2025 Workers’ Compensation Spring Update - In-Person
Join your friends and colleagues at the Spring Workers’ Compensation Update. We’ll cover the ethical and practical considerations of tripartite representation, best strategies for using non-attorney professionals in settlement negotiations, AI ethics, and take a look at the final approved DIME rule amendments. Finally, grab a beverage and get ready for the always lively case law update.
Home studies will be available 2-3 weeks following the live program.
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8:30 - 9:00 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:05 am
Opening Remarks
Extended by Katherine H.R. Mackey, Esq., Ruegsegger Simons & Stern, LLC, Program Chair & Moderator
9:05 - 10:05 am
DIME Update
At long last, learn about the final approved changes to Rule 11.
Presented by Dan Sung, Esq., Manager of Medical Policy, Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation.
10:05 - 11:05 am
Ethical and Practical Considerations Tripartite Representation
When an insurance company gets involved on behalf of a respondent in a workers’ compensation claim, the traditional notion that each attorney is working for the best interest of their client can get a bit muddled. Learn about the ethics and practical considerations of an attorney representing an insurance company in a workers’ compensation case.
Presented by Eric J. Pollart, Esq., Pollart Miller LLC, and Jonathan S. Robbins, Esq., Ray Lego & Associates
Submitted for 0.5 Professional Responsibility Credits
11:05 - 11:15
Morning Break
11:15 - 12:15
AI and the Rules of Professional Conduct
AI tools are here, and they have potential to save you time and your clients money. But as with any new technology, these tools come with some pitfalls, and it's important to know where you can end up in trouble. Learn how courts are already applying the Rules of Professional Conduct to AI tools.
Presented by Colin Moriarty, Esq., Underhill Law, P.C.
Submitted for 1 Professional Responsibility Credit
12:15 - 1:15 pm
Lunch On Your Own
1:15 - 2:45 pm
Making the Most of Third Party Resources in Settlement
Learn about the professionals who can help you make settlement negotiations and payments easier.
Presented by The Honorable Jason Carpenter, Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation; Michael Davis, CSSC, Summit Structured Settlements; Allison Lewis, Arcadia Settlements Group; and Ann Sandstrom, Medical Paralegal Services.
2:45 - 3:00 pm
Afternoon Break
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Spring Case Law Update
Our always lively review of key Workers’ Compensation cases that have come out since the Spring.
Presented by Erin C. Montgomery, Esq., The Frickey Law Firm, and Jeffrey A. Pearson, Esq., Ruegsegger Simons & Stern, LLC.
Moderated by Amy Kingston, Esq., Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $529.00 |
| CBA Member | $399.00 |
| CBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Member | $319.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $199.50 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $199.50 |
| Active Military | $199.50 |
| Public Service/Government | $199.50 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $0.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.50
- EDI Credits:
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