CT Specific

Workers' Compensation

Connecticut Workers' Compensation Fundamentals

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
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5 hours 51 minutes
Jeremy Virgil
Benjamin Pomerantz
John Maxwell
Gregory Lisowski
With Jeremy C. Virgil from Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C. + 3 others
Recorded December 11, 2023
Product ID 97534

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Overview

Attain the Best Possible Results for Your Clients

Working through a workers' compensation claim can be a long and tedious process that involves many outside parties and steps. Are you able to confidently represent your clients? Do you know what strategies to employ to prevent costly mistakes and attain the best possible results? Don't rely on your cursory knowledge of procedures and risks to get you through the case. Explore the comprehensive nature of a workers' compensation claim and know the process from start to finish. Register today!

  • Review the latest legislative developments and case law updates.
  • Understand how to comply with and arrange for Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements.
  • Recognize the importance of correctly assessing the injury and case right from the start to avoid any costly or unnecessary legal expenses.
  • Thoroughly prepare yourself and any experts for the hearing proceedings so that your case is ready for any cross-examination or conflicts.
  • Understand how to sue for medical malpractice in conjunction with workers' compensation.
  • Review the ethical considerations associated with workers' compensation cases, such as disclosure obligations.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSA)
  2. Assessing the Injury and Case
  3. Settlement Methods and Mediation Practices
  4. When to Sue in Conjunction With Workers' Compensation
  5. Preparing for and Presenting at the Hearing
  6. Pre-Hearing Conferences
  7. Ethics

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Product ID 97534

Credit Details

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Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSA)

    1. Compromise vs. Commutation
    2. Low Dollar Threshold
    3. Calculating the Total Settlement Amount
    4. Submitting MSAs to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  2. Assessing the Injury and Case

  3. Settlement Methods and Mediation Practices

    1. When to Settle vs. Pursue a Claim
    2. Agreement for Settlement
    3. Compromise Settlement
    4. Contingent Settlement
    5. Combination Settlement
    6. Lump Sum Payments
    7. Full or Partial Commutation
    8. Negotiation Tips
    9. Pitfalls to Avoid

  4. When to Sue in Conjunction With Workers' Compensation

    1. Product Liability
    2. Toxic Tort
    3. Third-Party Injuries
    4. Medical Malpractice
    5. Subrogation Considerations
    6. Recovery of Liens

  5. Preparing for and Presenting at the Hearing

    1. Where and How to Locate Experts
      1. Doctors
      2. Rehabilitation Experts
    2. Preparing Your Experts
    3. Discovery Techniques
      1. Depositions
      2. Interrogatories
      3. Medical Examinations
      4. Surveillance
    4. Evidence Admissibility and Submission
    5. Questions to Ask Witnesses
    6. Cross-Examining Experts
    7. Proving the Causal Relationship
    8. Agreed Proposed Decisions and Orders
    9. What Key Decision-Makers Look For
    10. Keys to Building and Winning Your Case

  6. Pre-Hearing Conferences

    1. Pleading the Case
    2. Complying With Deadlines and Orders
    3. Continuances

  7. Ethics

    1. Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Communication With Injured Party and Medical Providers
    3. Conflicts Between the Insurer and the Insured
    4. Lawyer Liability
    5. Attorneys' Fees
    6. Fraudulent Claims and Misrepresentations

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Claims Representatives

Speakers

Jeremy C Virgil
Jeremy C.
Virgil
Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C.
Benjamin H Pomerantz
Benjamin H.
Pomerantz
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
John D Maxwell
John D.
Maxwell
Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
Gregory F Lisowski
Gregory F.
Lisowski
Solimene & Secondo LLP
Speaker bio
Jeremy C Virgil

Jeremy C. Virgil

Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C.
Jeremy Virgil

is a partner with Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C., where he concentrates his practice in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury, malpractice and workers' compensation. He also handles employment and commercial litigation. Mr. Virgil earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 2001 and 2002; and his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2005. While at the University of Connecticut, Mr. Virgil received the CALI Award for Excellence in trial practice. He is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Membership Committee; Public Service Committee; formerly chair New Lawyers), American Association for Justice (formerly New Lawyer Division Board of Governors), Connecticut Bar Association (Executive Committee, Litigation Section), Fairfield County Bar Association, Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, Connecticut Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Association. Mr. Virgil is admitted to practice in Connecticut; New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.

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Benjamin H Pomerantz

Benjamin H. Pomerantz

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Benjamin Pomerantz

is a partner at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, and a board certified specialist in Workers' Compensation. His practice focuses primarily on personal injury and wrongful death, and serious workers compensation cases; he also manages his firm's hemp and cannabis industry practice group. Mr. Pomerantz has over 15 years of knowledge and practical experience litigating and settling complex workers' compensation claims, as well as any related third-party civil actions. He is the Chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Committee. Mr. Pomerantz earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from American University, Washington College of Law. He is admitted to practice in both Connecticut and New York.

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John D Maxwell

John D. Maxwell

Brown Paindiris & Scott, LLP
John Maxwell

is a senior partner with Brown, Paindiris & Scott LLP, where he practices primarily in the areas of criminal defense; and personal injury litigation, including medical malpractice and workers' compensation. Mr. Maxwell has been invited to speak on various topics at workers' compensation seminars, and is the co-author of Defending DWI Cases in Connecticut, a highly regarded treatise on the topic of DUI cases published by The Atlantic Law Book Company in 2007. He earned his B.A. degree from UPSALA College and his J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. Mr. Maxwell is admitted to practice before all of Connecticut state courts, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, and Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a longtime appointee to the Criminal Justice Act panel in the District of Connecticut, which is a panel of experienced criminal defense lawyers appointed to represent federal criminal defendants. Mr. Maxwell is a member of the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association, Middlesex County Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

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Gregory F Lisowski

Gregory F. Lisowski

Solimene & Secondo LLP
Gregory Lisowski

received a B.S. in economics from Rutgers University in 1994 and a J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 1997. He is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, New York and the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. He is a Board Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist and a Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified as recognized by the International Commission on Health Care Certification. Over the last 25 years his practice has focused almost exclusively in the area of workers' compensation defense. In 2009, Attorney Lisowski also started MSA Services, LLC, a company that specializes in Medicare set aside submissions, Medicare conditional payment searches and future medical cost projections. Attorney Lisowski is currently a partner at Solimene & Secondo a Connecticut law firm that focuses on the defense of employers in workers' compensation cases, civil litigation and subrogation.

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