1:00pm – 2:00pm

Back Injuries and What You Need to Know
Our speaker will provide a comprehensive review of lumbar spine conditions, recommended treatments and therapies, and the terms, diagnoses, diagnostic tests and their results one should understand to improve decision making to achieve better claim outcomes for the injured worker and the employer.

• Dr. Joseph Romano, M.D. | Chatham Orthopedic Associates
• Stacy Franz | Sr. Adjuster, Homeport Insurance Co.

2:00pm – 2:45pm

The Interplay and Cost of Concurrent Longshore and State Workers' Compensation Claims
The session will concentrate on the interplay of longshore claims with the companion filing of either a Georgia State WC claim or a South Carolina State WC claim. More specifically, what benefits are available under these State WC statutes versus longshore and how compensation, medical, and credit issues are addressed and resolved.   

• Susan Carter, Esq. | Lueder Larkin & Hunter
• Natalie Pike Kornegay, Esq. | Lueder Larkin & Hunter

2:45pm – 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Resolving Future Medical Exposures to the Benefit of Injured Workers and Employers
Our panel will discuss ways to prepare a claim’s MSA prior to submitting to CMS and how to successfully appeal conditional payment liens, and the benefits of funding MSAs with structured settlements and the use of professional administration.

• Michelle Allan, Esq. | Principal, Allan Koba Compliance Solutions
• Don Williams. | President, Preferred Settlements, Inc.
• Charlie Simmons | Sr. Vice President, Settlement Strategies

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Ethical Considerations of Practice before the U.S. Department of Labor
This Session will look at the ethical considerations while appearing before all administrative levels of the U.S. Department of Labor including examination of specific cases where ethical issues have arisen.

• John Kawczynski Esq. | Partner, Field & Kawczynski, LLC
• James McCready III, Esq.| Managing Partner, Bowman and Brooke, LLP