Back to Basics: The Fundamental Building Blocks for a Strong Workers’ Compensation Practice

Date: Jan 31, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $187.00

Non-Member Price: $234.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I093925

Areas of Law: Workers' Compensation, Young Lawyers Division

Earn up to 5.5 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Jammie N. Jackson, Esq.
Kotlar Hernandez & Cohen, Mount Laurel

Presenters

Hon. Dolores M. McNamee
New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation
Hon. David J. Puma
New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation
Richard Rubenstein, Esq.
Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Workers’ Compensation Attorney
Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC
Eileen Ryan, Esq.
Law Offices of James H. Rohlfing, Marlton
Mark S. Setaro, Esq.
Weber Gallagher, Mount Laurel
Matthew J. Solin, Esq.
Solin Law, Palmyra

This seminar will cover the key concepts and issues that arise in workers’ compensation cases. The panelists will discuss the issues from both the petitioner and respondent perspective to prepare practitioners on either side for success when they take on a workers’ compensation case. You will also receive a judicial perspective from a sitting Workers’ Compensation Court judge. The course will benefit young attorneys and attorneys new to workers’ compensation while providing a timely refresher for experienced practitioners with a focus on new developments and recent changes to the practice.

Topics include:

  • Workers’ compensation benefits
  • Case defenses
  • Court practices and procedures
  • How to navigate the written and unwritten rules of Workers’ Compensation Court
  • Case preparation from intake to trial
  • Calculating the value of your case and settlement options
  • The top 10 most important workers’ compensation decisions relevant to today’s practice
  • And more!

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 5.5 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 5.5, : 5.5).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Transitional: 5.5
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 4.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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