Workers' Compensation

Clever Tips and Tricks for Workers' Compensation Settlement Negotiation

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Christopher Russell
With Christopher C. Russell from Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Recorded November 07, 2025.
Product ID 101218

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Overview

Lump Sum vs. Structured Settlements, Medicare Set-Asides, and More

From frustrated and discouraged to strategic and optimistic, transform your approach with techniques that lead to the best possible resolution for your client's claim! Join our distinguished faculty as they unleash tips and tactics for aligning settlement structures with your client's goals, pointers for drafting settlement agreements, and much more. Enhance your skills - register today!

  • Determine when to settle vs. pursue a workers' comp claim.
  • Formulate strategies for drafting effective settlement proposals.
  • Analyze best practices for overcoming adjuster resistance.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Strategic Timing in Claims: When to Settle vs. When to Push Forward
  2. Lump Sum or Structured? Structuring Settlements That Align With Client Goals
  3. Drafting Settlement Proposals and Demands That Move the Needle
  4. Medicare Set-Asides and Other Future Expenses: Tips for Managing Risks
  5. What You Need to Know to Overcome Adjuster (and Client) Resistance
  6. Crafting Settlement Agreements That Guard Against Future Risk

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Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 1 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1 Total
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  1. Clever Tips and Tricks for Workers' Compensation Settlement Negotiation

    1. Strategic Timing in Claims: When to Settle vs. When to Push Forward
    2. Lump Sum or Structured? Structuring Settlements That Align With Client Goals
    3. Drafting Settlement Proposals and Demands That Move the Needle
    4. Medicare Set-Asides and Other Future Expenses: Tips for Managing Risks
    5. What You Need to Know to Overcome Adjuster (and Client) Resistance
    6. Crafting Settlement Agreements That Guard Against Future Risk

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Christopher C Russell
Christopher C.
Russell
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Speaker bio
Christopher C Russell

Christopher C. Russell

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Christopher Russell

is a partner in the law firm of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. He practices in the fields of labor and employment, and workers' compensation, representing various companies before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Mr. Russell has been certified as one of the state of Ohio's first specialists in the field of workers' compensation by the Ohio State Bar Association. A substantial portion of his practice also involves labor arbitrations, employment litigation, and workplace safety issues. Mr. Russell is a member of the Ohio State, Columbus and American bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Kenyon College and his J.D. degree from The Ohio State University College of Law.

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