Ben Glass

Ben Glass is a Fairfax, Virginia disability lawyer with more than 40 years of experience representing disabled and injured clients against insurance companies. His practice focuses on ERISA long-term disability and life insurance claims, appeals, federal litigation, and pre-claim planning. He helps professionals understand policy requirements, medical evidence, vocational issues, and filing strategy before and after an insurer denies benefits.

Ben earned his undergraduate degree from William & Mary and his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He began practicing law in 1983 and later built a practice centered on disability and insurance disputes. His legal training supports detailed analysis of policy language, claim records, medical documentation, federal litigation standards, and procedural issues affecting ERISA claims.

Ben has focused extensively on ERISA long-term disability and life insurance litigation. Since 1999, his team has filed hundreds of federal disability and life insurance lawsuits against insurance carriers. Five litigated matters produced federal decisions establishing precedent affecting similar claims in the Fourth Circuit. His work includes disability appeals, lawsuits, life insurance disputes, and pre-claim consultations for doctors, lawyers, executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners.

Ben Glass has received Super Lawyers recognition from 2006 through 2026 and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He was recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation in 2022. He regularly teaches lawyers about disability claims, ERISA litigation, expert witnesses, jury selection, and trial advocacy. His experience combines insurance litigation, claim strategy, and legal education when helping clients pursue disability and life insurance benefits.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, BenGlassLaw
• Member, State Bar of Virginia

Licensed State

• Virginia

Education

• George Mason University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• William & Mary
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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