Workers’ Compensation Seminar 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Agenda

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Introductory Remarks
Nicholas E. Bittner, Esq.  – Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section of DSBA

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Remarks from the Industrial Accident Board
Mark Murowany – Chair, Industrial Accident Board
Christpher F. Baum – Chief Hearing Officer

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Motion Day Mischief:  Legal Hearing Issues
Wade A. Adams, III, Esq.
Jennifer D. Donnelly, Esq.
Christopher T. Logullo, Esq.

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Show Me The Money:  Liens and Credits
Tara E. Bustard, Esq.
Nicholas M. Krayer, Esq.
Keri L. Morris-Johnston, Esq.

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – The Art of the Deal:  Settlement and Mediation
Andrew J. Carmine, Esq.
Tiffany Q. Friedman, Esq.
Jonathan B. O’Neill, Esq.
Yvonne Takvorian Saville, Esq.

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – The Art of Legal Writing
The Honorable Eric M. Davis, President Judge, Superior Court

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Hot Off the Press:  Case Law Update
John J. Ellis, Esquire
Caroline A. Kaminski, Esq.

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Whoops, I Did It Again!  Successor Carrier Issues
Cassandra F. Roberts, Esq.
Walt F. Schmittinger, Esq.
Gregory P. Skolnik, Esq.

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Under the Knife:  Surgical Issues
H. Garrett Baker, Esq.
Matthew R. Fogg, Esq.
Jessica Lewis Welch, Esq.

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – The Best Medicine:  Medical Treatment Issues
Meghan Butters Houser, Esq.
Stephen T. Morrow, Esq.
Danielle K. Yearick, Esq.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – The Ultimate Privilege:  Ethics in Client Counseling (1.0 hours ethics)
W. Christopher Componovo, Esq.
Benjamin K. Durstein, Esq.
Luciana M. Parker, Esq.
Emily L. Raisis, Esq.

This seminar offers 6.3 credits, including 1.0 ethics to Delaware Attorneys; 6.0 credits, including 1.0 ethics to Pennsylvania Attorneys; and 7.0 credits, including 1.2 ethics to New Jersey Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford

To register by mail or email, please click the blue registration link below.

To register online, please click the green link below.

* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.

All rates include CLE Seminar and any materials. To register now or review DSBA CLE Policies, click HERE.

All materials provided by the deadline will be available by QR code on the day of the seminar.

Reporting of credits:

Please be advised that the DSBA has 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will be reported according to the date of the seminar not the date they are entered.