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Workers' Compensation (Spring Conference 2023, Day 2)

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$200 for EAGLE Member
$240 for Regular Member

450 minutes

Date Published

May 4, 2023

Publisher

Washington State Association for Justice

Subjects

Workers' Compensation

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Summary

2023 Spring Conference
Day 2: Workers' Compensation
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Co-chairs:
Sara Sanders, Small, Snell, Weiss & Comfort, P.S.
Lee Thomas, Harpold Thomas, P.C.

8:25-8:30AM Welcome from Co-Chairs

8:30-9:10AM Legislative Update
Larry Shannon, Government Affairs Director & Kelli Carson, Government Affairs Deputy Director, WSAJ

9:10-9:55AM Appellate Update
Doug Palmer, Hamrick Palmer Johansen, PLLC & Brian Wright, Causey Wright

9:55-10:25AM Tips and lessons for new attorneys at the Board and Superior Court
Mackenzie Sanders, Foster Law PC & Jennifer Duran, Smith Duran Law

10:25-10:40AM Exhibit Hall Break

10:40-11:40 AM Board and Superior Court Trials Update
Katherine Mason, Law Office of K.L. Mason, PLLC
Bryce McPartland, McPartland Law Offices PLLC
Thomas Moore, Lehmbecker Law
Samuel Ryan, Vail, Cross-Euteneier & Associates
Robert Silber, Staton Silber, P.S.
Lee Thomas, Harpold Thomas, P.C.
Rondi Thorp, Meyer Thorp Law, PLLC

11:40 AM-12:00 PM L&I Medical Treatment: An Inside Perspective
Lee Glass, M.D., Associate Medical Director

12:00-12:30PM Lunch

12:30-1:00PM Discovery Issues
Rondi Thorp & David Turplesmith, Meyer Thorp Law, PLLC

1:00-1:30PM Penalties
Knowrasa Patrick, Department of Labor and Industries

1:30-2:00PM Kept on Salary
Jane Dale, Causey Wright

2:00-2:30PM Vocational Process
Jordan Couch, Palace Law

2:30-2:45PM Exhibit Hall Break

2:45-3:15PM Bad Board Decisions Since the Pandemic
Rachel Hamar & Bill Hochberg, Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC

3:15-4:00PM Employment Law Issues (Ethics)
Janelle Chase-Fazio, Beck Chase Gilman

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Presenters

Lee Stewart Thomas

Harpold Thomas, P.C.

Lee Thomas specializes in complex workers’ compensation claims and jury trials. Lee is an Eagle member and member of the... Read More

Sara Sanders

Larry Shannon

WA State Association for Justice

LARRY SHANNON is the Government Affairs Director for the Washington State Association for Justice, and has held that role... Read More

Doug M. Palmer

Hamrick Palmer Johansen

Doug is a partner at Hamrick Palmer Johansen in Vancouver, WA. He is a former WSAJ Board Member and Chair of the Workers... Read More

Brian Michael Wright

Causey Wright

Brian M. Wright is an attorney at Causey Wright in Seattle. He has been an EAGLE member of WSAJ since 2012, and chaired its... Read More

Jennifer Duran

Katherine L. Mason

Katherine L. Mason, Attorney at Law

KATHERINE L. MASON began her legal career in 1999 as an Assistant Attorney General representing the Department of Labor and... Read More

Bryce McPartland

Thomas Moore

Samuel Ryan

Robert A. Silber

Staton Silber, P.S.

Mr. Silber is an attorney at Staton Silber, P.S. a firm in north Seattle focused exclusively on representing people injured... Read More

Rondi Thorp

David Turplesmith

David enjoys helping injured workers get the benefits they deserve. He especially enjoys all aspects of trial work and has... Read More

Knowrasa T. Patrick

KNOWRASA T. PATRICK has practiced in Tacoma in the fields of workers' compensation and social security since graduating in... Read More

Jane Dale

Causey Wright

Jane Dale is a litigation attorney who practiced in a variety of legal areas before finding her passion in workers’... Read More

Jordan Couch

Rachel Vera Hamar

Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC

Rachel V. Hamar is a partner at Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC, in Edmonds, Washington. She represents injured workers in... Read More

William D. Hochberg

Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC

William D. Hochberg, the managing partner at Hochberg & Hamar, leads a group of dedicated attorneys and staff in Edmonds,... Read More

Janelle Chase-Fazio

Janelle Chase-Fazio is an associate at Gordon Thomas Honeywell, where she practices plaintiff-side Civil Rights, Employment,... Read More

Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files

Welcome From the Co-Chairs - Video

Legislative Update - Video

Appellate Update - Video

Tips and lessons for new attorneys at the Board and Superior Court - Video

Board and Superior Court Trials Update - Video

L&I Medical Treatment: An Inside Perspective - Video

Discovery Issues - Video

Penalties - Video

Kept on Salary - Video

Vocational Process - Video

Bad Board Decisions Since the Pandemic - Video

Employment Law Issues (Ethics) - Video

Downloadable Files

Workers' Compensation (Spring Conference 2023, Day 2)- Handout

Workers' Compensation (Spring Conference 2023, Day 2) - Slide Decks

Credit

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