Workers' Compensation Fall Update
October 2008
2008 Annual Fall Workers' Compensation Update
Program Highlights
- Legislative Update
- Regulatory Update from the Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation
- ICAP and Case Law Update
- Legal Ethics Issues for Workers' Compensation Attorneys
- Settlement Agreements in Workers' Compensation Cases
- Shoulder Pathology for Workers' Compensation Attorneys
- Apportionment Update
- Medicare and Workers' Compensation Law – The Basics and New Developments
Program Description
The 2008 Fall Workers' Compensation Update is a program both new and experienced workers' compensation law attorneys will not want to miss!
The first topic segment is an update directly from the Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation. Find out about new legislation and new proposed rulemakings. Be prepared when the changes go into effect! Also, learn about how workers' compensation case settlement agreements should be drafted, including what can and can't be included in the agreement.
The second topic segment is the always popular case law and ICAP update. Get up to speed fast as our experts take you through the most important of the recent decisions addressing workers' compensation issues. The morning concludes with a look at legal ethics for the workers' compensation attorney.
After a complimentary lunch at the hotel, you will enjoy three practical and valuable afternoon topics: A review and update on Medicare set-asides; an informative segment on shoulder conditions and their treatments; and, a critical update on the changes to Colorado's apportionment rules.
Don't miss Colorado's premier workers' compensation law CLE program – register today!
Agenda
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Clifford Eley, Esq.
9:05 AM – 9:35 AM
Legislative and Rulemaking Update from the Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation
Find out about the important statutory and regulatory changes that affect your clients.
Presented by Robert Summers, Director, Division of Workers' Compensation, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
9:40 AM – 10:05 AM
Settlement Agreements in Workers' Compensation Cases
Make sure the next case you settle goes smoothly through the settlement process. Learn what can and can't go into a Division-approved settlement agreement and why.
Presented by Thomas McBride, Administrative Law Judge, State of Colorado
10:10 AM – 10:35 AM
ICAP and Case Law Update (Part 1)
Presented by Ted Krumreich, Administrative Law Judge, State of Colorado; and, Thomas L. Kanan, Esq.
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM
Break (15 minutes)
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM
ICAP and Case Law Update (Part 2)
11:25 AM – 12:15 PM
Ethics and the Workers' Compensation Law Attorney
Ethics! Learn about the critical legal ethics issues affecting workers' compensation attorneys.
Presented by Charles (Chip) Mortimer, Esq.
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch at the Hotel (Included in Tuition)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Shoulder Pathology 101
Learn the key medical terminology, procedures, and processes that apply when shoulder conditions are at issue. What are the most common shoulder pathology issues you will encounter in your practice? What are the principal surgeries and other procedures used to treat these conditions? Attend and find out!
Presented by Victor H. Chang, M.D.
2:25 PM – 3:15 PM
Medicare and Workers' Compensation – The Basics and New Developments
*Medicare set-asides defined
*How Medicare set-asides are administered in Colorado
*Allocations versus Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval
*Gotcha's and stumbling blocks in the process to watch out for
Presented by Samantha M. Fite, Esq.
3:15 PM – 3:25 PM
Break (10 minutes)
3:25 PM – 4:15 PM
Apportionment Update
What do the new apportionment rules mean for you and your clients? Find out in this informative segment of our program! Our faculty members include attorneys who were closely involved in the drafting of the new legislation. This segment includes a special question and answer session at the end of the presentation.
Presented by Gregory B. Cairns, Esq., Patricia Jean Clisham, Esq., and Michael H. Kaplan, Esq.
4:15 PM
Adjourn
Faculty:
Gregory B. Cairns, Esq.
Cairns Nemechek & Magruder, L.L.C.
Denver, CO
Patricia Jean Clisham, Esq.
Clisham, Satriana & Biscan, L.L.C.
Denver, CO
Victor H. Chang, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
Ted Krumreich, Administrative Law Judge
Office of Administrative Courts, Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration
Denver, CO
Thomas McBride, Administrative Law Judge
Division of Workers' Compensation
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Denver, CO
Clifford Eley, Esq.
The Eley Law Firm
Denver, CO
Samantha M. Fite, Esq.
Ritsema & Lyon, P.C.
Denver, CO
Thomas L. Kanan, Esq.
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Denver, CO
Michael H. Kaplan, Esq.
Sawaya Rose & Kaplan, P.C.
Denver, CO
Charles (Chip) Mortimer, Esq.
Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
Colorado Supreme Court
Denver, CO
Robert Summers, Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Denver, CO
Planning Committee:
Patricia Jean Clisham, Esq.
Clisham, Satriana & Biscan, L.L.C.
Denver, CO
Lynn P. Lyon, Esq.
Ritsema & Lyon, P.C.
Denver, CO
Peter H. McGuire, Esq.
Sullivan, Sullivan and McGuire, P.C.
Denver, CO
Video Replay:
November 7, 2008
Denver: CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Grand Junction: 1250 East Sherwood Drive
Colorado Springs: 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 100
Registration Fees
| $279.00 | |
| CBA | $249.00 |
| WORKER | $219.00 |
| $189.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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