Workers' Compensation

Advanced Workers' Compensation Tactics

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5 hours 46 minutes
Robert Robenalt
Jay Bernstein
John Castaneda
Bradley Honnold
With Robert M. Robenalt from Fisher & Phillips LLP + 3 others
Recorded December 01, 2025.
Product ID 101311

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Overview

Actionable Techniques for Managing Complex Issues in Workers' Comp Cases

Ready to take your knowledge of workers' compensation law to the next level? Join our seasoned faculty as they spill creative tips for conducting discovery, presenting evidence in a workers' comp case, dealing with complex medical claims, and much more. Earn credit while mastering the strategies that separate experts from the rest - register today!

  • Examine best practices for initiating the investigation.
  • Discover sophisticated tips for conducting discovery.
  • Formulate strategies for computing benefits and average weekly wages.
  • Gain tried-and-true litigation tactics for both sides of the aisle.
  • Hear key Medicare updates that every workers' comp attorney needs to know.

This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2025 Content Advisory Committee Member Brad Kolling.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Initial Investigation: Insights From the Pros
  2. The Art of Conducting Discovery: Tactics for Claimants and Defense
  3. How to Compute the Benefits and Average Weekly Wage - Cutting-Edge Techniques
  4. Advanced Litigation Techniques for Both Sides of the Aisle
  5. Medicare Set-Asides Update
  6. Ethical Pain Points for Workers' Compensation Attorneys

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Product ID 101311

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. The Initial Investigation: Insights From the Pros

    1. Mastering Witness Interviews
    2. Client Interviews: Creative Insights From Top Workers' Comp Lawyers
    3. Medical Records, Reports, and Evaluations: Advanced Issues and Answers

  2. The Art of Conducting Discovery: Tactics for Claimants and Defense

  3. How to Compute the Benefits and Average Weekly Wage - Cutting-Edge Techniques

    1. Computing Wage Loss Benefits
    2. Average Weekly Wage Considerations
    3. How to Get the Value of a Permanent Partial Disability

  4. Advanced Litigation Techniques for Both Sides of the Aisle

    1. Creative Tips for Preparing the Employee's Case
    2. Dynamic Techniques for Preparing the Employer's Case
    3. Presenting Evidence in a Workers' Compensation Case: Legal Best Practices
    4. Strategies for Preparing Your Case for a Settlement Conference or Mediation

  5. Medicare Set-Asides Update

  6. Ethical Pain Points for Workers' Compensation Attorneys

    1. When Your Client Wants to Pursue a Claim You Believe Has No Merit
    2. Ethical Boundaries in Communicating With Opposing Parties
    3. Ethics of Representing Multiple Workers From the Same Workplace
    4. When You Suspect Your Client Lied in Their Testimony: Ethical Obligations

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Insurance claim/risk managers, workers' compensation administrators, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Robert M Robenalt
Robert M.
Robenalt
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Jay H Bernstein
Jay H.
Bernstein
Kirsch, Stone & Morgan P.A.
John J Castaneda
John J.
Castaneda
Castaneda Law Office
Bradley D Honnold
Bradley D.
Honnold
Goza & Honnold, LLC
Speaker bio
Robert M Robenalt

Robert M. Robenalt

Fisher & Phillips LLP
Robert Robenalt

is a partner in Fisher & Phillips LLP Columbus, Ohio office. He has practiced labor and employment law for over 25 years, and his practice is multifaceted. Mr. Robenalt has represented national and Ohio companies in a variety of labor and employment issues. His practice is focused on advising employers on all aspects of employment law, including employee discipline, and compliance issues in various Federal and Ohio employment laws and regulations, including ADA, FMLA, and OSHA. Mr,. Robenalt also actively represents employers in court and administrative trials and proceedings. His defense efforts have ranged from defense of clients in lawsuits and claims involving non-competition and trade secret matters, wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, workers' compensation and OSHA matters, and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Mr. Robenalt has successfully served as first chair in a number of jury and bench trials in both Federal and State Courts. He has also argued on appeals before Ohio and Federal appellate courts and has appeared in significant cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Fourth and Sixth District Courts of Appeals. Mr. Robenalt is also admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been selected by his peers several years running to be included in Best Lawyers in America, including 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Mr. Robenalt is a previous Chairman of the Columbus Bar Association Labor and Employment and Workers' Compensation committees, and is an active member of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and The Ohio Manufacturers' Association. He has also been active in the Ohio State Bar Association's Labor and Employment and Workers' Compensation committees.

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Jay H Bernstein

Jay H. Bernstein

Kirsch, Stone & Morgan P.A.
Jay Bernstein

is an attorney in the law firm of Kirsch, Stone & Morgan P.A., where he manages the workers' compensation practice specializing in motions for medical treatment and surgery, and has 30 years of successful court orders for surgery and medical treatment. Mr. Bernstein has represented thousands of injured workers throughout New Jersey and has been named by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a certified workers' compensation attorney; a distinction held by less than 5% of attorneys throughout the state. He has testified before the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee to improve emergency access to medical care for injured New Jersey workers, and written and lobbied for access to proper medical care. Mr. Bernstein earned his B.A. degree from the University of Rochester, his J.D. degree from Syracuse University of Law and and post grad at the University of Pennsylvania. He studied at Brandies University in Israel. Mr. Bernstein has received a Commendation from the U.S. Army JAG Corps. Currently Mr. Bernstein is secretary of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps and rides as an EMT.

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John J Castaneda

John J. Castaneda

Castaneda Law Office
John Castaneda

is the owner of Castaneda Law Office and has 37 years of experience handling Illinois workers' compensation claims. During his career, he has briefed and argued cases before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, circuit courts, and the Appellate Court of Illinois. Mr. Castaneda's leadership position in the field of workers' compensation includes serving as past president - and first Hispanic president - of the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. He also served as a director of the association, and is past editor of the organization's newsletter. Mr. Castaneda is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice. He is an Illinois Super Lawyer, described by the publisher as "a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement." Mr. Castaneda has been listed in Best Lawyers in America, "the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession." In addition, Martindale-Hubbell, "the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession," has rated Mr. Castaneda AV® (very high to preeminent) for both legal ability and professional ethics. He received his B.A. from Loyola University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota, where he also served on the editorial staff of the Law and Inequality Journal. He is admitted to practice law in Illinois and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Castaneda has lectured for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, and National Business Institute.

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Bradley D Honnold

Bradley D. Honnold

Goza & Honnold, LLC
Bradley Honnold

is a partner with the Leawood law firm of Goza & Honnold, LLC, where his focus is on medical negligence, pharmaceutical, and medical device litigation. Mr. Honnold has spoken at various CLE events on medical negligence issues. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar Association and the Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Honnold earned his B.B.A. degree from the University of Iowa and his J.D. degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

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