Insurance Bad Faith · CA · AZ · NM

Insurer treating you unfairly? Let’s look.

A few quick questions about your insurance dispute. It's free and confidential, with no obligation.

Please read first. This form gathers basic facts only. It is not legal advice, and completing it does not create an attorney-client relationship. No attorney-client relationship is formed unless and until you sign a written retainer agreement with our firm. Please don't send confidential or time-sensitive details through this form.

1. Which state are you in?

If your policy was issued in a different state, please mention it on the call — it can change which law applies to your claim.

CaliforniaArizonaNew MexicoAnother state, or I am not sure

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2. What kind of insurance is involved?

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3. Were you the policyholder, or a beneficiary/claimant on someone else’s policy?

My own policyA claimant on someone else's policyNeither

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4. What did the insurance company do?

Denied the claimDelayed unreasonably or stopped respondingPaid far less than it's worthRefused to defend me in a lawsuitThey haven't decided yet

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5. Have you submitted a formal claim and gotten a written decision or denial?

Yes, in writingSubmitted, still waitingHaven't filed a claim yet

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6. Is the policy through an employer or group benefit plan?

No, I bought it myselfYes, through an employerNot sure

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7. When did the denial or problem happen?

Within the last year1–2 years agoMore than 2 years agoIt’s ongoing

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8. How can we reach you?

First name *

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Last name

Phone *

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Email (optional)

Anything you want us to know (optional)

Optional, and a few sentences is plenty. Please keep out anything highly sensitive — no Social Security numbers, and no details you would not want in an email. There will be time to go through the full story on the call.

Please check the box so we can follow up.

Thank you — we'll be in touch.

Thanks for the details. An intake specialist will reach out, usually within one to two business days, to talk through what the insurer did.

In the meantime, keep your policy, your claim number, and any denial letters, emails, or messages from the insurer — that paper trail is what these cases turn on.

This is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. No attorney-client relationship exists until a written retainer is signed.

We may not be the right fit for this matter.

This message is about our firm's ability to take on your matter — it is not a legal opinion about your rights or any deadline that applies to you. If you'd like help finding another attorney, you may wish to contact your state bar's lawyer referral service, or call us at (866) 855-1195.

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Brian Hardiman

Litigation Intake & Pre-Suit Case Development

Law Office of Joseph L. Woods, APC

Supervising Attorney: Joseph Lee Woods, Esq. — CA Bar No. 350245 · AZ Bar No. 041177 · NM Bar No. 159421