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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  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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