2022 Workers’ Compensation Spring Update - In-Person
Spring is here, and it’s time to catch up on the last six months of action in the Workers’ Compensation world. Along with our usual case law update, we’ll feature tips from pre-hearing judges, look at Medicare set aside rules, and everything you wanted to know about shoulders from a medical and legal perspective. Combine that with one professional responsibility credit and a chance to see your colleagues in person? Makes it a can’t miss event.
- Medical and legal discussion of shoulders
- OARC attorneys discuss your ethical duties
- How to present your case to a pre-hearing judge
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
For your own safety, the safety of others, and in an effort to provide everyone with the most rewarding in-person meeting and event experiences possible, we request that you attend this event only if you have been fully vaccinated. All attendees must wear masks for indoor events unless attendees can maintain a distance of six feet from each other, in which case masks may be removed. Masks may also be removed by an attendee, briefly, when they are speaking, eating, or drinking.
Depending on CDC and/or state or local health guidelines, a rise in COVID-19 cases, or other circumstances that may threaten the well-being of our attendees, CBA-CLE reserves the right to convert to a fully virtual event.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
8:30-9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00-9:05 am
Welcome and Introduction
Presented by Frank Cavanaugh, Esq., Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken LLC
9:05-9:55 am
Medicare Set Asides
Presented by Delores “Dee” Dafoe, Esq., Ritsema Law
9:55-10:05 am
Stretch Break
10:05-10:55 am
Pre-Hearing Judges Practice Tips
Presented by Honorable Susan D. Phillips, Honorable John H. Sandberg and Honorable Marcus J. “Marc” Zarlengo, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Division of Workers' Compensation
10:55-11:05 am
Stretch Break
11:05-11:55 am
OARC / Ethics Presentation
Jon White from OARC will present an update on trust fund accounting, amendments to CRPC 1.5(b) regarding fee agreements, and other topics of interest to the Workers’ Compensation community.
Presented by Jonathan P. White, Esq, Professional Development Counsel & Inventory Counsel, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
Submitted for 1 Professional Responsibility Credit
11:55 am -1:00 pm
Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Shoulders and Conversion
Presented by Dr. David Orgel, M.D., Midtown Occupational Health Services; and Keith Orgel, Esq., Ritsema Law
1:50-2:00 pm
Stretch Break
2:00-3:30 pm
Case Law Update
Presented by Travis Barbarick, Esq., The Babcock Law Firm, LLC and Tiffany Kinder, Esq., Ruegsegger Simons & Stern, LLC
Moderated by Amy Kingston, Esq., Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation
3:30 pm
Adjourn
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $519.00 |
| CBA Member | $389.00 |
| CBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Member | $319.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $194.50 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $194.50 |
| Active Military | $194.50 |
| Public Service/Government | $194.50 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $0.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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