Dabdoub Law Firm

1 Best Lawyers award

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Awarded Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Biography

Edward Philip Dabdoub is the Managing Partner at Dabdoub Law Firm, a firm created only to help people with disability insurance claims and lawsuits. Mr. Dabdoub's goal was to level the playing field for those who were wrongly denied benefits. His areas of practice include ERISA, long term disability, life insurance, disability insurance, and NFL player benefits. Because of this focus, the firm has a proven track record of winning the toughest disability lawsuits in federal court and court of appeals.

Mr. Dabdoub focuses his practice on the representation of individuals. He has experience litigating cases in both state and federal court against numerous insurance companies, including Northwestern Mutual, Hartford, Colonial Life, Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), Liberty Life, Met Life, and more. Mr. Dabdoub also advises clients on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), particularly with respect to disability benefits. He also files claims on behalf of clients entitled to benefits through private or group policies and handles appeals of wrongful denials.

Mr. Dabdoub graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. While at law school, he was the recipient of the Ambassador Sue Cobb Scholarship. During his last semester in law school, he was authorized by the Florida Supreme Court to practice law as a Certified Legal Intern and vigorously defended the rights of indigent defendants at the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office.

Prior to law school, Mr. Dabdoub earned a Masters in Business Administration, with a concentration in International Business, from Florida International University, where he graduated at the top of his class. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Miami. Mr. Dabdoub's business background is well-suited for serving the needs of the firm's clients, especially in the context of calculating pre-disability earnings and monthly disability benefits.

He is currently admitted to the practice of law in the State of Florida, the United States District Court Southern District of Florida, the United States District Court Middle District of Florida and the United States District Court Northern District of Illinois.

Dabdoub Law Firm

1 Best Lawyers award

Dabdoub Law Firm logo

Overview

  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 2007

  • Florida, 2007

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Florida Justice Association - Member
  • National Employment Lawyers Association - Member

  • United States District Court Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • Florida, 2007
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Florida Justice Association - Member
  • National Employment Lawyers Association - Member
  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., graduated 2007
  • United States District Court Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court Northern District of Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Awards:
  • "Top Attorney" - Avvo
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in Insurance Law, 2022
  • Florida Trend's Legal Elite - 2020-2021

  • Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars List - 2014-2017


  • Avvo Client's Choice Award - 2015-2020
  • Selected to Super Lawyers List - 2019-2022

Case History

Cases
  • Ashmore v NFL Player Disability & Neurocognitive Benefit Plan
Lawsuit win for our client who was a former NFL player suffering from cognitive impairments.
  • Miller v. PNC Financial Services, Inc.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled in favor of Plaintiff, Wendy Miller, who we represented.
  • Bradshaw v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
We successfully argued before The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that our client is entitled to disability benefits.
  • Kaviani v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. (11th Cir. Ct. of Appeals)
Reliance Standard appealed the Middle District Court's order in favor of our client, Dr. Kaviani. We successfully briefed the case on appeal and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the lower courts ruling.
  • Kaviani v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. (M.D. Fla. 2019)
We won a case in the Middle District of Florida on behalf of our client, Dr. Kia Kaviani, for LTD benefits under an own occupation group disability insurance policy.

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