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Broad Brook Administrative Law Firm
Overview
Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist
Nationally Certified Medicare Set-aside Consultant
As a practicing attorney I have worked with hundreds of attorneys and law firms and their clients for over 32 years providing counsel with integrated settlement solutions to their workers' compensation and liability settlements wherein Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid collateral benefits are at issue...
Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist
Nationally Certified Medicare Set-aside Consultant
As a practicing attorney I have worked with hundreds of attorneys and law firms and their clients for over 32 years providing counsel with integrated settlement solutions to their workers' compensation and liability settlements wherein Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid collateral benefits are at issue.
I am a board-certified workers' compensation specialist by the Connecticut Bar Association Standing Committee on Workers' Compensation Certification and am nationally credentialed by the Commission on Health Care Certification (CHCC) as a Medicare Set-Aside Consultant (MSCC)*.
I author two texts on workers' compensation, Social Security offsets and Medicare Set-asides and have written numerous articles and appeared as a guest lecturer before various national and state legal associations and industry groups. I am AV-rated under Martindale-Hubbell's Peer Review Rating System® and am recognized in Best Lawyer and Super Lawyer publications.
My Practice:
Medicare Set-aside Services. If your client is a Medicare beneficiary or has a reasonable expectation of being a Medicare beneficiary within 30 months of the settlement of a workers' compensation or personal injury claim, my office will prepare an analysis of those future injury or accident related medical services and prescription drug therapy costs which would otherwise be payable or reimbursable by Medicare so as to minimize the amount your client will be required to "set aside" from the gross settlement proceeds in order to comply with current regulatory requirements.
Medicare Conditional Payment Services. If your client is currently a Medicare beneficiary or has been a Medicare beneficiary in the past my office provides complete Medicare compliance including notice, investigation and reconciliation of any Medicare conditional payments which are payable from the settlement proceeds.
Social Security offset Services. If your client will receive either periodic or lump sum workers' compensation payments concurrently while receiving Social Security Disability benefits your client may be subject to having those important Social Security benefits reduced by what is known as "offset". My office will draft settlement language which mitigates or eliminates, if possible, the adverse impact Social Security offset provisions can have on your client's important monthly Social Security Disability benefits.
CMS Referral Service If your settlement meets certain review thresholds as developed by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) your settlement needs to be referred to CMS. My office provides complete referral services for your workers' compensation or personal injury settlement including initial submission, as well as, resolution of any CMS counter proposal.
Settlement Document Preparation. If your client settles a workers' compensation claim your settlement documents should contain Social Security disability and Medicare set-aside provisions so that these important collateral benefits are not jeopardized by the settlement of your claim. If your client is settling a liability claim my office can provide Medicare compliant general release language.
Expert testimony services and legal opinion letters. My office is often called on by other lawyers to prepare legal opinion letters or to provide expert testimony on matters involving workers' compensation claims, Medicare Set-asides or Social Security offsets. My office provides this service on a broad range of issues, including the valuation of a case, the legal issues involved and matters of causation or insurance liability.
ADR Mediation Services. My office will provide private ADR mediation/arbitration services for workers' compensation and liability settlements conducted at either Claimant/Plaintiff or Respondent/Defendant's office location.
* Connecticut does not certify lawyers as specialists in Medicare law.
About Law Office of Angelo Paul Sevarino
Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Private Judging
- Civil Rights
- Disability & Illness Discrimination
- Government Agencies & Programs
- Medicare & Medicaid
- Social Security -- Disability
- Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits
- Health & Health Care Law
- Disability
- Workers' Compensation Law
- State & Municipal Employees
- Workers' Compensation Appeals
- Workers' Compensation Fraud
Honors
- Rating of AAV By Martindale Hubbell Law Directory's Highest Accolade
- Edward Pomeranz/Edward O'Brien Memorial Award for Excellence and Achievement, Workers' Compensation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, June 18, 2007 - Present
- Connecticut Italian American Bar Association, 2005 Achievement Award, March 25, 2005 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Connecticut Super Lawyers
- New England Super Lawyers
- Top Attorneys In Connecticut and Greater Hartford
Published Works
- Connecticut Workers' Compensation After Reforms, Atlantic Law Book Company, Fourth Edition, 2010
- Practitioner's Guide to Settlements, Offsets and Set-Asides, Atlantic Law Book Company, 2009
- Settlements, Offsets and Set Asides, Atlantic Law Book Company, 2004
- Connecticut Workers' Compensation After Reforms, Atlantic Law Book Company, 1999, Commutative Supplements 2000, 2001, Second Edition
- Connecticut Workers' Compensation After Reforms, Atlantic Law Book Company, 1994, Cumulative Supplements 1995, 1996, 1997
- Connecticut Lawyers' Desk book, Connecticut Workers' Compensation, (Co-Author), Connecticut Bar Association, 1998, 2008
- Connecticut Workers' Compensation - Connecticut Basic Practice Manual, Connecticut Bar Association 1986, 1993
- A Form 36 A Carrier's Catch 22, The Journal of the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association, June, 1986
- A Revised Regulations Changes and Additions Every Attorney Should Know, The Connecticut Law Tribune, 20 CLT 1, 21, December 27, 1993, January 3, 1994
- AA Revamped System, The Connecticut Law Tribune Magazine, April 25, 1994
- Specialty Certification for Connecticut Counsel, The Connecticut Law Tribune, 20 CLT 46,23, November 21, 1994
- A Workers' Compensation Costs: Independent Contractor or Employee, The Balance Sheet, Lillis & Burnett CPA's, Fall, 1996
- A The Invasion of Managed Care, The Connecticut Law Tribune Magazine, February 3, 1997
- A Impact of the Elimination of Pre-Existing Condition, Compensation Quarterly, Spring, 1999
- A Medicare Set-Aside Mechanisms - Frequently Asked Questions, Compensation Quarterly, Fall, 2003
- A An Expanding Role For Medicare Set-Asides, The Connecticut Law Tribune, 35 CLT 5, September 21, 2009
- Medicare Set-aside Accounts, Compensation Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 1, Spring, 2012
Classes and Seminars
- A Connecticut Workers' Compensation - An Audio Video 40 Slide Tape Presentation Utilized, Commissioners and Workers' Compensation Worker Education Services, 1985
- A Mock Informal Hearing - A Video Mock Informal Hearing Conference Used in Training, 1986
- A Frequently Asked Questions - Medicare Set-Aside Mechanisms - a 88 Q&A Format of Commonly Asked questions On Medicare set aside Issues with Accompanying Answers, http://sevarinolaw.com, 2005 - Present
- Liability Medicare Set-asides (LMSA) or We’re off to See the Wizard - A web released article on Liability Medicare Set asides, release Language, MMSEA and MSPRC Issues Dealing With Personal Injury Settlements, September 23, 2011 - Present
- "Workers' Compensation in Connecticut", Connecticut Conference on Workers' Compensation Hartford, September 11, 1986
- A Preparing for the Informal Conference, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Basics and Beyond, Connecticut Bar Association North Haven, January 16, 1987
- A Proper Preparation and Presentation of the Case, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Basics and Beyond, Connecticut Bar Association, Meriden, January 27, 1989 - Present
- A The Proper Evaluation of Claims Involving Dental Injury - TMJ, Workers 'Compensation, Connecticut Bar Association, Meriden, January 26, 1990
- A Development, Preparation and Settlement of a Claim, Workers, Compensation, Connecticut Bar Association, North Haven, June 14, 1991
- A Initial Client Interview and File Set-UP, Workers' Compensation Basic Practice in Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association, Bridgeport/Hartford, November 11, 1992 - November 12, 1992
- A Prevention and Case Management, Principles of Medical Management - Personal Law Update 1992, Council on Education in Management, Hartford, April 6, 1992 - April 7, 1992
- A Return to Work under Section 31-313 and The Americans With Disabilities Act, Workers' Compensation after Reforms, Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford, October 21, 1993
- A Initial Client Interview & File Set-up, Workers' Compensation, Connecticut Bar Association, Trumbull/East Hartford, February 16, 1994 - February 17, 1994
- A Connecticut Workers' Compensation and the American With Disabilities Act, Connecticut Bar Association, General Practice Section, Workers' Compensation Section and Labor and Employment Law Section, Rocky Hill, November 29, 1994
- A Issues and Strategies at Formal Proceedings, Workers' Compensation, Connecticut Bar Association, Cromwell, December 2, 1994
- A Collateral Sources ADA/Third Party Action/Social Security, Workers' Compensation, Connecticut Bar Association, Stratford/East Hartford, February 15, 1995 - February 16, 1995
- A How to Start and Maintain a Successful Small Firm Practice, Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practice, Connecticut Bar Association, Cromwell, June 12, 1995
- A Repetitive Trauma Claims In Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, Farmington, January 19, 1996
- A New Admitees Overview of Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, Stratford/Wethersfield, February 14, 1996 - February 15, 1996
- A Fifty Ways To Leave Your Practice, Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practice, Connecticut Bar Association, Cromwell, June 3, 1996
- A Exclusivity of Workers' Compensation, United States Fire & Casualty Company, Rocky Hill, June 25, 1996
- A Benefit Timeline From Beginning to End, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, Trumbull/Wethersfield, February 26, 1997 - February 27, 1997
- "Knee Injuries in Workers' Compensation Cases", Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, Meriden, December 12, 1997
- A Benefit Timeline From Beginning to End, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, Shelton/Wethersfield, February 25, 1998 - February 26, 1998
- A Social Security Offsets and Stipulated Settlement - How to Cope, Workers 'Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, Hawk's Cay Resort and Marina, Duck Key, Florida, March 30, 1998 - March 31, 1998
- "Social Security/Medicare Offsets and Liens", Workers' Compensation Update 1998, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Cromwell, June 1, 1998
- "Winning A Workers' Compensation Case", Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, North Haven, 1999
- "Connecticut Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance Benefit Offsets 42 U.S.C. 416 & 432", Workers' Compensation Update 1999, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, Cromwell, June 14, 1999
- "Social Security Offsets in Connecticut Workers' Compensation", Workers' Compensation Commission, Commissioner's Meeting, Hartford, March 3, 2000
- "Workers' Compensation Update 2000", Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, North Haven, May 18, 2000
- A Settlement/Coordination of Concurrent Workers' Compensation/Social Security/Medicare Benefits, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association, CBA Law Center, New Britain, May 10, 2001
- A Basic Elements of a Workers' Compensation Case, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association CBA Law Center, New Britain, June 18, 2001
- A Social Security/Medicare Offset, Workers' Compensation Commission Symposium, Cromwell, October 18, 2001
- A Concurrent Receipt of Workers 'Compensation, Social Security and Medicare Benefits, Sterling Education Services, LLC, Cromwell, March 8, 2002
- A Social Security Disability/Medicare Offsets and Other Related Matters, Workers' Compensation Section, Connecticut Bar Association The Sheraton Key West Hotel, Key West, Florida, March 17, 2002
- A The Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation, Council on Education in Management, Trumbull, September 10, 2003
- A Coordination of Workers' Compensation Settlements with Social Security/Medicare/Group Health, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, November 5, 2003
- A Interaction of Workers' Compensation, Social Security, and Medicare, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, December 5, 2003
- A Principles of Cooperation in Medical-Legal Matters, Hartford County Bar Association, West Hartford, February 16, 2005
- A Settlements, Offsets and Set-Asides, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, March 18, 2005
- A Employment & Workers' Compensation Law, Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, Waterbury, May 24, 2005
- "A Medicare Set-Asides Update 2005", Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA), New Haven, June 23, 2005
- A Medicare Set-Asides Update on Recent Trends, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, February 24, 2006
- A Medicare Set-Aside Mechanisms, Hartford County Bar Association, Hartford, April 4, 2006
- A Specialty Certification: How It's Done, New England Bar Association Manchester, Vermont, October 27, 2006
- A Workers' Compensation: Advanced Topics Workers' Compensation Settlements and Medicare/Medicaid Considerations, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, March 2, 2007
- A Workers' Compensation Seminar Medicare Set-Asides, The Civil Justice Foundation, Inc., New Haven, CT, April 20, 2007
- A Ethical Traps and Landmines for the Unwary Workers' Compensation Practitioner, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, March 7, 2008
- A Workers' Compensation Settlements with Medicare Implications, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, May 19, 2008
- A Advanced Workers' Compensation-Settlements of Workers' Compensation Cases with Medicare Set Aside & the Social Security Offset, Sterling Education Services, Inc., Bridgeport, March 10, 2009
- A Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation Coordinating WC/PI Settlements with Medicare/Social Security, Sterling Education Services, Inc., Hartford, May 19, 2009
- A Medicare Headaches Coming to Torts, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association 2009 Annual Meeting Westbrook, June 8, 2009
- A Medicare Set Asides Frequently Asked Questions, Worker's Injury Law & Advocacy Group 2009 Conference The Boulders Resort, Arizona, October 17, 2009
- A Advanced Workers' Compensation Medicare Set asides and the Workers' Compensation Stipulation, Sterling Education Services, Inc., Hartford, November 10, 2009
- A Advanced Social Security Benefits Update Interplay of Government Benefits and Injury Settlements, National Business Institute, Hartford, December 4, 2009
- A Workers’ Compensation Law &Practice Settlements, Sterling Education Services, Inc., Hartford, August 4, 2010
- A Personal Injury Settlements and Medicare Set Asides A Tsunami is Coming Be Ready, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, New Britain, October 1, 2010
- "The Ugliest Seminar of the Year Medicare Set asides and the Personal Injury Practitioner", Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Civil Justice Foundation, Inc., Orange, December 3, 2010
- A How to Speak to CMS about Medicare Set Aside and Conditional Payments in 2011, CT Bar Institute, Inc., Connecticut Bar Association, Newport, RI, May 5, 2011 - May 7, 2011
- "A We’re Off to See the Wizard”, Advanced Workers’ Compensation, (Medicare Set asides and Medicare Secondary Payer Act), Sterling Education Services, Inc., Bridgeport, CT, April 4, 2012
- "A We’re Off to See the Wizard”, Advanced Workers’ Compensation (Medicare Set-asides and Medicare Secondary Payer Act), Sterling Education Services, Inc., New Haven, CT, September 12, 2012
Representative Clients
- Individuals and Law Firms throughout Connecticut
References
- John A. Mastropietro, Chairman, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, Hartford, CT 06105
People
Attorneys
- William C. Brown (Partner)
- Angelo Paul Sevarino (Attorney At Law, Of Counsel)
Staff
- Kelly Romano, Legal Assistant
Office Information
Address
26 Barber Hill Road Broad Brook, CT 06016
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