ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sunday, September 25, 2022
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration Open
2:00 pm Exhibitor Move In
5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Kids’ Chance Silent Auction Reception
Sponsored by:
Monday, September 26, 2022
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
7:30 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening Remarks and Welcome
Grady L. Beard, Esq., President, SCWCEA
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Columbia, SC
9:00 am – 10:00 am One Will Die: The John Martin Story
John Martin was seriously injured in an industrial accident and received chemical burns to over 70% of his body and chemical burns to both eyes. Through medical technology and sheer determination, John has overcome his life changing injury.
10:00 am – 10:30 am Networking Break
10:30 am – 11:30 am Advanced Concepts in Total Knee Replacement & Care
James A. O'Leary, MD, Midlands Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery, PA, Columbia, SC
10:30 am – 4:45 pm Workers’ Comp Academy
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Acquired Brain Injury Causes, Symptoms, and Coordination of Care
Michael Yochelson, M.D., MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 pm – 5:15 pm Professional Tracks
PROFESSIONAL TRACKS
Agenda
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ADJUSTERS
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
When Adjusting Workers' Comp
Claims
Ben Renfrow, Esq.,
Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA,
Greenville, SC
Ethics Hour
Networking Break
Q&A With the Commissioners
from the SC Workers' Compensation
Commission
Case Law Update
Peter Leventis, Esq.,
Chappell Smith & Arden, PA,
Columbia, SC
Michelle Yarbrough, Esq.,
Gallivan White Boyd, PA,
Greenville, SC
ATTORNEYS
Stupid has Consequences -
So Does Hope
Jim Blackburn,
Jim Blackburn Seminars, LLC,
Raleigh, NC
Ethics Hour
Networking Break
An Illness Hidden with A Smile
Jim Blackburn,
Jim Blackburn Seminars, LLC,
Raleigh, NC
Substance Abuse/Mental Health Hour
Q&A With the Commissioners
from the SC Workers' Compensation
Commission
Attorneys practicing less than
12 years will meet from 4:15 pm -
4:45 pm
Attorneys practicing more than 12
years will meet from 4:45 pm -
5:15 pm
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
NURSE CASE MANAGERS
Q&A with the Commissioners
from the SC Workers' Compensation
Commission
Combined session with Employers/Safety/HR Professionals
Networking Break
Working Together
Barrett Burley, Esq.,
Holder Padgett Littlejohn + Prickett, LLC
Columbia, SC
Matt Jackson, Esq.
Joye Law Firm, North Charleston, SC
Shanda Mackey,
Wright Rehabilitation, Woodstock, GA
Jennifer Taylor,
Strategic Comp, Huntersville, NC
Case Law Update
Peter Leventis, Esq.,
Chappell Smith & Arden, PA,
Columbia, SC
Michelle Yarbrough, Esq.,
Gallivan White Boyd, PA,
Greenville, SC
Combined Session with Adjusters
EMPLOYERS/SAFETY/
HR PROFESSIONALS
Q&A with the Commissioners
from the SC Workers' Compensation
Commission
Combined session Nurse Case Managers
Networking Break
Top 10 OSHA Offenses
Anthony Wilks, Compliance Manager,
OSHA, Columbia, SC
Employee Safety - Is Your Workplace Ready?
Alicia Clawson, Esq.,
Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP,
Columbia, SC
Kim Jarrett, CWCP,
Pruitt Health,
Camden, SC
Brandon McClellan
3V Sigma USA, Inc.,
Georgetown, SC
Combined Session with Adjusters
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
7:30 am – 11:30 am Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 am – 9:15 am 2022 Inspiration Award Presentation
Chairman Scott Beck, Esq., SC Workers’ Compensation Commission, Columbia, SC
9:15 am – 10:15 am How to Handle a Workers' Comp Accident Investigation
Jill Callais, SC School Boards Association, Columbia, SC
Woody Doosche, CPSI, Charleston County School District, Charleston, SC
10:15 am – 10:45 am Networking Break - Passport Door Prize Drawings
Sponsored by:
10:45 am – 11:45 pm How Subrogation Works in Workers' Compensation
Tara Leaphart, Esq., Tara A Leaphart, Attorney at Law, LLC, Columbia, SC
Colleen Motley, SC Association of Counties, Columbia, SC
Afternoon Optional Activities – additional fee required
- Ronald J. Jebaily Fishing Rodeo
- Bourbon Tasting
9:00 pm – 12:00 am Reception & Dance - Joey Warren, DJ
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
7:30 am – 11:00 am Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 am – 9:30 am Case Makers and Case Breakers
Commissioners from the SC Workers' Compensation Commission
9:30 am – 10:30 am Mediation - How to Successfully Settle a Workers' Comp Claim
Moderator: Ric Davis, Esq., Davis Law Firm, Greenville, SC
Cliff Bourke, Jr., Esq., Southeastern Freight Lines, Lexington, SC
Allison Carter, Esq., Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA, Charleston, SC
Mills Gallivan, Esq., Gallivan White Boyd, PA, Greenville, SC
Derrick Williams, Esq., Mickle & Bass, LLC, Columbia, SC
10:30 am – 11:30 am Who Else Owns This Loss?
Bob Hickman PE, CMSE, The Warren Group, Columbia, SC
11:30 am Closing Remarks
Grady L. Beard, Esq., President, SCWCEA
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Columbia, SC
11:30 am – 11:45 am Annual Business Meeting
Election of 2023 Board of Directors
