Workers' Compensation for the General Practitioner

Mr. Kevin Obert Skedsvold Related Seminars and Products

Richter Head Shinall White & Slotkin LLP

Kevin O. Skedsvold was born in Williston, North Dakota on August 20, 1963. He was raised in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Atlanta in 1985. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Augusta University (1985) and his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law (1988). Kevin was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1988.

Kevin has focused his practice on insurance defense litigation with a particular emphasis on the defense of employers and insurers in workers’ compensation matters in the State of Georgia. He serves as state-wide counsel for numerous large and small insurance companies as well as many private and self-insured corporations. Kevin holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating for expertise and ethics.

Kevin is a member of the Chairman’s Advisory Committee for the State Board of Workers’ Compensation and serves on the Rehabilitation and Managed Care Committee.

As part of his law practice, Kevin is actively involved in presenting seminars to his clients in an effort to keep them apprised of new developments in Georgia law on a wide range of topics including insurer bad faith, risk management, claim investigation, insurance coverage, trial practice and workers’ compensation issues. He has been approved by the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office to provide continuing education seminars to insurance adjusters for credit.

Mr. Alex Brian Wallach Related Seminars and Products

George & Wallach LLLP

Ms. Marci R. Rosenberg Related Seminars and Products

Marci R. Rosenberg PC

Marci Rosenberg is a native of Louisville, Kentucky.  Ms. Rosenberg graduated from Emory University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Philosophy.  She is a 1993 Emory Law School graduate and has been representing plaintiffs in civil litigation matters throughout the State of Georgia since that time.  She opened her own practice in December of 1995 devoted to representing victims in workers’ compensation, trucking, and personal injury cases.  She is former President and current member of the Board of Directors of the Workers’ Compensation Claimants’ Lawyers section of GTLA.  She is also a current member of the Board of Directors and is former Educational Director of the Georgia Legal Foundation (formerly the Amicus Curiae Committee of the WCCL).  Ms. Rosenberg is a Fellow of the College of Workers Compensation Lawyers.  She has also served as a guest lecturer on workers' compensation and practice related topics at Emory University's School of Law.

Mr. Jarrett Ray Babb Related Seminars and Products

Savell & Williams LLP

Jarrett Babb is an associate attorney with Savell & Williams, LLP and practices exclusively in the defense of workers’ compensation matters on behalf of employers, insurers, self-insurers, and third-party administrators. Jarrett is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about workers’ compensation law and is skilled at cases from inception until final resolution. Jarrett has a proven track record of success in trying cases at both the trial and appellate levels and is skilled at achieving favorable results for clients prior to trial. Jarrett enjoys working with clients to formulate successful strategies for efficiently and effectively handling cases.

Jarrett is a lifelong Georgia resident raised in Jonesboro. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Clayton State University with a major in legal studies. He obtained his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, graduating magna cum laude. While in law school, Jarrett also earned Georgia State University’s 20th Anniversary Scholarship and the CALI Award for Insurance Law and Sales. Jarrett currently lives in McDonough and enjoys spending time with his family and cheering on the Braves and Falcons.

Mr. Christopher Kelley Gifford Related Seminars and Products

Gifford Law

Gifford is a Partner at Gerber & Holder and exclusively represents injured workers in Georgia Workers’ Compensation claims.  He spent the first 7 years of his career representing Employers and Insurers in workers’ compensation claims across Georgia and has represented injured workers at Gerber & Holder for the last 7 years.  Chris has handled close to one thousand workers’ compensation claims over the course of his career. He has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, participated in hundreds of successful settlement mediations, tried cases before the State Board of Workers’ Compensation in every corner of the state and participated in appeals at the Superior Court and Georgia Court of Appeals.  Chris is a 2023 Super Lawyer and has spoken on many different workers’ compensation topics at CLE’s.

Hon. Sharon Hurt Reeves Related Seminars and Products

State Board of Workers' Compensation

Judge Sharon Reeves is the Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation.  Before her appointment in 2017, she spent more than 20 years in private practice specializing in workers’ compensation and general litigation.  She is a Board Member of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary (NAWCJ) and a Fellow in the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.  She is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law.

Ms. Sherrill Britt Related Seminars and Products

Sherrill Britt Mediations LLC

Sherrill Britt is a Registered Neutral and experienced litigator of workers’ compensation claims. Sherrill began her legal a career as a prosecutor in Douglas County, but she then found her home in the Georgia workers’ compensation bar. For nearly 10 years, Sherrill represented employers and insurers, and injured workers, litigating and settling  cases at two of the largest workers’ compensation law firms in Atlanta. In 2022, Sherrill transitioned from litigator (fighter) to mediator (problem solver) and founded Sherrill Britt Mediations, LLC. Sherrill specializes in mediating workers’ compensations claims in Georgia.  Ms. Britt is a proud Louisiana native, and attended Georgia State University Law School. Outside of the law, Ms. Britt enjoys a good book, a strong cup of coffee, a long walk, a Peleton or yoga class, and time with her dog “Maizie”, her husband, and sons.

Mr. Rahul Sheth Related Seminars and Products

Richter Head Shinall White & Slotkin LLP

Rahul is a partner at Richter, Head, Shinall, White & Slotkin LLP. He joined the firm in 2022, and focuses mostly his entire practice on representing employers and insurers under Title 34, the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act. Rahul has over a decade of expertise in defending workers' compensation matters throughout the state. He also specializes in subrogation recovery on behalf of his clients and handles Occupational Accident and contingent liability scenarios. 

Rahul also sits on the Board of Directors for the Asian American Insurance Network (AAIN), a national 501(c)(6) non-profit organization of API insurance professionals. He was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, attended UGA for undergrad, and obtained his law degree from Mercer University.

Hon. David K. Imahara Related Seminars and Products

Chief Judge

State Board of Workers' Compensation

David is the Chief Judge in the Hearing Division at the State Board of Workers’ Compensation.  David has been involved in Georgia’s workers’ compensation system for over 25 years.  David is a frequent speaker on hearings, mediations, the Board’s paperless/online processes, and workers’ compensation.  David obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia (“Double Dawg”).