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Pension Rights Project
Recovers Over $600,000 In Benefits For Pensioners
by Nilesh Patel
Since April 2005, the Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project has provided
free legal assistance to 320 clients and recovered $640,345.00 in pension
benefits for individuals throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and the Dakotas
Since April 2005, the Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project (UMPRP) has
provided free legal assistance to 320 clients and recovered $640,345.00 in
pension benefits for individuals in a five state region. UMPRP is a joint
project of the Minnesota Senior Federation (MSF), the Coalition of Wisconsin
Aging Groups’ (CWAG) Elder Law Center, and Iowa Legal Aid. UMPRP is funded by
grants from the Administration on Aging and the Retirement Research Foundation.
The project offers free legal assistance for residents of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa and North and South Dakota regardless of income or age.
“We are very pleased with the growing number of individuals the project is
serving,” states Helen Marks Dicks, Director of CWAG’s Elder Law Center. Ms.
Dicks states that UMPRP is a key resource for retirees who have questions on how
to locate their pension plan, want to contest a benefits denial, or need
assistance with an inaccurate benefits payment.
Two other groups served by UMPRP include widows and divorcees. “Many widows
depend on their spouse’s pension to remain financially independent,” states
Wisconsin Project Coordinator Nilesh Patel. Patel further states that UMPRP
provides the means for widows to continue receiving benefits that have been
wrongfully denied. In addition, UMPRP can counsel divorcees on how to protect
their rights to their spouse’s pension benefits.
Some recent examples of UMPRP's services include:
1. Filing an appeal for benefits for a widow who was wrongfully denied benefits.
A successful appeal will result in the individual receiving back payments going
back to 1988.
2. Establishing the right to pension benefits for a former City of Milwaukee
worker.
3. Assisting a divorced individual prove that his pension plan administrator had
incorrectly divided his benefit.
UMPRP has offices in Madison, WI; St. Paul, MIN; and Des Moines, IA. The offices
can be reached via the following toll free numbers: (800) 488-2596 (Madison),
(877) 645-0261 (St. Paul), and (800) 992-8161 (Des Moines).
http://www.cwag.org/legal/pension%2Drights/
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