Cari M. Schwartz - Northridge, CA
Attorney at Kantor & Kantor, LLP
Insurance Law Lawyers in Northridge, CA
9301 Corbin Ave. Suite 1400 Northridge, CA 91324
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Northridge Insurance Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Law
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Denials for Proton Therapy
- Disability Insurance Claims
- Disability Insurance Denials
- Eating Disorders
- Elder Law
- Employee Benefits
- ERISA Law
- Fire and Flood Home Damage Claims
- Health and Healthcare Law
- Health Insurance Claims
- Health Insurance Denials
- Homeowner's Insurance Claim Denials
- Life Insurance Claim Denials
- Life Insurance Claims
- Long Term Care Insurance Claims
- Long Term Care Insurance Denials
- Long Term Disability Denials
- Pension Claims
- Pension Denials
- Property and Casualty Insurance Denials
- Retirement Benefits
Attorney Information
Overview
Cari M. Schwartz is a partner with Kantor & Kantor who joined the firm in 2014. Cari's entire legal career has focused on client advocacy. Before joining Kantor & Kantor, Cari spent over a decade representing disabled individuals before the Social Security Administration and helped thousands of individuals obtain their disability benefits.
At Kantor & Kantor, Cari represents individual clients all over the country seeking health benefits pursuant to individual policies and other policies that are exempt from ERISA. In July of 2021, Cari was accepted into the Cancer Legal Resource Center's Professional Panel. The CLRC, a program of the Disability Rights Legal Center, provides confidential and free services nationwide on cancer-related legal issues to anyone affected by cancer. In August of 2021, Cari was invited to join Triage Cancer's Legal Advisory Council. Triage Cancer is a national, nonprofit organization that provides free education on the legal and practical issues affecting people diagnosed with cancer.
Cari was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, where she still lives with her husband and son. In her spare time, she can be found watching her son play soccer, basketball and/or baseball or in the gym boxing.
Education
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Legal Education
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Southwestern University School of Law,
Los Angeles,
California, May, 2002
J.D.
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Southwestern University School of Law,
Los Angeles,
California, May, 2002
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Non Legal Education
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University of California,
San Diego,
California, 1996
B.A.
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University of California,
San Diego,
California, 1996
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Languages
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Spanish
Classes and Seminars
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Presenter, “Top 10 Ways to Get Health Insurance Claims Paid for People with Cancer.” MCLE presentation in partnership with Cancer Legal Resource Center, March 31, 2022
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Co-presenter: “Navigating Mental Health Insurance with Kantor & Kantor, LLP”. NAMI California Townhall, February 8th, 2022
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Presenter, "Navigating Mental Health Insurance Claims and Appeals During a Pandemic", International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, March 18, 2021
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Co-presenter: Kantor & Kantor Webinar – “How to Advocate for Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorder Treatment”
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Co-presenter: “Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorder Treatment” The University of Southern California Gold School of Law, February 25, 2020
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Co-presenter: Kantor & Kantor Webinar – “Obtaining Explant Insurance Coverage” (2019)
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Co-presenter: Kantor & Kantor Presentation at IAEDP Annual Conference, “Paying for Eating Disorder Treatment” (2016)
- Co-presenter: Kantor & Kantor Utilization Review Training Session at REDC Annual Conference, “How to Maximize Insurance Payment for Eating Disorder Treatment” (2016)
Published Works
Articles
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National Association on Mental Illness – "Tips for Getting an Insurer to Cover Mental Health Treatment" Blog Post, September 11, 2020
Bar Admissions
- California, 2002
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
Other Affiliations
- California State Bar (Member)
- National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (Member)
Contact
9301 Corbin Ave.
Suite 1400
Northridge, CA 91324
Phone: (818) 886-2525
Fax: 818-350-6272
Email: Send a message
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http://www.kantorlaw.net
- https://www.kantorlaw.net/blog/ (Kantor & Kantor Blogs)
- https://www.yourerisawatch.com/ (ERISA Watch Blog)
Hours: M-F 8:30am -5pm
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