SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Date: June 13 & 14th, 2008
Topic: Counsel fees and ERISA; Making the Insurance Company PAY
Organization: American Conference Institute, 11th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims, Boston, MA, Invited Speaker

Date: July 21st, 2007
Topics: Women With Multiple Sclerosis, When to Stop Working;

          How to Obtain Disability Benefits Through an Employer Sponsored Plan or         Private Insurance
Organization: South Florida Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis Society Annual Women's Retreat, Miami FL, Invited Workshop Leader

Date: June 6 & 7th, 2007
Topic: The IME Doctor, "Paper Reviewer", and Treating Phyisician: Challenging the Assessment of the Claimant
Organization: American Conference Institute, 10th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims, Boston, MA, Invited Speaker

Date:   April 26, 2007

Topic:  Women and the Law, A Roundtable Discussion

Organization:  Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Moderator

Date:   February 24, 2007

Topic:  Protecting Your Practice & Clients When Faced With Death or Disability

Organization:  Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Invited Speaker

Date:   February 11, 2007

Topic:  Use of the Consumer Fraud Act in States Without Developed Bad Faith Law or Statutes

Organization:  Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Winter Convention, Miami, Florida, Invited Speaker

Date:  Sept. 21 & 22 2006
Topic: The Year in Review: Discussion of Important Bad Faith Decisions in Disability and Life Insurance
Organization: Mealey's Bad Faith Litigation Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Invited Speaker

Date: April 27th-28th, 2006
Topic: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About Disability
Organization: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Annual Convention Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Invited Speaker

Date: April 27th, 2006
Topic: The Voice of Women on the Bench, the Judge's Perspective
Organization: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Women Litigators' Luncheon, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Co-Chairperson

Date: February 23rd and 24th, 2006
Topic: How To Prove Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and Other Self Reported Symptoms
Organization: American Conference Institute, 9th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims, Miami, Florida, Invited Speaker

Date:  December 2, 2005
Topic: Bad Faith Discovery in New Jersey
Organization:  NJ American Trial Lawyers Association, New Jersey, Chairperson of NJATLA Bad Faith Committee and Speaker

Date: November 14th and 15th, 2005
Topic: States with the Fairly Debatable Standard for Bad Faith
Organization: American Conference Institute, 10th National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, Miami, Florida, Invited Speaker

Date:  May 25 & 26, 2005
Topics: Litigating Mental Illness Disability Claims, the Role of the IME; Case Study, Cross Examining the Independent Medical Examiner in Trials
Organization: American Conference Institute  National Advanced Forum on Litigating Mental Illness Disability Insurance Claims, New York City, NY, Invited Moderator for the entire conference, Invited speaker

Date:  April 20, 2005
Topic:  Hot Topics in Disability Insurance Presented to Brokers and Financial Consultants
Organization: Brokerage Concepts Incorporated and International Planning Alliance, LLC, Invited Speaker

Date:  March 29, 2005
Topic:  Disability Insurance for Professors of Dentistry and Dentists in Private Practice, The Myths and Reality of Coverage
Organization:  University of Medicine & Dentistry, Newark, NJ, Invited Speaker

Date:  March 22, 2005
Topic:  Update, Bad Faith, ERISA and The UnumProvident Reassessment
Organization:  Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Teleconference,Invited Speaker      

Date:  March 4 & 5, 2005
Topic: IMEs, Treating Physicians and Paper Reviewers- Who Legitimately Makes the Decision As to Disability?
Organization: American Conference Institute 8th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims, Miami Florida, Invited Speaker

Date:  January 11, 2005
Topic: Hot Topics in Disability Insurance
Organization: International Planning Alliance, LLC, A Financial Services Organization, Wayne, NJ, Invited Speaker

Date:  Sept. 27 & 28, 2004
Topic:  Advice on prosecuting a Summary Judgment Motion in a bad faith case.
Organization: Mealey's Bad Faith Litigation Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Invited Speaker

Date:  June 10 & 11, 2004
Topic:  Latest trends in Fibromyalgia, Moderator.
Organization: American Conference Institute 7th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims, Boston, Mass., Invited Speaker

Date:  March 29 & 30, 2004
Topic:  Success with Bad Faith Claims in States with the "No Debatable Reason" Standard
Organization: American Conference Institute, 10th National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, San Francisco, California, Invited Speaker

Date:  February 15, 2004
Topic: Daubert Challenges in Bad Faith Litigation
Organization:  Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Mid-Year Convention, Orlando, Florida, Invited Speaker

Date: July 19th-23rd, 2003
Topic: Current Trends in Disability
Organization: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, Invited Speaker

Date: May 13, 2003
Topic:  Litigating Long-Term Disability Claims Under ERISA Long-Term Disability Practice
Organization: ATLA National College of Advocacy, Invited Speaker

Date:   May 10, 2003
Topic:  ERISA: Treating Physician Rule- Nord
Organization: Mealy's Conference, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 28th and 29th, 2003
Topic: Legal, Tactical, and Practical Guide for Litigating Your Bad Faith Case
Organization: American Conference Institute, 9th National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, San Francisco, California, Invited Speaker

Date: April 24th-25th, 2003
Topic: Disability Law: Finding the Diamond in the Rough,
Organization: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Annual Convention Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Invited Speaker

Date: March 24 and 25th, 2003
Topic: Utilizing and Monitoring Vocational Assessment and Rehabilitation: Current Trends and Court Decisions
Organization: American Conference Institute 6th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims, Boston, Mass., Invited Speaker

Date: October, 2002
Topic: Discovery in Disability Claims
Organization: NOCCSR, San Francisco, California

Date: July, 2002
Topic: Confidentiality: What's So Secret Anyway?
Organization: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: February, 2002
Topic: Confidentiality
Organization: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Miami, Florida

Date: July 2001
Topic: Mock Trial of a Disability Case
Organization: ATLA, Montreal, Canada

Date: June 2001
Topic: Bad Faith in the Handling of Disability Claims
Organization: American Conference Institute, Boston, MA

Date: July 2000
Topic: Bad Faith Litigation and ERISA, A Change is in the Air
Organization: ATLA, Chicago, IL

Date: ]une 2000
Topic: Material Duties of the Occupation and Employer Contact
Organization: American Conference Institute, Boston, MA

Date: April 2000
Topic: Unforeseen Pitfalls When Filing for Disability
Organization: Local Dental Association

Date: ]uly 1999
Topic: Discovery of Company Documents That They'd Rather Not Disclose
Organization: ATLA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

Date: January 28, 1997
Topic: Special Needs Trusts
Organization: Essex County Bar Association

Date: 1996
Topic: Proof of Traumatic Injuries
Publication: Cyclopedia of Trial Practice

Date: October 15, 1996
Topic: Paralegal's Utilization in a Major Law Firm
Organization: The Legal Assistant's Association of New Jersey

Date: 1995
Topic: Products Liability Sample Complaint
Publication: Handling Accident Cases

ARTICLES:

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	The Advocacy of Disability Claims Involving Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia; A Case Survey ACI Litigating Disability Insurance Claims February 23 & 24, 2005, Coconut Grove, Florida, By Bonny G. Rafel
	The Consumer Fraud Act and Its Application to First Party Insurance Claims Atla Mid Year Conference, 2007by By Bonny G. Rafel
	The UnumProvident Settlement Proposal: How it Will Affect Consumers Nationwide By Bonny G.Rafel (November 18, 2004)
	Disability insurance as promised? By Bonny G. Rafel
	Legal, Tactical, and Practical Guide for Litigating Your Bad Faith Case By Bonny G. Rafel
	The Dozen Most Litigated Issues Involving Vocational Evaluations By Bonny G. Rafel
	ATLA Presentation, May 12, 2003 Discovery in a Disability Claim: What You Need to Prove Your Case By Bonny G. Rafel
	ERISA: A Practitioner’s Guide Claim Denied! New Trends in Employee Benefit Claim Litigation - The Treating Physician Opinion Quagmire By Bonny G. Rafel
	UNUMPROVIDENT Presentation to Insurance Practice Section Annual National ATLA Convention, San Francisco, California, July 22, 2003 By Bonny G. Rafel
	Bad Faith in the Handling of Disability Claims: Is it Real or Imagined? By Bonny G. Rafel
	Confidentiality Agreements – What’s So Secret? By Bonny G. Rafel

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