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ONE DAY SEMINAR

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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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