About Our Section

This section aims to organize the members of the CBA who are workers’ compensation practitioners and to educate all members of the Bar from all sides at all levels of expertise as to workers’ compensation law. Furthermore, the section attempts to provide services to organizations other than the CBA when those organizations are involved in the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation system. The section works with all levels of government in an effort to improve the system. The Executive Committee will take positions on pending legislation where appropriate. It will work through committees on various issues that arise in the practice such as amicus briefs, creating new and exciting continuing legal education, and producing our publication Compensation Quarterly. The committee works with the Commission giving feedback on issues affecting day-to-day practice of the parties that appear before the Commission as they arise. The section consists of members who represent injured workers, employers and insurers, as well as the State of Connecticut and the Second Injury Fund.

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Section Executive Committee

Chair
Donna Civitello

Carter & Civitello
1 Bradley Rd, Ste 305
Woodbridge, CT 06525-2235
(203)389-7000
dc@carterandcivitello.com

Vice Chair
Chris Buccini
Strunk Dodge Aiken Zovas LLC
200 Corporate Pl, Suite 100
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-1861
(860) 785-4500
cbuccini@ctworkcomp.com

Treasurer
Jill M. Rydzik

Morrissey Morrissey & Rydzik LLC
PO Box 31
Naugatuck, CT 06770
(203)723-6691
JMorrissey@MorrisseyRydzik.com

Secretary
Maribeth McGloin
Williams Law Firm LLC
2 Enterprise Dr, Ste 412
Shelton, CT 06484
(203)255-7777
mmcgloin@wmlawllc.com



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Upcoming Events

  • May 06
    2024 Workers' Compensation Retreat (SWC240506)
    The Otesaga Resort Hotel
    60 Lake Street
    Cooperstown, New York

    8:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
    Mail in Registration

    Seminar for workers’ compensation practitioners to hone their legal skills and understanding of specific areas of the law. Attendees will learn about developments in the labor market in the post Covid-19 world. The practical benefits of structuring settlement and management of MSA monies for the protection of the practitioner and their client. Ethical pitfalls in everyday practice of workers’ compensation. Dr. Holzman will present on the benefits of early return to work from a psychological standpoint, as well as pain psychology. Judge Schoolcraft will lead a Socratic discussion of professionalism in the Formal setting and hot-button workers’ compensation issues.

 
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  • Workers Diane D. Duhamel Receives 2019 Pomeranz-O'Brien Award

    Monday, June 24, 2019

    Attorney Diane D. Duhamel received the Pomeranz-O’Brien Award from the Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) Workers’ Compensation Section for her contribution and exemplary service to the workers’ compensation system and community. Attorney Duhamel was presented with the award at the 2019 Connecticut Legal Conference, during the section’s seminar, “Current Issues in the Workers’ Compensation System.”

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Workers' Compensation Specialist Certification Program

The Workers’ Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association has created the Workers’ Compensation Specialist Certification Program to help the public to identify attorneys who are competent, experienced, and skilled in the area of workers’ compensation law and to raise the level of practice in this area of the law.

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