John C. Drapp III, Principal
jdrapp@drappjaumann.com

Mr. Drapp is a co-founding principal of Drapp & Jaumann, LLC. Prior to forming the firm, Mr. Drapp was associated with the firm of Slavitt, Connery & Vardamis in Norwalk, Connecticut where he engaged in a general practice of law including landlord/tenant issues, family law and divorce, and all aspects of real estate law.

Mr. Drapp continues to engage in a general practice of law and routinely practices in the areas of family law and divorce, juvenile law, landlord/tenant law, probate, trusts and estates, criminal law and appeals, business law and civil litigation. Mr. Drapp presently serves as a special public defender in several Connecticut trial courts, and regularly represents children in neglect and deliquency proceedings in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters in Bridgeport.  In addition, his practice includes a great deal of real estate matters, including purchases and sales of residential and commercial properties, refinances, lease negotiations, foreclosures, and condominium law. Mr. Drapp is also a licensed real estate broker and licensed surety bail bondsman in Connecticut.

Mr. Drapp is currently an adjunct instructor in the areas of Real Estate Principles and Practices and Current Issues in Real Estate at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  He is a member of the Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut and New York State Bar Associations as well as the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Bar Admissions:

-  Connecticut
-  New York
-  United States District Court, District of Connecticut
-  United States District Court, Southern District of New York
-  United States Tax Court
-  United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
-  United States Supreme Court

            

Education:

Juris Doctor, cum laude, with Health Law Certificate, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2003;

Honors:  Lead Notes and Comments Editor, Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, 2002-03; Member, Moot Court Honor Society, 2001-03; Recipient, Sinoway, McEnery & Messey Health Law Award; Member, Phi Delta Phi, International Legal Fraternity

Master of Health Administration, Quinnipiac University, 2003

Bachelor of Science (Sociology), Southern Connecticut State University, 2000

Publication:

The National Standard of Care in Medical Malpractice Actions: Does Small Area Analysis Make It Another Legal Fiction? 6 Quinnipiac Health L.J. 95 (2003)