Why Choose Us

Why Choose Us?

Mostly because we win–a LOT.

Stacy Monahan Tucker has been practicing law for over twenty years and has been counsel of record in over 200 matters. Of those 200+ cases, she has lost…three of them.[1]

The other hundreds of cases, Stacy either won outright, or settled favorably for her client.

Why is our track record so good? We know many cases settle. Our decades of handling high-end disability litigation let us better determine when settlement is the right call, and when pushing to trial will maximize your results. We have won all but two trials in our decades of practice, and despite having those trial wins appealed a dozen times, have never lost in appellate court.

Bespoke Representation

Monahan Tucker Law represents professionals, executives, and business owners in complex ERISA and non-ERISA litigation. Each client has unique disability issues and financial motivations, but all of them are extremely intelligent and accomplished, and able to assess the best choices for their situation. We work with our clients to craft a relationship that works for them and prioritizes their needs. Whether they seek hourly representation in their insurance claim, a contingency model for an appeal or litigation, and whether it is important to them to litigate to judgment or if they prefer to obtain a buyout of their policy, we work with each client to identify their ideal result and obtain it for them, as partners.

We are a boutique litigation firm. We are not a firm that takes hundreds of cases a year and tries to settle as many as possible, as quickly as possible, in an attempt to turn our law firm into a volume-based business. There are many law firms that “churn” clients this way, accepting low-ball settlements quickly so their lawyers, or even paralegals, can handle dozens of insurance appeals or litigations at once. We don’t do that.

No bait and switch.

When you decide to retain Monahan Tucker Law, you don’t just meet with Stacy Monahan Tucker during the initial intake. She is heavily involved in all stages of your representation and is always personally available to answer questions and discuss next steps. This ensures that every stage of your appeal or litigation is handled by someone thinking strategically about your ultimate outcome and working to get you the biggest judgment or settlement possible.You get the representation you hired, not a junior attorney or paralegal using your case for training or to quickly churn a small settlement. While we do have seasoned paralegals to assist with administrative tasks like gathering medical records and setting up medical evaluations, your case is handled by the attorney you hired.

Turn the insurer’s weapon against it.

When you choose Monahan Tucker Law, you choose to hire talent trained at some of the most prestigious law firms in the country, working for YOU. It is an opportunity to turn the tables on your insurance company with its phalanx of lawyers. They may make you feel outgunned – until you hire Monahan Tucker Law.

When you choose Monahan Tucker Law, you get a counselor who knows exactly what your insurer is thinking and planning—because for well over a decade, she represented the insurers. We give you the chance to turn your insurer’s own weapon against them.

We know what their next steps will be, because we used to be the ones advising them on those steps. And now we use that information to ensure your victory in court.

Why choose Monahan Tucker Law? Because you want lawyers who listen, who care, who partner with you, who understand what your insurer has put you through. But most of all, you choose Monahan Tucker Law because you want to win.

[1] One loss was a complaint seeking business shutdown damages during COVID, a position that courts uniformly declined to support. The second was an ERISA disability case where the question was whether a “project manager” should qualify for the benefit level offered to a “manager.” The third was a complaint seeking to obtain benefits retroactively for an executive who had been unable to obtain a timely diagnosis when she stopped working. Stacy was actually successful in that case as the court agreed that the insured could seek the retroactive benefits, but the court declined to award benefits as it ruled that the medical records in the relevant timeframe did not sufficiently show disability.