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Frank E. Carbonara, Esq.Founding PartnerAppellate Counsel & Complex Workers' Compensation Litigation
frank.carbonara@gssc-law.com Direct Line: (714) 221-8917 Areas of Focus:
Appellate Practice High-Exposure and Complex Workers' Compensation Claims Professional Athlete Claims Asbestos Claims Medical Provider Networks Utilization Review Medicare Secondary Payer Claims Strategies and procedures to mitigate employer liability on claims involving home health care and opioid use for chronic pain management |
Frank E. Carbonara is a founding partner of GUILFORD SARVAS & CARBONARA LLP. He has
nearly 30 years experience as a practicing attorney handling workers' compensation cases, as well as experience in plaintiffs' personal injury litigation and insurance subrogation.
Prior to his involvement with GS&C, he was a partner in the law firm of Jones, Nelson, Screeton & Cornforth, and before that, an associate attorney with Rose, Klein & Marias. Mr. Carbonara received his BA in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He obtained his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego and was admitted to the California Bar in 1990.
Mr. Carbonara currently specializes in the defense of California workers' compensation cases with areas of focus including Medical Provider Networks, Utilization Review, the handling of Medicare Secondary Payer claims, high-value home health care claims and appellate matters. Mr. Carbonara advises on issues relating to the Medical Provider Network and Utilization Review statutes and regulations, as well as Medicare Secondary Payer claims. He has been a speaker at seminars for clients, insurers, permissibly self-insured employers and workers' compensation claims administrators on workers' compensation issues. Mr. Carbonara was a co-speaker on medical provider networks at the May 2006 conference of the Northern California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association's, a co-speaker at the October 2007 California Workers' Compensation Forum conference on the utilization review audit regulations and a speaker at California Insurance Guarantee Association’s 2009 and 2011 general training on topics including: Medicare Secondary Payer Claims, Medical Provider Networks, Considering Medicare’s interests on non-threshold claims, and defense of high-value home health care liens.
When not vigorously representing his clients, Mr. Carbonara enjoys 4WD off-road adventures and camping with his three sons in remote areas, such as Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. He is an avid amateur photographer and astronomer.
Prior to his involvement with GS&C, he was a partner in the law firm of Jones, Nelson, Screeton & Cornforth, and before that, an associate attorney with Rose, Klein & Marias. Mr. Carbonara received his BA in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He obtained his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego and was admitted to the California Bar in 1990.
Mr. Carbonara currently specializes in the defense of California workers' compensation cases with areas of focus including Medical Provider Networks, Utilization Review, the handling of Medicare Secondary Payer claims, high-value home health care claims and appellate matters. Mr. Carbonara advises on issues relating to the Medical Provider Network and Utilization Review statutes and regulations, as well as Medicare Secondary Payer claims. He has been a speaker at seminars for clients, insurers, permissibly self-insured employers and workers' compensation claims administrators on workers' compensation issues. Mr. Carbonara was a co-speaker on medical provider networks at the May 2006 conference of the Northern California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorneys Association's, a co-speaker at the October 2007 California Workers' Compensation Forum conference on the utilization review audit regulations and a speaker at California Insurance Guarantee Association’s 2009 and 2011 general training on topics including: Medicare Secondary Payer Claims, Medical Provider Networks, Considering Medicare’s interests on non-threshold claims, and defense of high-value home health care liens.
When not vigorously representing his clients, Mr. Carbonara enjoys 4WD off-road adventures and camping with his three sons in remote areas, such as Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. He is an avid amateur photographer and astronomer.