Change in ERISA counsel
Anyone had to leave an hourly ERISA attorney while currently approved due to cost and did you re-hire before change of definition to any occupation or wait for denial? Did you overturn a denial on your own? How did you navigate hiring new counsel? Want to avoid a later denial but hourly cost to manage communication with LTD company for one record request was $10K surprise ($400 hourly, said it would be less than contingency and was far more with no guarantee moving forward). I made requests/followed up with doctors myself anyway to barely make a deadline. I fixed a peer review mistake by a doctor on my own. I expect extreme scrutiny by my LTD. Not sure what people are willing to share.
ETA: I deal with mostly invisible disabilties with high risk of denial. I was already approved on my own but condition got worse.