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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 sponsorship available
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
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
Commissioner Mike Campbell & Mackenzie Stites
Commissioner Cindy Dooley & April Cardwell
Commissioner Melody James invited
Commissioner Aisha Taylor
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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