William D. Rimmer Workers’ Compensation Seminar 2022
May 3, 2022 @ 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sponsored by the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Delaware State Bar Association
6.8 hours of CLE Credit including 1.8 hours of Enhanced Ethics for DE Attorneys
6.5 hours of CLE Credit including 1.5 hours of Enhanced Ethics for PA Attorneys
7.0 DE Insurance Continuing Education licensee credits including 1.8 credit in Ethics
This will be a LIVE CLE. There is no Zoom option, please report to the venue and check in.
This seminar on Workers’ Compensation issues will focus on the following issues/presentations: Address from the Industrial Accident Board; Self-limited injuries; Workers’ Compensation Fund Reimbursement Issues; Do’s and Don’ts in the Practice of Workers’ Compensation; Keynote Address: The Art of Professionalism and Civility; Case Law Update; Surgical Issues; Head Cases: The Role of Psychological and Psychiatric Experts in Workers’ Compensation Claims; Ethics and the Practice of Workers’ Compensation.
CLE Schedule
8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
John J. Ellis, Esquire
Section Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section
Heckler & Frabizzio, P.A.
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Address from the Industrial Accident Board
The Honorable Mark Murowany
Chairman, Industrial Accident Board
Christopher F. Baum, Esquire,
Delaware Department of Labor
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Self-Limited Injuries
Maria Paris Newill, Esquire
Heckler & Frabizzio, P.A.
Walt F. Schmittinger, Esquire
Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A.
Michael I. Silverman, Esquire
Silverman McDonald & Friedman
9:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Workers’ Compensation Fund Reimbursement Issues
Lynn A. Kelly, Esquire
Delaware Department of Justice
Nicholas M. Krayer, Esquire
Pratcher Krayer LLC
Scott A. Simpson, Esquire
Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P. A.
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Do’s and Don’ts in the Practice of Workers’ Compensation
Benjamin K. Durstein, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Matthew R. Fogg, Esquire
Morris James LLP
Meghan Butters Houser, Esquire
Weiss, Saville & Houser, P.A.
Danielle K. Yearick, Esquire
Tybout, Redfearn & Pell
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Keynote Address – A Roundtable
The Art of Professionalism and Civility
The Honorable. Collins J. Seitz, Jr.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware
H. Garrett Baker, Esquire
Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Case Law Update
John J. Ellis, Esquire
Heckler & Frabizzio, P.A
Caroline A. Kaminski, Esquire
Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Surgical Issues
Nancy Chrissinger Cobb, Esquire
Chrissinger & Baumberger
Jessica L. Julian, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Stephen T. Morrow, Esquire
Rhoades & Morrow LLC
Jessica L. Welch, Esquire
Doroshow Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Head Cases: The Role of Psychological and Psychiatric Experts in Workers’ Compensation Claims
John W. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Neil S. Kaye, MD
Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist
James S. Langan, Psy. D.
Cassandra F. Roberts, Esquire
Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A.
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Ethics and the Practice of Workers’ Compensation
Wade A. Adams, III, Esquire
The Law Offices Of Wade A. Adams, III
Donald E. Marston, Esquire
Doroshow Pasquale Krawitz & Bhaya
Keri L. Morris-Johnston, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
Jonathan B. O’Neill, Esquire
Kimmel, Carter, Roman, Peltz & O’Neill, P.A.
4:30 p.m. Adjournment
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND RATES
This CLE will be LIVE. Please register at visit www.dsba.org/cle. Your attendance will be monitored beginning at the scheduled start time and will be completed when the CLE has ended. If you enter or leave the seminar after or before the scheduled star t /end time, you will receive credit only for the time you attended. Your
CLE credits will be submitted to the Delaware and Pennsylvania Commissions on CLE, as usual.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Registrants may receive a full refund less a $25 cancellation fee for live seminars, if request is made in writing and received no later than one week prior to the seminar. PA CLE Credit will be reported according to the PA CLE Board rules: www. pacle. org. Unpaid registrants who fail to attend are responsible for the full cost of the live seminar. A registration for a live seminar may be transferred to another attorney. Call DSBA at (302) 658-5279 for more information. Visit www.dsba.org for all seminar policies.
Are you a legal professional looking to register but not looking for credits? Email cgoldman@dsba.org for the $85 rate!
| CLE PRICING INFORMATION | Cost: |
|---|---|
| DSBA Members | $340 |
| DSBA Government Members | $306 |
| Affiliated Professionals | $340 |
| Non-members (get member rate by JOINING) | $440 |
| Pennsylvania Credit – add: | $26 |
* 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 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.
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