2021 Workers Compensation Fall Update - In-Person
We’re back! Join us in person for a review of everything that happened in workers compensation law since last March. Legislative and rule updates, a session on medical disputes, the Directors’ State of the Courts, and a case law update where the panel will discuss most relevant to practitioners. Not ready to break out of your quarantine bubble? Join us live via Zoom.
- Case law update, with discussion targeted at significant cases
- Legislative and rule updates for 2021
- Optional in-person networking
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 a CBA, DBA, or CLE meeting or event only if you have been fully vaccinated. If you have not been fully vaccinated and, nevertheless, elect to attend, please wear a mask during the meeting or event.
Please note that depending on CDC guidelines, a rise in COVID-19 cases, or other circumstances that may threaten the health 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
Opening Remarks
Extended by John Sbarbaro, Esq., Law Office of O'Toole & Sbarbaro, P.C.
9:05-9:55 am
Directors Update and State of the Courts
Presented by Honorable Timothy L. Nemechek, Supervising Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Courts and Paul Tauriello, Esq., Director, Division of Workers Compensation
9:55-10:05 am
Stretch Break
10:05-10:55 am
Rules Update
Presented by Mark D. Elliott, Esq., The Elliot Law Offices P.C and Douglas Kotarek, Esq., Hall & Evans, LLC
10:55-11:10 am
Stretch Break
11:10 am-12:00 pm
Legislative Update
Presented by Frank Cavanaugh, Esq., Brown, Gren, Abraham & McCracken, LLC; and Mark D. Elliott, Esq., The Elliot Law Offices P.C.
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch Provided for In Person Attendees
1:00-2:15 pm
Case Law Update
Presented by Honorable Craig Eley, Administrative Law Judge, Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation; Matt B. Boatwright, Esq., Brown, Gren, Abraham & McCracken, LLC; and Stephan J. Marsh, Esq., Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine PC
2:15-2:25 pm
Stretch Break
2:25-3:15 pm
Medical Disputes
Presented by Christy Culkin, Policy and Compliance Manager, Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation, and Dr. Grace E. Kohl, DPT, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
3:15-4:30 pm
Views from the Bench
Presented by Honorable William Edie and Honorable Keith Mottram, Colorado Office of Administrative Courts
4:30 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 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - ELITE Pass Holder | $100.00 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.00
- EDI Credits:
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