Top best Workers Compensation Lawyers in Vernon Rockville | 2 available

Scott A. Carta is an associate with the firm of Leighton, Katz & Drapeau with a principal office in Rockville, Connecticut. His practice consists almost exclusively of representing claimants/plaintiffs in workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. Mr. Carta is a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist.. Mr. Carta is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Tolland County Bar Association, the Middlesex County Bar Association, and a member of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Carta’s article, “A Review of the Penalties Found in the Workers’ Compensation Act,” was featured in the Autumn, 2008 Edition of the Compensation Quarterly. Mr. Carta also authored an article entitled, “Ciarlelli v. Town of Hamden: A Clarifying Decision in Heart and Hypertension Law,” which can be found in the Early Fall, 2011 Edition of the Compensation Quarterly. He is also on the Editorial Board of the Compensation Quarterly.. Mr. Carta received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1996 and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut, School of Law in 1999. He was admitted to practice of law in the State of Connecticut in 1999.

Francis X. Drapeau is a partner in the firm of Leighton, Katz & Drapeau with a principal office in Vernon.. His practice consists primarily of representing claimants in the workers’ compensation forum and on appeal. Attorney Drapeau is a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist. He has lectured on various workers’ compensation topics for both the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.. Mr. Drapeau received his B.A. degree from Fairfield University and his Juris Doctorate from Western New England College School of Law.. He was admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut in 1991.. He has been a contributor in both the Practice Tips and Point-Counterpoint sections of the Compensation Quarterly.. He is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, and the Tolland County Bar Association of which he is past President. He currently sits on the both the Executive Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Examining Committee for Board Certification as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist.