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Raymond J. Carta litigates disputes related to group welfare benefits, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), health insurance, disability insurance, and life insurance coverage.

Raymond has extensive experience handling a range of complex and sophisticated civil litigation matters. His experience includes trying both jury and bench trials as first and second chairs as well as drafting and successfully arguing motions to dismiss, to strike, for summary judgment, and in limine, for various insurance defense matters in multiple jurisdictions.

Raymond’s background includes resolving numerous cases through arbitrations, mediations, and pre-trial conferences, and conducting depositions of parties, fact witnesses, and expert witnesses. He has managed numerous litigation files from inception to trial, including making demands for and issuing responses to demands for discovery. Raymond has also conducted investigations into claims prior to litigation, interviewing various fact witnesses and medical professionals to defend and evaluate possible lawsuits.

Raymond has worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Vanessa Bryant and the Honorable Dominic Squatrito in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. 

Raymond has volunteered with local organizations in Stamford, even serving as the President of a non-profit childcare center.

  • University of Connecticut School of Law (Juris Doctor)
    • Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Research Editor
    • Moot Court Board member
    • CALI Excellence Award in Lawyering Process and Corporate Finance
  • Bowdoin College (Bachelors)
    • B.A., Government and Legal Studies

  • State of Connecticut
  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New York
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit

Robinson+Cole Mentor of the Year Award, 2024

Fairfield County Business Journal, 2024 "40 Under Forty" honoree

Selected as a Rising Star to the Connecticut Super Lawyers list from 2019 to 2025

Leadership of Fairfield County
Member, 2024 Cohort

Beardsley Zoo
Member, Board of Directors

News


April 7, 2026

Ray Carta and Rita Nerney Discuss Current No Surprises Act Litigation

Managed Care + ERISA Litigation group members Raymond J. Carta and Rita E. Nerney informed readers that the “extensive litigation between out-of-network providers and insurers” rages on in their article, “The Current State of the No Surprises Act Litigation,” published in DRI’s For The Defense March 2026 issue. They point out that “…federal courts have coalesced around the determination that the NSA does not permit lawsuits by out-of-network providers to confirm MSA awards from the IDR  [independent dispute resolution] process…” and that the “current administration has promised new agency guidance to streamline the IDR process in early 2026.” Read the article.

For The Defense
November 6, 2025

Robinson+Cole Commends 62 Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Super Lawyers®

Recognition spans key regions and highlights the firm’s seasoned practitioners and emerging leaders in many business transactions and litigation practices
Robinson+Cole Commends 62 Attorneys Recognized in 2025 <i>Super Lawyers</i>® teaser
January 13, 2025

Robinson+Cole Elects New Partners and Counsel for 2025

April 7, 2026

Ray Carta and Rita Nerney Discuss Current No Surprises Act Litigation

Managed Care + ERISA Litigation group members Raymond J. Carta and Rita E. Nerney informed readers that the “extensive litigation between out-of-network providers and insurers” rages on in their article, “The Current State of the No Surprises Act Litigation,” published in DRI’s For The Defense March 2026 issue. They point out that “…federal courts have coalesced around the determination that the NSA does not permit lawsuits by out-of-network providers to confirm MSA awards from the IDR  [independent dispute resolution] process…” and that the “current administration has promised new agency guidance to streamline the IDR process in early 2026.” Read the article.

For The Defense
November 6, 2025

Robinson+Cole Commends 62 Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Super Lawyers®

Recognition spans key regions and highlights the firm’s seasoned practitioners and emerging leaders in many business transactions and litigation practices
Robinson+Cole Commends 62 Attorneys Recognized in 2025 <i>Super Lawyers</i>® teaser
January 13, 2025

Robinson+Cole Elects New Partners and Counsel for 2025

October 31, 2024

Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Super Lawyers®

Thomson Reuters
Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2024 <i>Super Lawyers</i>® teaser
August 1, 2024

Robinson+Cole Presents 2024 Awards

June 14, 2024

Raymond Carta Recognized by Westfair Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” Awardee

Westfair Business Journal
Raymond Carta Recognized by <i>Westfair Business Journal</i> as a “40 Under 40” Awardee teaser
October 26, 2023

Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Super Lawyers®

Super Lawyers
October 11, 2022

Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2022 Super Lawyers®


October 31, 2024

Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Super Lawyers®

Thomson Reuters
Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2024 <i>Super Lawyers</i>® teaser
August 1, 2024

Robinson+Cole Presents 2024 Awards

June 14, 2024

Raymond Carta Recognized by Westfair Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” Awardee

Westfair Business Journal
Raymond Carta Recognized by <i>Westfair Business Journal</i> as a “40 Under 40” Awardee teaser
October 26, 2023

Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Super Lawyers®

Super Lawyers
October 11, 2022

Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2022 Super Lawyers®

Events


Past

2024 40 Under Forty Fairfield County

Jun 13 2024
The Point at Norwalk Cove
Past

2024 40 Under Forty Fairfield County

Jun 13 2024
The Point at Norwalk Cove