Speaking Engagements Archive

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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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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Partner Martine Cumbermack will be a panelist at the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Atlanta Local Group lunch program on March 15, 2019. The panel titled, "Can We Talk About It? Discussions on Diversity in Marketing," will dive into the extent marketing departments should be involved in the diversity and inclusion discussion and how marketing can help drive diversity initiatives.

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Partner Erica Morton will speak at the State Bar of Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education's (ICLE) 2019 Trial & Error Seminar on March 8, 2019. Morton will take the stage as the second speaker of the day, addressing the topic of written discovery.

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Attorney Crystal McElrath will be a moderator at the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee 2019 Midwinter Meeting on March 7. McElrath joins panelists Micheal Doyle of the U.S. Department, Eric Frumin of Change to Win and William Wahoff of Steptoe & Johnson to discuss "OSHA Recordability, Reportability and Impact on Workers’ Compensation; Interplay between OSHA’s Amended 29 CFR 1904.35 and Workers’ Compensation Laws and Administration" during Breakout Session A.

Partner Anandhi Rajan and attorney Crystal McElrath will both speak at the National Business Institute's (NBI) Human Resource Law from A to Z seminar on Feb. 26, 2019. McElrath will present "Workers' Compensation Basics" and "FMLA and Other Leave Issues." Rajan will discuss "Controlling Unemployment Compensation Costs."

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On Feb. 22, 2019, attorney Dan Kingsley will speak at the 36th Annual RIMS Educational Conference: #Insurance — What Will Be Relevant in Tomorrow's World. Kingsley, as the final presentation of the conference, will discuss pre-litigation best practices in Georgia.

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Two Swift Currie attorneys will speak at the National Business Institute's "Hearsay, Email, Business Records and Social Media - in the Trenches!" Attorney Yamisi James is presenting at the Augusta seminar on Dec. 11, 2018, and partner Ashley Alfonso will take the Atlanta seminar on Dec. 14, 2018.

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Partner Martine Cumbermack will speak at the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference on Dec. 6. She is presenting on the topic of, "Diversity's Impact on Claims Handling, Claims Results and the Bottom Line."

Attorney Crystal McElrath will take the stage at the National Business Institute's Human Resource Law Boot Camp on Nov. 29, 2018. She will present "Using Handbooks to Protect Against Legal Liabilities: With Example Policies" alongside Macon attorney J. Daniel Cole.

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Partner Pamela Lee will participate in the panel "Self-Advocacy & Countering Personal Negation" at the Women, Diversity & Change Summit on Nov. 1 at 12:05 p.m. Lee, along with four other panelists in the legal industry, will discuss the tools needed to build confidence in order to self-advocate more effectively. These include the positioning of your current success and experience, dealing with rejection and utilizing peer groups to enhance confidence. Panel members will also share their personal success stories.

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Partner Richie Foster will instruct a continuing logger education course on October 19 at 12:30 p.m. at Augusta Technical College's Waynesboro campus. The course titled, "Logging Insurance Rates & Factors to Consider When You Have a Claim," will offer four business credit hours.

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Anandhi Rajan will speak at the National Business Institute's (NBI) Advancing Employment Law: What You Need to Know seminar on Oct. 17. The advanced program is designed to provide valuable legal information that attorneys, human resource managers, presidents, vice presidents, CFOs and those in similar positions need to navigate the rapidly changing employment law landscape.

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Partners Todd Brooks and Rusty Watts will both speak on panels at the State Bar of Georgia ICLE Workers' Compensation Law Institute on Oct. 5 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. The two are panelists on day two of the three-day seminar.

Attorneys Crystal McElrath and Ann McElroy are slated to speak on various topics during the National Business Institute's Workers' Compensation from A to Z seminar. On Sept. 11, McElrath will speak on three topics: Calculating the Value of a Claim, Medical Issues in Workers' Compensation: Legal Perspectives and Strategies for Workers' Compensation Hearings. On Sept. 12, McElroy will give a Georgia Case Law Update and speak on the topic of Recovery from Third Parties.

Partner Doug Brown and attorney Crystal McElrath will speak on at the Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental Conference in partnership with the Georgia State Council/Affiliate Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) on Sept. 5.

Attorneys Briggs Peery, Crystal McElrath, Todd Brooks, Lisa Wade and Mark Goodman will speak on panels at the 2018 State Board of Workers' Compensation Annual Education Conference. Peery is a moderator on the August 27 and 28 multi-state legal sessions, McElrath is a panelist on the August 27 legal session, Brooks is a panelist on the August 28 legal session, Wade will speak during the August 28 insurance/self-insurance claims session and Goodman will moderate the August 29 ethics session.

On August 3, partner Ashley Webber will speak at the program, Litigation Management in a New York Minute – 2018 Edition, hosted by the Network of Trial Law Firms. Her presentation is titled, "Digging through Daubert: From Basic Considerations to Complex Issues in Products Liability Litigation."

Partner Ashley Webber is presenting on "Updates in Product Liability and Spoliation" at the 51st Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA) Annual Meeting on June 15, 2018. The full meeting will be held from June 14-17 at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Beach, FL.

Partner Mark Goodman will moderate a panel at the State Board of Workers' Compensation (SBWC) Regional Educational Series throughout the state of Georgia during the months of March, April and May. The panel titled, "The Plot Thickens," will address issues employers face as a claim moves to a hearing.