Past Events

Partners Melissa Segel and Rebecca Strickland, along with attorneys Gillian Crowl, Murray Flint and Christy Maple are presenting a mock trial at the Middle GA CPCU P & C Industry Day (I-Day) 2019: High Tech vs High Touch seminar on Friday, Oct. 25.

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Senior attorney Crystal McElrath will explore the impact of marijuana use on nonprofit workplaces and offer tips and strategies to navigate through the haze during her presentation "Cannabis in the Workplace: Highs and Lows" at the Nonprofit Risk Management (NRMC) 2019 Risk Summit on Oct. 21, 2019.

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Partner Maren Cave is speaking at the State Bar of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Legal Education Premises Liability Seminar on Oct. 4.

Cave will discuss evidentiary issues in premises cases, including the importance of the status of the plaintiff, common defenses, use of police reports, spoliation and more.

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Join Swift Currie during the "Come on Down to the Swift Currie Workers' Compensation Seminar," which will be held on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Mark Goodman, Cristine Huffine, Richard Phillips and Blake Staten are among the panel members for the State Board of Workers' Compensation Annual Educational Conference on Aug. 26-28, 2019.

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Attorneys Richard Phillips and Joanna Hair will host "Getting Into the Weeds of Medical Marijuana and Its Impact on Workers' Compensation Claims" on Aug. 21 from 1-2 p.m. ET.

Partners Melissa Segel and Rebecca Strickland are speaking at Atlanta CPCU's Atlanta I-Day 2019: Insurance 20/20 and Beyond on Aug. 16.

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On Aug. 14, 2019, Swift Currie partners Cristine Huffine, Joe Munger, Mike Rosetti and Rusty Watts will speak during the Workers' Compensation Defense Institute (WCDI) Multi-State Breakout session at the Workers' Compensation Institute's 74th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference.

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Partner David Atkinson will give two presentations during the Network of Trial Law Firm's Litigation Management in a New York Minute seminar on Aug. 2, 2019.

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On July 25, partner Steve Cotter will present "Ethics: Lawyer Obligations and Malpractice Exposure" at the State Bar of Georgia's 38th annual Insurance Law Institute.

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Partner Pamela Lee is speaking at the DRI Young Lawyers Seminar on June 28, 2019, at the Hilton Nashville Downtown. She, along with a fellow trial attorney, will present the topic, "Setting the Stage: Voir Dire."

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Attorneys Bill Casey and Kevan Dorsey will host "The Inflation of Diminished Value: Considerations When Analyzing Diminished Value Claims," on Thursday, June 20, 2019, from 1-2 p.m ET.

Partner Erica Morton will speak at the 52nd Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA) Annual Meeting on June 7, 2019. Morton, along with two co-speakers, will present "Trial Techniques for Defending the High Exposure Case: Perils and Pitfalls."

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Attorney Joanna Jang will take part in the Trials & Appeals panel at the State Board of Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education's (ICLE) Workers' Comp for the General Practitioner on May 16, 2019.

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Attorneys Alex Ficker and Karen Lowell will present "We Need to Level with You: Understanding and Dealing with the Different Levels of Employers and Employees to Mitigate Your Exposure" on May 16, 2019, from 1-2 p.m. ET.

Attorney Crystal McElrath will host a session during Nonprofit Risk Management Center's (NRMC) Risk Connect: The Virtual Conference for Risk-Aware Leaders on May 14, 2019. McElrath will present "Cannabis and Your Workplace: Managing the Highs and Lows" from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Her session will explore the impact of marijuana use on nonprofit workplaces and offer tips and strategies to navigate through the haze. She will also conduct a 10-minute Q&A during her session.

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Birmingham-based attorney Trey Dowdey is speaking at the Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization (AWCO) 2019 Spring Conference on Friday, May 10. During the Legal Forum, Dowdey will present on the topic of managing out-of-state injuries from 10:15-10:45 a.m.

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Partner Mark Goodman will participate in two panels at the 2019 State Board of Workers' Compensation (SBWC) Regional Educational Series. The series will occur during the months of March, April and May throughout the state of Georgia.

Goodman will moderate "Smokey and the Bandit: Chasing Down Workers' Comp Costs," which will help attendees understand how employers can save money in the workers' comp arena. Included will be a discussion on safety and investigative programs, the posted panel, common defenses, difficult injuries and much more. He will also be a panelist on "The Y'allywood Awards" — a session in which the audience will review various case scenarios and issues and, through their script writing, add the necessary “facts” in order to prevail before the administrative law judge.

On April 26, 2019, partner Brad Marsh will moderate the panel discussion, "The Client Relationship — Beyond the Case," at the Network of Trial Law Firms' Litigation Management: A Helping Hand on the Rio Grande seminar.

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The Authorized Treating Physician (ATP) is the key component in treating a workers’ compensation patient. Understanding what the doctors “think“ they can do and what the law permits is crucial to your claim.

This informative event being held on Wednesday, April 24, at Maggiano's Cumberland will present cases illustrating reasonable expectations of the ATP and provide real-life examples of how to best facilitate claims. A robust Q&A session will allow attendees to highlight issues that adjusters face when working with the ATP.

This program is free to Swift Currie clients and will offer 2 GA CE hours for adjusters, pending approval by the GA Department of Insurance.

Birmingham-based attorneys Brian Richardson and Murray Flint, along with Atlanta-based partner Fred Ferrand, will host "Burning Down the House: Strategies for Effectively Handling Arson and Fraud Claims" on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, from 1-2 p.m. ET.

Mark Goodman, alongside Alan Yacoubian and Frank Towers, will present the topic of "Max Settlements: Help Us Help You" at the Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group 2019 Southeast Regional Conference on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

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Attorneys Lisa Wade, Cristine Huffine, Drew Timmons and Christy Maple will speak at Ironwood's Claims Strategy Roundtable on March 22, 2019. The program will address both workers' compensation and general liability strategies.

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Partner Pamela Lee will speak alongside attorneys Brandon Ehrie of Lewis Wagner and Sidney Kanazawa of McGuire Woods at the DRI Trial Skills and Damages Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 20, 2019. The trio will present "Ethically Navigating PR Issues in Mass Casualty or Large Loss Case."

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Swift Currie invites you to its Fifth Annual Women's Event: Health, Wealth & Happiness. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 20, at 103 West. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and the program will take place from 8:15-10:15 a.m.

Come engage in an enlightening discussion on cultivating health, wealth and happiness with a distinguished panel of speakers. The firm is honored to have the following panelists join:

Dr. Alise Jones-Bailey - OBGYN - Buckhead Functional Medicine, Wendy Thompson - Wealth Management Advisor - Northwestern Mutual and Stacey Dougan - Associate Professional Counselor - WorkBest Consulting.

Partners Jessica Phillips and Rebecca Strickland will moderate the discussion.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 13, to sarah.miller@swiftcurrie.com.