Designed as a one-stop shop, this program discusses case law updates, foreshadowing of the upcoming extended benefits cases and employment law overlap of the Workers' Compensation Act.

Designed for workers' compensation lawyers, mediators and specialists, fulfill your yearly CLE requirements, including Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Substance Abuse/Mental Health, Technology Training and Certified Mediator Education credit.

INCLUDED SESSIONS

• 2020 Update from the Industrial Commission and the Executive Secretary
• Two Lawyers and a Mediator Walk into a Bar; Now What? A Discussion of Practice and Ethics in Workers' Compensation Mediations Issues
• Google Power Search for Lawyers
• The Intersection of Employment Law and Workers' Compensation
• 2019 Recent Developments in North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
• Life of the Workers' Compensation Case: Ethical Issues
• The Lawyer's Guide to Understanding and Addressing Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Trauma and Burnout
• Six Months In - Forecasting the Future of N.C.G.S. § 97-29(c) in February 2020

SPEAKERS

• Philip A. Baddour III, North Carolina Industrial Commission, Raleigh
• Heather T. Baker, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP, Raleigh
• Joy H. Brewer, Brewer Defense Group, Raleigh
• Michael T. Brown Jr., Crumley Roberts LLP, Greensboro
• Jacqueline R. Clare, Jacqueline R. Clare Attorney at Law, Raleigh
• Thomas M. Clare, Thomas M. Clare Attorney at Law, Raleigh
• Melissa R. Cleary, McAngus Goudelock & Courie PLLC, Raleigh
• L. Michelle Gessner, The Law Offices of Michelle Gessner PLLC, Charlotte
• Bruce A. Hamilton, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP, Raleigh
• Richard B. Harper, The Harper Law Firm, Sylva
• Meredith R. Henderson, North Carolina Industrial Commission, Raleigh
• Barry C. Jennings, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Raleigh
• Alicia J. Journey, Alicia Journey LLC, Raleigh
• Jeffrey A. Kadis, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Charlotte
• Erica B. Lewis, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, Wilmington
• Catherine Sanders Reach, North Carolina Bar Association, Raleigh
• Jerri J. Simmons, Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, Charlotte
• Martha E. “Mimi” Soule, Soule Employment Law Firm, Raleigh
• H. Randolph Sumner, Mullen Holland & Cooper PA, Gastonia
• Vernon R. Sumwalt, The Sumwalt Law Firm, Charlotte

PRODUCED
February 6-7, 2020

PLANNED BY
NCBA Workers' Compensation Section

• Sarah C. Blair, Anders Newton PLLC, Raleigh (Planner)
• Cameron D. Simmons, Cameron Simmons Law PLLC, Wilmington (Planner)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 9.00 MCLE/CPE Hours

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 800.228.3402 for details.