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Charles E. Tiernan III 
New Haven, Connecticut
Partner
phone 888-692-7403
203-800-7343
fax 203-782-0278
email ctiernan@ltke.com

Charles E. Tiernan, III is a partner in the firm of Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C. Mr. Tiernan represents individuals, municipalities, employers, health insurers and insurance carriers in all aspects of worker’s compensation. Mr. Tiernan also has extensive experience in all phases of criminal law and litigation, including trials in both state and federal court, and focuses a major part of his practice on cases involving charges of operating under the influence and the administrative aspects of those charges which relate to license suspensions before the Department of Motor Vehicles. Mr. Tiernan additionally handles juvenile matters, including both delinquency and neglect, as well as family matters involving marriage dissolution.

Mr. Tiernan has been affiliated with Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C. since he was admitted to practice in 1983. Over the years, Mr. Tiernan has lectured in various seminars dealing with worker’s compensation and drunk driving and has authored articles which have appeared in the State of Connecticut Worker’s Compensation Quarterly.

Mr. Tiernan received his B.A. in 1980 from Trinity College where he captained the football team in his senior season. He received his J.D. in December of 1982 from Drake University School of Law where he was a member of the Board of Editors of the Drake Law Review and authored a note for the Drake Law Review entitled, “Standing Barriers to Citizen and Taxpayers Suits in the Federal Court," 32 Drake Law Review 2, 1983. Mr. Tiernan is admitted to practice in Connecticut. He is also admitted to practice before the U. S. District Court of Connecticut, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, U. S. Tax Court and the U. S. Supreme Court. Mr. Tiernan has been an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University since 1989 and currently teaches a course in family law. Mr. Tiernan is a member of the American, Connecticut and New Haven Country Bar Associations and is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Year Joined Organization:
1983
Areas of Practice:
Criminal Law
State and Federal
Workers Compensation
Administrative Law
Juvenile Delinquency
Child Neglect Matters
Matrimonial Law
Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1983
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1987
U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
U.S. Tax Court, 1984
Education:
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1982
J.D.
Law Review: Drake Law Review, Board of Editors, 1981 - 1982


Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1980
B.A.
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
"Standing Barriers to Citizen and Taxpayer Suits in the Federal Court", 32 Drake Law Review 2, 1983


"Safety and Security In The Workers' Compensation Forum", Compensation Quarterly, Volume 5, Number 3, Summer, 1995


"A Pig in the Parlor", "Insurer's Liens on Workers' Compensation Awards", Compensation Quarterly, Volume 15, Number 4, Fall, 2005


Representative Clients:
Gallogler Bassett Services, Inc.
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Connecticut Transit, Inc.
Covidien
Tyco
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Meridian Resources, Inc.
References:
Gallogler Bassett Services, Inc.
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Connecticut Transit, Inc.
Covidien
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Defending Drunk Drivers, New Haven County Bar Association, 1987


Lecturer, What's New In Workers' Compensation Law?, New Haven County Bar Association, 1991


Lecturer, Defending Drunk Drivers, New Haven County Bar Association, 1999


Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Law, Quinnipiac University, 1989 - 1996


Adjunct Professor, Family Law, Quinnipiac University, 1997 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Haven County Bar Association
Member


Connecticut Bar Association
Member


Connecticut Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section
Member, Executive Committee


American Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Connecticut Superior Court, Law Clerk, 1983


Languages:
German
Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Chi Rho

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