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Workers' Compensation Law Institute


CLE Hours: 13 including 13 General, 1 Ethics, 1 Professionalism, 3 Trial Practice

Categories:
CLE |  Ethics |  Professionalism
Original Program Date:
Oct 06, 2022


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THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 6, 2022

 

 

 

Presiding:

 

C. Jason Perkins, Program Co-Chair; Perkins Studdard LLC, Carrollton, GA

 

Beverly Carson, Program Co-Chair; Morgan & Morgan, Savannah, GA

 

 

7:30

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

 

(All attendees must check in upon arrival)

 

 

8:20

GREETING

 

Julia D. Neighbors, ICLE Director, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

 

 

8:25

WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW

 

C. Jason Perkins

 

Beverly Carson

 

 

8:30

State of the Board Address

 

Hon. Benjamin J. “Ben” Vinson, Judge, Chairman, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

 

8:45

Ethics 

 

Nancy Glenn, Managing Partner, Stow Garvin & Glenn, Gainesville, GA

 

Hon. Meg T. Hartin, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA 

 

Bradley L. “Brad” Milkwick, Morgan & Morgan, Brunswick, GA

 

Lesli R. Seta, Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett, Stubley & Fickling, LLC, Lawrenceville, GA

 

Christopher A. “Chris” Whitlock, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, Atlanta, GA

 

 

9:45

War Stories  

 

Ann Baird Bishop, Hall Booth Smith PC, Atlanta, GA

 

Robert E. Bourne, Bourne Law Firm, Cumming, GA

 

Hon. Andrea R. Mitchell, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

E. Scott Slappey, Slappey & Sadd, LLC, Atlanta, GA

 

Lisa A. Wade, Partner, Swift Currie, Atlanta, GA

 

 

10:45

BREAK

 

 

11:00

Pandemic Impacts/What Have We Learned 

 

Bobby Allen, Division Director, Information Technology Division, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

Delece A. Brooks, Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

Hon. Viola Sellers Drew, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

Greg M. Gilbert, Chief Reimbursement and Government Relations Officer, Concentra, Addison, TX

 

Matthew C. Jordan, Law Offices of Matthew C. Jordan, Athens, GA

 

 

12:00

Closing Out Your Case 

 

Hon. Melodie L. Belcher, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Macon, GA

 

Andrea Soles Owen, Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett, Stubley & Fickling, LLC, Lawrenceville, GA

 

Andre’ C. Ramsay, The Cochran Firm Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

 

Michelle M. Thomas, Division Director, Settlement Division, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

 

1:00

RECESS

 

 

6:00

DINNER & SILENT AUCTION – KIDS’ CHANCE OF GEORGIA, INC. 

 

King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort

 

201 Arnold Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522

 

Tickets & Info: https://kidschancega.org/events

 

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 7, 2022

 

 

 

Presiding:

 

Jennifer Houser Chapin, Program Co-Chair; Partner, Savell & Williams, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA

 

 

7:15

BREAKFAST

 

 

7:55

WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW

 

 

8:00

Evidence/Proper Impeachment 

 

James “Jimmy” Janarious, Cruz & Associates, Atlanta, GA

 

Eric M. Nestale, Ross, Handelman, Nestale & Goff, LLC, Albany, GA

 

Hon. Richard Sapp, III, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Dalton, GA

 

 

9:00

Distinguished Service Award

 

 

9:30

Best Practices/Board Rule Refresher

 

Hon. Elizabeth Dallas Gobeil, Judge, Court of Appeals of the State Georgia, Atlanta, GA

 

Tracy T. Leonard, Savell & Williams, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA

 

Hon. Nicole D. Tifverman, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Savannah, GA

 

Hon. Timothy R. Walmsley, Judge, Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, Savannah, GA

 

 

10:30

BREAK

 

 

10:45

Appointment of Guardians

 

Hillary Cranford, Director of Fiduciary Services, Andrew Merritt Reilly & Smith, Lawrenceville, GA

 

Hon. Liesa A. Gholson, Division Director, ADR Division, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

David P. Pollan, The Pollan Law Firm, Atlanta, GA

 

 

11:30

Taking Doctors Depositions

 

Alissa C. Atkins, Atkins David LLC, Atlanta, GA

 

Mark A. Skibiel, Skibiel Law, Jonesboro, GA

 

 

12:15

Burning Questions for ALJ

 

Hon. David K. Imahara, Chief Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

Hon. W. Brian Mallow, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Albany, GA

 

Hon. Sharon Hurt Reeves, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Macon, GA

 

 

1:15

RECESS

 

 

2:00

Corn Hole tournament

 

Convention Center Grounds

 

Jennifer Houser Chapin

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 8, 2022

 

 

 

Presiding:

 

Hon. Kimberly Stone Boehm, Program Co-Chair; Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

 

7:30

BREAKFAST

 

 

8:25

Welcome and Program Overview

 

 

8:30

CASE LAW UPDATE

 

Hon. David M. Kay, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

Sharee L. Tumbling, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP, Marietta, GA

 

Jeremiah T. Van Dora, The Van Dora Law Firm, LLC, Hartwell, GA

 

 

9:30

Appellate Division Decisions

 

Casey B. Foreman, Levy, Sibley, Foreman & Speir, LLC, Albany, GA

 

Jennifer L. Lafountaine, Stottlemyer & Associates, Atlanta, GA

 

Hon. Frank R. McKay, Appellate Division Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

 

10:30

BREAK

 

 

10:45

PROFESSIONALISM 

 

Robert D. Goldsmith, Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, GA

 

R. Chinny Law, Ramos & Law, Atlanta, GA

 

Hon. Johnny Mason, Administrative Law Judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, Atlanta, GA

 

 

11:45

Common Foot and Ankle Injuries in the Workplace

 

Dr. John T. Prather, Chatham Orthopaedic Associates, Savannah, GA

 

 

12:30

Current State of Idiopathic Injuries

 

Adam C. Grafton, Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC, Atlanta, GA

 

S. Lester Tate, III, Akin & Tate, Cartersville, GA

 

 

1:15

ADJOURN

 

 

 

 

 

Program Coordinators:

 

Alista Hubbard, Programs Manager

 

Colette Reed, Program Coordinator

Handouts

Speaker



Mr. Benjamin James Vinson's Profile

Mr. Benjamin James Vinson Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Ben Vinson was appointed as Chairman and Chief Appellate Judge of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation for the State of Georgia by Governor Brian Kemp in May of 2021. He previously served as Director and Appellate Division Judge for the Board having been appointed by former Governor Nathan Deal in July of 2017. In addition to hearing workers’ compensation cases onappeal, ChairmanVinson shares responsibility with Judges McKay and Bah lfor governing the state agency, which includes regulatory, policy,and operational matters.Prior to joining the Board, he was a partner at Dentons US LLP, focusing his practice on public policy and political law for over ten years. Before that he served as majority caucus counsel in the Georgia House of Representatives and as counsel to the administration floor leaders for former Governor Sonny Perdue. He clerked for Judge W. Brevard Hand of the United States District Court following law school and has been a long-time member of the Atlanta Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. During his time at Dentons, he was appointed by Governor Deal to serve as Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on the City of Brookhaven and the Georgia Immigration Enforcement Review Board. ChairmanVinson grew up in Dallas, Georgia and earned a bachelor’s degree from Furman University then a law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was a member of the editorial board and an articles editorof the Georgia Law Review. Heand his wife, Ansley, have two children and reside in Greensboro, Georgia


Ms. Nancy Glenn Related seminars and products

Claimant's attorney

Stow Garvin & Glenn


Claimant's attorney


Hon. Meg Tysinger Hartin Related seminars and products

Judge

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Judge


Mr. Bradley Len Milkwick's Profile

Mr. Bradley Len Milkwick Related seminars and products

Claimant's attorney

Morgan & Morgan


Claimant's attorney


Ms. Lesli Ribis Seta Related seminars and products

Employer/Insurer attorney

Speed Seta Martin Trivett & Stubley LLC


Employer/Insurer attorney


Mr. Christopher A. Whitlock Related seminars and products

Employer/Insurer attorney

McAngus Goudelock & Courie


Employer/Insurer attorney




Ms. Andrea Renee Mitchell Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation





Hon. Viola Sellers Drew Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation



Hon. Melodie Lynn Belcher Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Ms. Andrea Soles Owen Related seminars and products

Speed Seta Martin Trivett & Stubley LLC



Ms. Michelle Marie Thomas Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation




Mr. Eric Michael Nestale Related seminars and products

Ross Handelman Nestale & Goff LLC


Mr. Richard Hampton Sapp III Related seminars and products

State Board of Worker's Compensation






Ms. Liesa Ann Gholson Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation





Hon. David K. Imahara Related seminars and products

Chief Judge

State Board of Workers' Compensation


270 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303


Mr. William Brian Mallow Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Hon. Sharon Hurt Reeves Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Hon. Kimberly Stone Boehm Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Mr. David McGinnis Kay Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation




Ms. Casey B. Foreman Related seminars and products

Levy Sibley Foreman & Speir LLC


Mr. Frank McKay Related seminars and products

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Ms. Jennifer Lee LaFountaine Related seminars and products

Stottlemyer & Associates and LaFountaine Mediations, LLC



Ms. Rotsen Dara Diya Law's Profile

Ms. Rotsen Dara Diya Law Related seminars and products

Claimant's attorney

Ramos & Law


Claimant's attorney


Hon. Johnny W. Mason Jr.'s Profile

Hon. Johnny W. Mason Jr. Related seminars and products

Judge

State Board of Workers' Compensation


Judge


Mr. Adam Clay Clay Grafton Related seminars and products

Partner

Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin LLC 200 Ashford Center North, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30338-2668


Adam Grafton joined Bovis, Kyle, Burch and Medlin as a litigator in August of 2005, representing employers, businesses, insurers, self-insurers, and third-party administrators across the state of Georgia. Grafton also practices family law. He has served as a featured speaker on topics related to the law at seminars across the Southeast. Grafton has been named a Georgia Rising Star and Super Lawyer. 

Grafton obtained his Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law. He graduated with honors from Florida State University where he received a Bachelor’s of Science in political science and history.  

He was a member of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, the Student Bar Association, the Distinguished Speaker Series, and the Graduate Council. While in law school, Grafton interned with the United States Attorneys’ Office, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin. 



Dr. John Prather Related seminars and products

Chatham Orthopaedic Associates



Important Information

Please be advised that your credit will not be reported to the State Bar of Georgia CLE Regulation Department until after you have completed the steps necessary to earn credit for that program. 

Self reporting is required for all other jurisdictions.

The information presented is solely for educational purposes. The opinions expressed by the faculty in their materials and presentations are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the State Bar of Georgia, its officers, directors and/or employees. The faculty is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice and these presentations and publications are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. All publications and presentations were created to serve the continuing legal education needs of practicing attorneys.

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