Seminar Number

6884

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$350

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$375

CLE Hours

12 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism Hour and
4 Trial Practice Hours

 

 

WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW INSTITUTE

OCTOBER 2-4, 2008

Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort
St. Simons Island, GA

Co-Sponsor:
Workers' Compensation Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

Presiding:
Hon. Steve K. Fain, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Dalton
Jo H. Stegall, III, McRae, Stegall, Peek, Harman, Smith & Manning, LLP, Rome
Alex B. Wallach, George & Wallach, LLP, Forest Park
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008
8:00
 REGISTRATION
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
8:25

Welcome
Joe Leman, Section Chair, Harriss & Hartman Law Firm, P.C., Dalton
8:30

Introduction and Overview
Hon. Steve K. Fain
Jo H. Stegall, III
Alex B. Wallach
8:45

State of the Board
Hon. Carolyn C. Hall, Chair, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta
9:15

ICMS UPDATE
Liesa Gholson, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta
9:45

ICMS USER PANEL
Hon. David K. Imahara, ALJ, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta
Nicole D. Tifverman, Tifverman Law Firm, LLP, Roswell
Kelly A. Benedict, Benedict & Torpey, P.C., Marietta
10:15

BREAK
10:30

PROFESSIONALISM
Clifford C. Perkins, Executive Committee, Workers’ Compensation Law Section, Atlanta
11:30
 Recent APPELLATE DIVISION DECISIONS
Hon. Viola S. Drew, Member, State Board of
Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta
T. Lance Greene, McNatt, Greene, & Peterson, Vidalia
Lauren L. Benedict, The Boston Law Firm, LLP, Macon
12:45
 RECESS
2:00
 TENNIS TOURNAMENT
6:30
 SOCIAL HOUR
7:30
 KIDS' CHANCE DINNER AND CASINO NIGHT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008
8:30

CHRONIC PAIN PANEL
Qualified Pain Specialist Physicians TBA
Mark D. Newberry, Harris & Hartman Law Firm, Rossville
Daniel C. Kniffen, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, LLP, Atlanta
9:30
 Legislative Update
Hon. C. Warren Massey, Member, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta
9:45
 BREAK
10:00

DISCOVERY Practice
Professor Paul S. Milich, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta
11:00

DISCOVERY PANEL DISCUSSION
Marci R. Rosenberg, Marci R. Rosenberg, P.C., Atlanta
Fred R. Green, Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson, LLP, Atlanta
11:30
 THIRD PARTY PRACTICE
Rebecca E. Liner, Finn & Hurtt, Dalton
12:00
 status of the fund
David A. Taylor, Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, Atlanta
12:30
 RECESS
1:00
 DICK RICE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2008
8:00
 MSA Update
Mark Popolizio, NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, Longwood, FL
8:45
 ETHICS In Workers’ Compensation
Richard Pimentel, Milt Wright & Associates, Inc., Granada Hills, CA
9:45
 BREAK
10:00
 Recent CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS
J. Christopher York, Tillman & York, LLC, Atlanta
Todd A. Brooks, Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, Atlanta
11:00
 FUTURE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Professor Thomas A. Eaton, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens
12:00
 QUESTION AND ANSWER
12:30
 ADJOURN