Ninety-six
members of The Florida Bar are presenting at the WCI in Orlando next
week. NINETY-SIX! There could be a few more. I reviewed the program,
page by page, and did my best to identify them all. If I missed someone, let me
know. The annual WCI gathering is the largest workers’ compensation conference
in the country. I am told that this year could see the largest turnout yet, as
the conference celebrates its 70th anniversary.
There are a
multitude of programs, National Trends, National Review, Safety, Multistate
Workers’ Compensation Laws, and breakouts for medical providers, therapists,
attorneys, adjusters, and risk managers.
It is the only
workers’ compensation conference of which I know that hosts a national judicial
college focused on the workers’ compensation adjudicator. This year the NAWCJ
College will have over 100 adjudicators from across the country.
This conference
also hosts the SAWCA Regulator College, an unparalleled gathering of regulators
to discuss challenges of running workers’ compensation systems.
There is always
something interesting at this conference, and that is due in large part to the
many talented and exceptional attorneys participating. My congratulations and
thanks go out to the following list of ninety-six Florida Bar Members
participating in this event (with the individual program(s) noted). You make
The Florida Bar, the Section, and the workers’ compensation community proud!
Gregg
Anderson
Coker
Law Group
Longshore
Paul
M. Anderson
Anderson
& Hart, P.A.
Attorney
Breakout
Honorable
Wilbur W. Anderson
Judge
of Compensation Claims
Attorney
Breakout
James
R. Auffant
Law
Office of James R. Auffant
Social
Security
Robert
L. Bamdas
Schouest,
Bamdas, Soshea & Ben-Maier PLLC
Longshore
Honorable
Diane Beck
Florida
Office of Judges of Compensation Claims
Judicial
College
Attorney
Breakout
Geoffrey
Bichler
Bichler,
Kelley, Oliver & Longo, PLLC
Attorney
Breakout
Honorable
Ross L. Bilbrey
First
District Court of Appeal
Adjuster
Breakout
Michael
Broussard
Broussard
& Cullen, PA
First
Responder Heart and Hypertension Claims
Carrie
B. Cherveny
AlphaStaff,
Inc.
Professional
Employer Organizations
R.
Stephen Coonrod
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Adjuster
Breakout
Richard
A. Culbertson
Law
Offices of Richard A. Culbertson
Social
Security
Karen
J. Cullen
Broussard
& Cullen, PA
First
Responder Heart and Hypertension Claims
John
P. Daly
Rissman,
Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A.
Employment
Law/Human Resources
Honorable
Robert L. Dietz
Judge
of Compensation Claims
Mediation
Michael
Edwards
Peterson
Bernard
Professional
Employer Organizations
Linda
Bond Edwards
Rumberger,
Kirk & Caldwell, P.A.
Professional
Employer Organizations
Professor
Charles W. Ehrhardt
Florida
State University School of Law
Judicial
College
Linda
Farrell
Boyd
and Jenerette, P.A.
Adjuster
Breakout
Brian
S. Fischer
SUNZ
Insurance Company, Inc.
Professional
Employer Organizations
Jennifer
Fowler-Hermes
Kunkel
Miller & Hament
Professional
Employer Organizations
Roy
Franco
Franco
Signor
Medicare
Secondary Payer
Neal
Gannon
Conroy Simberg
Medical
Issues
Leopoldo
Garcia, Jr.
Angones,
McClure and Garcia, P.A.
Attorney
Breakout
Mark
H. Gelman
Eraclides,
Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman & Waters
Temporary
Staffing
Rafael
Gonzalez
Helios
Mediation
Luis
Gracia
Rue,
Ziffra and Caldwell
Social
Security
Howard
S. Grossman
Grossman
Attorneys at Law
Longshore
Christine
Harter
Mediation
& Dispute Resolution Center
Mediation
George
Helm
Bolton
and Helm, LLP
First
Responder Heart and Hypertension Claims
Honorable
Charles M. Hill
Judge
of Compensation Claims
Attorney
Breakout
Eric
V. Hires
The
Law Office of Eric V. Hires, LLC
Mediation
Silvia
Hoeg
Office
of the Judge of Compensation Claims
Mediation
D.
Robert Hoyle
D.
Robert Hoyle, P.A.
Mediation
Morgan
A. Indek
Eraclides,
Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman & Waters
Medical
Breakout Sessions
Jeffrey
I. Jacobs
Malca
and Jacobs, P.A.
Attorney
Breakout
Daniel
T. Jaffe
Rissman,
Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A.
Risk
Managers
A.
Michelle Jernigan
Upchurch,
Watson, White & Max
Mediation
Gregory
J. Johnsen
Division
of Administrative Hearings
Mediation
H.
George Kagan
Miller,
Kagan, Rodriguez & Silver
National
Review
Brian
C. Karsen
Barnett,
Lerner, Karsen and Frankel, P.A.
Longshore
Paul
A. Kelley
Bichler,
Kelley, Oliver & Longo, PLLC
Attorney
Breakout
Clyde
“Chris” Killer
Law
Offices of J. Christopher Norris
Mediation
Anna
Marie Kim
Office
of the Judge of Compensation Claims
Mediation
Ken
Kugler
The
Mediation Group
Mediation
Lawrence
J. Langer
Mediation
Kristin
Longberry
The
Longberry Law Firm, P.A.
Professional
Employer Organizations
Paolo
Longo
Bichler,
Kelley, Oliver & Longo, PLLC
Attorney
Breakout
First
Responder Heart and Hypertension Claims
Raymond
A. Lopez
Rissman,
Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A.
Adjuster
Breakout
Carmen
Love
Law
Office of Carmen Love
Social
Security
Lori
A. Lovgren, JD, CPCU
NCCI
Insurance
Agents
Multistate
WC Laws
Torben
S. Madson, III
Kunkel
Miller & Hament
Professional
Employer Organizations
Mike
Maida
Michael
G. Maida, P.A.
Mediation
Honorable
Scott D. Makar
First
District Court of Appeal
Adjuster
Breakout
Ramon
Malca
Malca
& Jacobs, P.A.
National
Review
Lee
W. Marcus
Marcus
& Myers, P.A.
Mediation
Susan
N. Marks
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Adjuster
Breakout
Michael
E. McCabe
Henderson
Franklin
Attorney
Breakout
James
N. McConnaughhay
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Mediation
Jana
E. McConnaughhay
Waldoch
and McConnaughhay, P.A.
Social
Security
David
A. McCranie
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Multistate
WC Laws
C.
Wade McGuffey
Goodman,
McGuffey, Lindsey and Johnson, LLP
Insurance
Agents
Regulators
College
Sean
S. O’Connor
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Temporary
Staffing
Tonya
Oliver
Bichler,
Kelley, Oliver & Longgo, PLLC
First
Responder Heart and Hypertension Claims
Joanna
Noriega Pino
Sioli
Alexander Pino
Longshore
Honorable
Neal Pitts
Judge
of Compensation Claims
Attorney
Breakout
Howard
Pohl
Florida
Department of Financial Services
Professional
Employer Organizations
Mark
Popolizio
ISO
Claims Partners
Medicare
Secondary Payer
Mediation
Marissa
S. Pyle
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Multistate
WC Laws
Amie
Remington
Landrum
Professional Employer Services, Inc.
Professional
Employer Organizations
Honorable
L. Clayton Roberts
First
District Court of Appeal
Adjuster
Breakout
William
H. Rogner
Hurley,
Rogner, Miller, Cox & Waranch, P.A.
Attorney
Breakout
Rodney
G. Romano
Matrix
Mediation, LLC
Mediation
Honorable
Stephen L. Rosen
Judge
of Compensation Claims
Attorney
Breakout
Honorable
Lori S. Rowe
First
District Court of Appeal
Adjuster
Breakout
Heather
Schwartz Sanderson
Franco
Signor
Medicare
Secondary Payer
Honorable
Thomas W. Sculco
Judge
of Compensation Claims
Attorney
Breakout
First
Responder Heart and Hypertension Claims
Benjamin
D. Sharkey
Jackson
Lewis P.C.
Temporary
Staffing
Robin
Caral Shaw
Law
Office of Robin Caral Shaw, PA
Mediation
Christopher
Shulman
Shulman
ADR Law, P.A.
Mediation
Scott
H. Silver
Miller,
Kagan, Rodriguez & Silver, PL
Adjuster
Breakout
Honorable
Margaret Sojourner
Florida
Office of Judges of Compensation Claims
Judicial
College
E.
Louis Stern
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Adjuster
Breakout
Stuart
F. Suskin
Office
of the Judge of Compensation Claims
Attorney
Breakout
Mediation
Honorable
Ronald V. Swanson
First
District Court of Appeal
Adjuster
Breakout
Jason
C. Taylor
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Employment
Law/Human Resources
Meah
Tell
Meah
Tell, P.A.
Mediation
Dawn
R. Traverso
Eraclides,
Gelman, Hall, Indek, Goodman & Waters
Attorney
Breakout
M.
Kemmerly Thomas
McConnaughhay,
Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A.
Multistate
WC Laws
Richard
S. Thompson
The
Zenith Insurance Company
Medical
Breakout
John
V. Tucker
Tucker
& Ludin, P.A.
Mediation
Frank
C. Wesighan
Dean,
Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A.
Attorney
Breakout
Honorable
T. Kent Wetherell
First
District Court of Appeal
Adjuster
Breakout
Glen
D. Wieland
Wieland,
Hilado & DeLattre, P.A.
Attorney
Breakout
Scott
P. Williams
Law
Office of Scott P. Williams
Attorney
Breakout
Michael
J. Winer
Law
Offices of Michael J. Winer
Attorney
Breakout
