25th Annual Workers' Compensation Law Conference 2024
Essential updates, practical tips and insight from DIA judges
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$295.00; Members $265.50; New Lawyers $147.50
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Product Description
Product Description
Learn from experienced practitioners, Department of Industrial Accidents judges, and other professionals, who provide you with essential, comprehensive information on the most important topics and issues affecting this dynamic practice area. Hear from Senior Judge Omar Hernández who updates you on the state of affairs at the DIA.
In-person exclusive features
- Lunch Tête-à-Tête: Discuss your thorniest questions casually over boxed lunches with colleagues.
- ALL-TOGETHER-NOW Networking Reception
PROGRAM SPONSORS
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Agenda
Agenda & Materials
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9:00 - 9:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Joseph F. Agnelli, Jr., Esq., Agnelli Law Offices, PC , Worcester
Joseph F. Agnelli, III, Esq., Agnelli Law Offices, PC , Worcester
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9:15 - 10:00 am
Recent Case Law Update
J. Eric Chisholm, Esq., Chisholm Law LLC , Peabody
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10:00 - 10:45 am
Mock Section 10A Conference
Joseph J. Durant, Esq., Tentindo, Kendall, Canniff & Keefe LLP , Boston
Hon. Joseph M. Spinale, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Michele E. Norton, Esq., Pulgini & Norton LLP , Braintree
W. Todd Huston, Esq., Huston Law Office , Worcester
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10:45 - 11:00 am
Break
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11:00 - 11:15 am
National Workers’ Compensation Update 2024
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11:15 - 12:00 pm
Featured Speaker: Maneuvering Through the Never-Ending Medicare Set-Aside Maze
John V. Cattie, Jr., Esq., Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC , Charlotte
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12:00 - 1:00 pm
Featured Discussion: 60 Tips in 60 Minutes—Food for Thought for Practitioners in Today’s Virtual World
Hon. Lauren M. Bergheimer, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Fall River
Hon. Karen S. Fabiszewski, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Marguerite O'Neill, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Fall River
Hon. Dennis M. Maher, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Worcester
Sheila Annand Carey, Esq., Annand & Associates LLC/ Maher & Carey , North Andover
Charles R. Casartello, Jr., Esq., Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley, PC , Springfield
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1:00 - 1:45 pm
Lunch Break
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1:45 - 2:00 pm
DIA Update 2024
Hon. Omar Hernández, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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2:00 - 3:15 pm
Workshop Session I (choose one)
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Effectively Handling Catastrophic Injuries and Death Claims: Third Party Liens and Presenting Proper Section 15 Petitions
Hon. Catherine Watson Koziol, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Ann M. McNamara, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Martin J. Long, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Roger S. Lewenberg, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.) , Hull
Earlon L. Seeley, III, Esq., Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley, PC , Springfield
Martin B. Schneider, Esq., Law Offices of Martin B. Schneider, PC , Salem
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A Refresher course on proper etiquette in the workers’ compensation practice under current and new regulations
Hon. Omar Hernández, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Timothy V. Dooling, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Karen A. Fitzgerald, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Tamara L. Ricciardone, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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3:15 - 3:30 pm
Break
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3:30 - 4:45 pm
Workshop Session II (choose one)
– Dealing with Psychiatric Injuries and Obtaining Adequate Mental Health Care
– Effectively Representing and Defending Claims Involving Undocumented Workers and Other Immigrant Topics -
Dealing with psychiatric injuries and obtaining adequate mental health care
Joseph F. Agnelli, III, Esq., Agnelli Law Offices, PC , Worcester
Hon. Steven D. Rose, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Springfield
Ryan L. Benharris, Esq., Law Offices of Deborah G. Kohl , Fall River
Pauline A. Jauquet, Esq., Law Office of M.B.Schneider , Salem
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Effectively representing and defending claims involving undocumented workers and other immigrant topics
James E. Ramsey, Esq., Ramsey Law Offices, PC , Worcester
Hon. Kevin B. O'Leary, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Jamie Spiller-Kaplan, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Mary Ann Calnan, Esq., CFP Law Group , Boston
Boaz N. Levin, Esq., BCL Law LLP , Braintree
Timothy P. Foley, Esq., Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Susan Sobolewski, Cove Risk Services, LLC , Braintree
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5:00 - 6:00 pm
Networking Reception
Special Program Materials:
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