About Raquel M. Busani Esq.
With more than 15 years’ experience at ERISA Law Center—first as a paralegal and then as an attorney-- Raquel has crafted her practice to focus on helping individuals obtain the disability and life insurance benefits they are entitled to under their employer-sponsored plans. Awards and Honors Honors John Loomis Legacy Medal of Distinction, 2018 San Joaquin College of Law Founders' Scholarship, 2018 Leon S. Peters Foundation Leadership Award, 2017 1st Place Best Brief- George Hopper Moot Court/ 3rd place Best Brief Traynor Moot Court, 2015-2016 Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence in 9 subjects, 2014-2018
Education
Legal Education
- San Joaquin College of Law, Fresno, California, 2018
- J.D.
- Honors: With Distinction
Non Legal Education
- University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 2005
- B.A.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Psychology
- Major: Political Science with Emphasis in International Relations
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Past Positions
- ERISA Law Center, Secretary/Paralegal, 2009 - 2018
- United States District Court- Eastern Dist. of CA, Judicial Extern, 2015
- Languages
- English (Primary)
- Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist: LGBTQ+ Awareness and Advocacy Staff Seminar, San Joaquin College of Law
- Between Two Worlds: "Dalya's Other Country", POV-PBS /LSCA/SJCL, 2017
- Between Two Worlds:"No Le Digas a Nadie", POV-PBS /LSCA/SJCL, 2018
- Lunch & Learn: A Discussion on Pro Bono Services, LSCA, 2018
Representative Cases
- Bennett v. O'Malley, 2024 WL 3718169 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2024)
- Daly v. O'Malley, 2024 WL 3160905 (D. Nev. June 25, 2024)
- Bernal-Brown v. California Ironworkers Field Pension Tr., _____ F. Supp. 3d _____, 2024 WL 3352877 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 17, 2024)
- E.L. v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., 2024 WL 1336463 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2024)
- Macias v. O'Malley, 2024 WL 246173 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2024)
- Macias v. O'Malley, 2024 WL 51352 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2024), report and recommendation adopted, WL 246173 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2024)
- Walker v. AT&T Benefit Plan No. 3, 2023 WL 3451684 (9th Cir. May 15, 2023)
- Walker v. AT&T Benefit Plan No. 3, 2022 WL 1434668 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 6, 2022), aff'd, No. 22-55450, 2023 WL 3451684 (9th Cir. May 15, 2023)
- Walker v. AT & T Benefit Plan No. 3, 338 F.R.D. 658 (C.D. Cal. 2021)
- Entz v. Standard Ins. Co., 2020 WL 5496072 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 11, 2020)
Pro Bono Activities
- SJCL Senior Law Day/CCLS Senior Law Clinic, 2017 - Present
- CVIIC Free Naturalization Application Completion Workshop, 2017 - Present
- Co-Director, Fresno Reel Pride LGBTQ+ Film Festival, January 1, 2019 - Present
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2018
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association ("ABA"), 2021 - Present (Member)
- Fresno County Bar Association ("FCBA"), 2018 - Present (Member)
- Pro Bono Section of Fresno County Bar, 2017 - Present (Member)
- Fresno County Woman Lawyers, 2018 - Present (Member)
- Fresno County Young Lawyers Association, 2018 - Present
- La Raza Lawyer’s Association Fresno
- Law Students for Community Advancement ("LSCA"), 2016 - 2018 (co-founder/board member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2018 - 2019
- Psi Chi International Honors Society in Psychology, 2014 - Present (Life Member)
- Central Valley PrideLaw Association
- Fresno Unity Bar
- San Joaquin College of Law (Board of Directors)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Raquel M. Busani Esq. |
| Firm | ERISA Law Center |
| Address | 6485 North Palm Avenue, Suite 105, Fresno, CA 93704 |
| Phone | 559-660-7694 |
| Website | www.theerisalawgroup.com |
| Website | www.avvo.com/attorneys/93704-ca-raquel-busani-5052131.html?pa=19 |
| Website | www.theerisalawgroup.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |