Dollar Annual Rainmakers (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
AWARDS:
Super Lawyer (Super Lawyers) 2017
Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 (Martindale-Hubbell) 2016
Peer Review Rated (Martindale-Hubbell) 2016
California Certified Member (Lawyers of Distinction) 2016
500 Leading Lawyers in America (Lawdragon) 2016
Named to "Best Lawyers in America" (Best Lawyers) 2016
Super Lawyer (Super Lawyers) 2016
500 Leading Lawyers in America (Lawdragon) 2015
Top 100 Lawyers (American Society of Legal Advocates) 2015
Super Lawyer (Super Lawyers) 2015
Insurance Lawyer of the Year - Riverside County( Best Lawyers)
2015
Named to "Best Lawyers in America" (Best Lawyers) 2015
Best Law Firms (U.S. News and World Report) 2015
AV Preeminent Rated (Martindale-Hubbell) 2014
500 Leading Lawyers in America (Lawdragon) 2014
Top 500 Plaintiff Lawyers in America (Lawdragon) 2014
Named to "Best Lawyers in America" (Best Lawyers) 2014
500 Leading Litigators in America (Lawdragon) 2014
America's Top 100 Trial Lawyers (Association of Trial Lawyer of
America) 2014
Outstanding Lawyers in America- Top Lawyer (American Trial
Lawyers Association)