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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration/Breakfast sponsored by the SC Workers' Comp Commission!
Coffee sponsored by Atkins Law Firm
8:45 am – 8:50 am Welcome & Seminar Introduction
Dewana Looper, Esq., SCWCEA President , Atkins Law Firm, Columbia, SC
8:50 am – 9:00 am Seminar Introduction
Regan Ankney Cobb, Esq., Holder Padgett Littlejohn + Prickett, LLC
Kelly Morrow, Esq., Robinson Gray, Co-Chairs
9:00 am – 9:30 am Tips for Successful Deposition of an Injured Worker
Joseph Wideman, Esq., Atkins Law Firm
Stuart Moore, Esq., McAngus Goudelock & Courie
9:30 am – 10:30 am Tips for Effective Deposition of a Medical Provider
Brooks Biedinger, Esq., Holder Padgett Littlejohn + Prickett, LLC
Sarah Khouri, Esq., Joye Law Firm
10:30 am – 10:45 am Networking Break sponsored by Ametros
10:45 am – 11:45 pm Effective use of Interpreter, Nurse Case Managers and Investigators
Kate Pudney, South Carolina State Accident Fund
Mario Gomez, Global Trans Services Inc.
Heath Davis, Private Solutions
Christina Pettis, Carolina Case Management
11:45 pm – 12:15 pm Tips for Mediation
Ellen Adams, Esq., Mercer Law Firm
Michael Burkett, Esq., Dayson, Shalabi, Burkett Law Firm
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch sponsored by Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tips for Third Party Claims
Tara Leaphart, Esq., Tara Leaphart Law Firm
Ashley Kirkham, Esq., Willson Jones Carter & Baxley Law Firm
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Networking Break sponsorship available
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Under Pressure: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Workers' Compensation
Nicole Davis, McWhirter Bellinger & Associates
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Tips from the Bench & their Administrative Assistants
Commissioner Scott Beck & Shawnee Radcliff
Commissioner Gene McCaskill & Patty Lundy
Commissioner Mike Campbell & Mackenzie Stites
Commissioner Cindy Dooley & April Cardwell
Commissioner Melody James & Tamara Morris
Commissioner Aisha Taylor & Renee Smith
Executive Director Gary Cannon & Arnisha Keitt
3:15 pm Closing Remarks
Dewana Looper, Esq., SCWCEA President,
Atkins Law Firm, Columbia, SC
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