Christopher Wieber

Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Employee Benefits; COBRA; Disability Benefits; Employee Benefit Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Health Benefits; Health Care Legislation; Health Care Reform; Health Insurance; Health Insurance Coverage; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Law; Managed Care; Disability Insurance; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Life and Health Insurance; Life Insurance; Insurance Litigation Admitted: 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Law School: Harvard University, J.D. Member: New York County Lawyers' Association. Biography: Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: "Private Insurance," Ch. 12, AIDS and the Law, 4th Ed., Aspen Publishers, 2007. Speaker: "LSNY Employee Benefits Training," sponsored by Legal Services of New York, 2004; "LSNY Long Term Disability Benefits Training," sponsored by Legal Services of New York, 2003; "Insurance Issues Forum," sponsored by Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc., 1992—; "Discrimination and Unfair Practices in Insurance and Employee Benefits," at the Disability Discrimination in the Workplace Conference, co-sponsored by AIDS Network and American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, 1999; "Insurance/Employee Benefits Panel," POZ Life Expo, sponsored by POZ Magazine, 1996. President, Board of Directors, 319 West 18th Street Owners' Corporation, 1998-2009. Cooperating Attorney: Lambda Legal Defense Fund; Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. Birthplace: Norristown, Pennsylvania