27th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable: Everyday Battles and Balancing for Plaintiff Attorneys

April 1, 2022

6.0 CLE hours

OPEN TO WORKERS' COMP SECTION MEMBERS ONLY

AGENDA

8:55 am | Welcoming Remarks – Program Chairs

• Martha Ramsay, Ramsay Law Firm, PA, Charlotte
• Cameron Simmons, Cameron Simmons Law, Wilmington

9:00 am | Extended Benefits: Update on Commission Decisions

• Cameron Simmons, Cameron Simmons Law, Wilmington

9:15 am | Non-Submit MSA’s: CMS Fires Warning Shot

• Annemarie Pantazis, Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte
• Jayson Gallant, Ametros, Wilmington, MA

10:00 am | Lifetime Medical Care §97-25.1: Time Limitations and Form 18M Standards

• Josh Harper and Rick Harper, The Harper Law Firm, PLLC, Sylva
• Heidi Chapman, Heidi G. Chapman, PLLC, Chapel Hill
• Stewart Poisson, Poisson Poisson & Bower, LLC, Wilmington/Wadesboro

10:45 am | Break

11:00 am | Second Opinion vs. Fee Schedule: Can We Make the Carrier Pay?

• Casey Francis, Deuterman Law Group, Winston-Salem

11:30 am | Roundtable Discussion 1: Bring Your Second Opinion and Future Medical Questions

• Rick Harper, The Harper Law Firm, PLLC, Sylva
• Heidi Chapman, Heidi G. Chapman, PLLC, Chapel Hill
• Stewart Poisson, Poisson Poisson & Bower, LLC, Wilmington/Wadesboro
• Casey Francis, Deuterman Law Group, Winston-Salem
• Mark Sumwalt, Sumwalt Anderson Law Firm, Charlotte

12:30 pm | Lunch

1:30 pm | Cybersecurity Without Breaking the Bank: Technology Time

• Patrick Brown, Lawyers Mutual, Cary

2:30 pm | Horseplay and Assaults: It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt          

• Michael Bertics, Lennon, Camak & Bertics, PLLC, Raleigh

2:50 pm | Break

 3:00 pm | Functional Capacity Evaluations:  Science and Systems

• David Nota CEAS III, CEFE, AOEAS, CFCE, Body Mechanix, Inc., Charlotte
• Dave Van Zandt CSCS, CEAS, FCE, MES, Southeastern Orthopaedic Specialists, Greensboro
• Adam P. Najmulski, PT, MPT, MBA, Cert DN, Wake Forest/Baptist Health, Winston-Salem

3:30 pm | Flawed FCE evaluations: Choices for Attacking Bad FCE’s

• Jay Gervasi, Jay Gervasi, PA, Greensboro
• Michael Roessler, James Scott Farrin Law Office, Charlotte

4:00 pm | Roundtable Discussion 2: Bring Your FCE Questions 

• Jay Gervasi, Jay Gervasi, PA, Greensboro
• Michael Roessler, James Scott Farrin Law Office, Charlotte
• David Nota CEAS III, CEFE, AOEAS, CFCE, Body Mechanix, Inc., Charlotte
• Dave Van Zandt CSCS, CEAS, FCE, MES, Southeastern Orthopaedic Specialists, Greensboro
• Adam P. Najmulski, PT, MPT, MBA, Cert DN, Wake Forest/Baptist Health, Winston-Salem

 4:30 pm | Adjourn