Barbara B. Comerford, Esq.
Law Offices of Barbara B. Comerford
45 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 110, Paramus, NJ 07652 | 201.485.8806 | www.tristatedisabilitylaw.com
Barbara B. Comerford has been practicing disability law in Bergen County, New Jersey for over 30 years primarily in the area of ERISA long-term disability insurance claims and litigation; and Social Security Disability claims and litigation. She has lectured extensively on ERISA Long term disability insurance and Individual Disability Insurance law, as well as, Social Security disability law throughout the United States on behalf of many organizations including the American Association of Law Schools, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, the Association of Administrative Law Judges; the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, and The New York and New Jersey Institutes of Continuing Legal Education. She has represented thousands of clients seeking long term disability insurance (ERISA and Disability Income claims), Social Security disability and government disability benefits. She co-authored the CFS Physician Manual published jointly by the New Jersey Academy of Medicine, the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services and UMDNJ. It has been utilized by physicians and patients throughout the country to recognize and properly diagnose CFS. Ms. Comerford has also co-authored professional journal articles on proving disability in ME/CFS including for Frontiers, and the Journal WORK. Ms. Comerford has testified before the U.S Department of Health & Human Services CFS Scientific Advisory Committee on Education Law Recommendations for Adolescents diagnosed with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Ms. Comerford has been interviewed on the topic of Long COVID disability by the media including the CBS Morning Show, NBC News, the Washington Post, Kiplingers and Bloomberg Law.
