About Roger Drake

Roger D. Drake focuses his practice at Carter Cullen on Social Security Disability claims, appeals, and federal court disability representation. He earned his Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2002, graduating cum laude, then served as a judicial law clerk for Ohio's state court of appeals. He moved to California, where he practiced law in Los Angeles for 15 years before relocating to Las Vegas.

Over his career, Roger has guided more than 1,000 clients through disability claims, hearings, and appeals, including representation before federal courts. He is admitted in Nevada and California and is a member of the Nevada Justice Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. He has been named to Super Lawyers from 2016 through 2020 and again in 2022 and 2023.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carter Cullen Injury Attorneys

These results are credited to Carter Cullen Injury Attorneys. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$100 millionSettlementTop 20 in Nevada · #13

A Clark County judge approved a $100 million settlement in January 2024 for the families of five tourists killed when a Papillon Airways helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, with Lawrence J. Smith of the firm then known as Bertoldo Carter Smith and Cullen serving as local plaintiff counsel alongside lead counsel Gary Robb and Anita Porte Robb.

Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, NV (filed as Riggs et al v. Airbus Helicopters Inc., originally D. Nev. 2:18-cv-00912) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
J.D., 2002

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of California

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