Sandals & Associates, P.C.
One South Broad Street
Suite 1850
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-3418
Telephone: 215-825-4000
Fax: 215-825-4001
Email: main@sandalslaw.com

Sandals & Associates, P.C. concentrates its national practice in complex and class action litigation, particularly in the areas of pensions and employee and retiree benefits (ERISA), consumer protection and commercial disputes. Our lawyers have prosecuted these cases on behalf of our clients in courts throughout the United States. Our work frequently has resulted in precedent-setting decisions in both trial and appeals courts, on behalf of both individual clients and classes with tens of thousands of members.

Our lawyers have successfully prosecuted individual and class action litigation against major corporations. We have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients. We take pride in our record of high-quality, attentive and zealous representation. Specific examples of our case experience are listed in the Attorney Profiles sections.

Our major practice areas are:

Pensions and other Employee and Retiree Benefits (ERISA)
In courts throughout the country, we have represented employees and retirees of major corporations to:

• Challenge cutbacks in retiree medical and pension benefits
• Obtain relief for harm resulting from employer misinformation about benefits (breach of the fiduciary duty to provide complete and accurate benefits information)
• Remedy losses to pension and savings plans due to imprudent investment decisions (breach of the fiduciary duty to act prudently in managing plan assets)
• Remedy losses suffered by workers who are misclassified as independent contractors
• Challenge valuations of stock held by employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
• Secure compliance with the terms of benefit plans
• Enforce legal rights to benefits for employees affected by corporate transactions, such as mergers and divestitures
• Obtain benefits for employees affected by layoffs and other reduction programs

Consumer Protection

In courts throughout the country, we have represented consumers in class actions to:

• Obtain damages for unfair practices in the mortgage lending, vocational school and insurance industries