Nathan J. Shafner

An accomplished workers’ compensation attorney and partner at Embry, Neusner, Arscott & Shafner LLC in Groton, Connecticut, attorney Nathan J. Shafner has devoted his practice exclusively to helping seriously injured workers get the benefits they are entitled to. Thorough and current with Connecticut workers’ comp laws, he remains courteous and professional to his clients from the start to the end of every case. Over his career spanning nearly 35 years, he has represented the rights of hundreds of blue collar workers after facing:

• Traumatic back and head injuries
• Musculoskeletal problems
• Machine mishaps
• Toxic exposure
• Scaffolding accidents
• Permanent and temporary disability
• Repetitive motion injuries
• Electrocution and burn injuries

After graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1983, Mr. Shafner received his Juris Doctor from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 1988. While there, he served as the managing editor of the Hofstra Property Law Journal. He obtained his license to practice law in all the state courts of Connecticut in 1988 and the federal courts the following year.

A former legal advisory board member of the state of Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, Mr. Shafner drafted several workers’ compensation guidelines to improve medical care and coordination, and guarantee income loss benefits and other protections to injured workers and their families. He has appeared in several appeals hearings before the state of Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission and submitted oral arguments and amicus curiae briefs with the Connecticut Supreme Court.

A long-serving member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Mr. Shafner is a part of its Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group and previously worked for its Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee. Furthermore, he is the co-chair of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association – Workers’ Compensation Section. He regularly addresses and connects with the audience at seminars where he shares effective information on workers’ compensation law.