Marie E. Casciari

“Marie singled handedly changed my life. She is an exemplary attorney with Integrity!”

Marie Casciari was my attorney for my long-term disability appeal. She won my appeal and in a prompt manner.

Contact: From the onset, I was extremely impressed with how fast Marie’s office returned my call; it took less than 1 hour for her office to return my initial call. I was told what Marie needed to properly assess my case and its merits so I could speak to her the next day. From the beginning, I felt like Marie’s office understood how important this call was to me.

Once I spoke to Marie the following day, not only was she a great listener, but she was compassionate and quick to give me ideas she was thinking about for my case. She did not hold anything back with her honesty and how she interpreted the law and how it would apply to my claim. When I spoke to other lawyers, I felt like they were only telling me half the story or holding back on telling me what we should do. Marie never did this; she truly cared about me, my claim, and my family as she counseled me from the very start regardless of whether I decided to hire her or not.

It was because of Marie’s approachability, her forthrightness to assist me, her knowledge of disability law, and her amazing promptness that we (my husband and myself) decided to hire her and her firm. Note, we had interviewed over 10 other attorneys both locally and even as far as the East Coast before we made our decision to retain Marie.

Communication: Marie is easy to talk to and she kept me informed at every step to make sure we were on task. Marie gave my case and its appeal both structure and timeliness.

For example, if I emailed Marie with a comment or question, she was so prompt to respond. I have worked with many attorneys, and I have never seen an attorney who is more responsive and quicker to find answers than Marie. This is not only refreshing but reassuring as she helped me navigate thru my long-term disability appeal.

In addition, she never lost sight of how important this appeal was to my family and its livelihood. She made me feel like her only client and gave me her undivided attention each time we spoke. I know she has numerous clients and is a very busy attorney, yet she never rushed me nor made me feel like my questions were frivolous. She was always receptive to explain the law, how it applies to my claim, and she even reach out to me when she was “out of the office” for holiday or vacation. She never forgot how important my claim was to me. This type of attention to her clients is absolutely unheard of in the legal industry and makes Marie a clear “stand out” amongst her colleagues.

Competence: Marie is a litigator, so she thinks like one. If you choose Marie as your lawyer, you feel confident that she can argue your case before a judge or jury if need be and win. She is very detail oriented and knows your case and its facts inside and out. When she calls you or emails you, she is prepared and has read your file. Lots of lawyer “pretend” or try to act like they know your case by generalizing their responses to you or telling you they will get back to you later. Marie does not do this. Marie is specific when she answers you; she knows your case and she answers you now not later.

Marie’s knowledge of disability law is unsurpassed. She is adept at the appeal processes and knew the case law relevant to my specific illnesses. Marie is to the point and no nonsense when it comes to arguing the merits of your appeal.
Marie is definitely the kind of attorney that is respected by Judges and even the opposing parties.

Compassion: Marie truly understands that this is not where you want to be; I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would have an illness that would incapacitate me like this and affect my ability to work, support my family, and have my life essentially upended like it was. I loved my work (it was who I was for over 26 years), I loved and cared for my clients, I missed my colleagues, and Marie understood this without making me have to put it all into words and relive my losses each day I could not work. Marie understood that I felt scared about supporting my small child and what losing my career meant to the future I had planned for my boy. Marie’s innate ability to understand her clients, their claim, fears, needs, and disability is what distinguishes Marie from other attorneys.

In summary, Marie singled handedly changed my life. She won my disability appeal and words cannot express how grateful I am. Marie is an exemplary example of an attorney with Integrity!

S.M., Seatte, WA