Ted Lavender is a partner in the national law firm of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, which has 32 offices across 19 states and the District of Columbia. He is the vice chair of the firm's national Life, Health, Disability & ERISA practice group. He represents ERISA healthcare plans, their fiduciaries, and plan participants in healthcare reimbursement disputes and litigation across the country. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, various Federal District Courts in Georgia, Florida, and Texas, as well as all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia. In addition to his ERISA practice, he defends medical malpractice cases, including the defense of doctors, hospitals, nurses, and other ancillary medical care providers. He also defends civil rights matters, as well as complex general liability claims, and other civil litigation. For each year from 2008 to 2014, he has been named a Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine and Super Lawyer Magazine.