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Personal Injury & Negligence

Auto Injury Claims in Georgia: What Insurance Companies Don't Want You to Know

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Credit Status Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 57 minutes
Alyssa Baskam
Miranda Hanley
Joshua Offenhartz
With Alyssa Baskam from Beasley Allen + 2 others
Recorded December 18, 2024
Product ID 99270

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Overview

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Claims, Bad Faith, Liens, and More

Get practical insights for negotiating auto injury claims with this essential guide to insurance, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, bad faith, liens, and subrogation issues. This course will give you the inside scoop on auto injury claim valuation and negotiations, provide you with the tools you need to understand the makeup of UM/UIM policies, reveal ways to negotiate liens on settlements, and more. Get better results by enhancing your knowledge of the insurance aspects of auto injury cases - register today!

  • Receive behind-the-scenes insights into auto injury claim investigations and valuation.
  • Take a closer look at the ins and outs of negotiating with claims representatives.
  • Learn how to evaluate UM/UIM coverage, negotiate claims, and take matters to court when policy benefits are denied.
  • Examine how courts evaluate bad faith in auto injury and UM/UIM claims.
  • Uncover real-world tips and arguments for negotiating and reducing liens.
  • Get up to speed with big changes in Medicare Secondary Payer and Medicaid Act compliance.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Accident Investigation and Claim Valuation Secrets Adjusters Don't Want You to Know
  2. Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage
  3. UM/UIM Claims and Litigation
  4. Bad Faith
  5. Negotiating Liens on Auto Injury Settlements: ERISA and More
  6. Medicare and Medicaid Liens: What You Need to Know Now
  7. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 99270

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Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Accident Investigation and Claim Valuation Secrets Adjusters Don't Want You to Know

    1. Auto Accident Investigation Strategies
    2. An Inside Look at Reserves, Adjuster Authority, and More
    3. Colossus and Claim Valuation Insights

  2. Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage

    1. Was the Policy in Effect?
    2. Who is Insured? What Vehicles are Insured?
    3. Covered Events
    4. Exclusions
    5. Duties and Coverage Conditions
    6. Hit-and-Run Accidents
    7. Limits and Stacking
    8. Offsets

  3. UM/UIM Claims and Litigation

    1. Valuing the Claim - Does it Exceed Policy Limits?
    2. Notice of Claim
    3. Discovery
    4. Settlements and Releases
    5. Coverage Disputes and Litigation

  4. Bad Faith

    1. Definition of Bad Faith
    2. When Can a Bad Faith Claim be Brought?
    3. First Party Bad Faith vs. Third-Party Direct Actions
    4. Types of Bad Faith Claims in Auto Insurance Context
    5. Settlement Considerations

  5. Negotiating Liens on Auto Injury Settlements: ERISA and More

    1. Investigation and Communication
    2. Negotiations and Reduction
    3. Addressing Pending Liens in Settlement Negotiations
    4. Hospital/Medical Provider Liens
    5. ERISA Subrogation Liens
    6. Workers' Compensation

  6. Medicare and Medicaid Liens: What You Need to Know Now

    1. Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance Update
    2. Navigating the Latest Version of the Portal (MSPRP)
    3. Medicare Set-Asides: What's New?
    4. Medicaid Act and the Impacts of Gallardo v. Marstiller
    5. Medicaid Lien Enforcement Trends and Best Practices

  7. Legal Ethics

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Attorneys' Fees
    3. Managing Client Expectations
    4. Preserving Confidentiality and Privilege
    5. Communicating With Represented and Unrepresented Persons

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Alyssa Baskam
Alyssa
Baskam
Beasley Allen
Miranda N Hanley
Miranda N.
Hanley
Smith Welch Webb & White LLC
Joshua C Offenhartz
Joshua C.
Offenhartz
Kahana Feld
Speaker bio
Alyssa Baskam

Alyssa Baskam

Beasley Allen
Alyssa Baskam

is a principal attorney in Beasley Allen's Atlanta office. She represents catastrophically injured individuals and families of individuals who were killed through the negligence of others. Ms. Baskam's practice focuses primarily on litigation involving defective products, particularly automobiles and workplace machinery, trucking litigation, and other cases involving catastrophic injury or wrongful death. Before joining Beasley Allen in 2019, she represented individuals and families in product liability suits, trucking suits, liability suits, and other cases stemming from individual negligence. Ms. Baskam has also represented victims of rape and sexual assault. She is licensed to practice law in Georgia and South Carolina, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Northern districts of Georgia. Ms. Baskam earned her J.D. degree at Emory Law School.

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Miranda N Hanley

Miranda N. Hanley

Smith Welch Webb & White LLC
Miranda Hanley

is a partner with Smith Welch Webb & White LLC. She has a litigation practice specializing in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation and complex civil litigation. Ms. Hanley has extensive trial and jury trial experience, and regularly litigates in both state and federal courts. She has also worked on numerous appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Hanley earned her B.A. degree from Kennesaw State University and her J.D. degree from Faulkner University, Jones School of Law.

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Joshua C Offenhartz

Joshua C. Offenhartz

Kahana Feld
Joshua Offenhartz

is an attorney with Kahana Feld. He is a business attorney who represents clients in the finance, medical, construction, real estate and culinary industries. Mr. Offenhartz has significant experience managing all phases of litigation, including preliminary investigations, discovery, depositions, settlement negotiations, mediation, motions for summary judgment, trial and appeals. Additionally, he serves as outside counsel for several small, medium and growing businesses that need day-to-day legal advice for their growing companies. Mr. Offenhartz is a member of Madison School District's Financial Advisory Board and a board member of the Desert States Region of Jewish National Fund. He supports the Phoenix Art Museum as a member of the Men's Art Council, and helps others by volunteering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Arizona, Saint Mary's Food Bank and the Wounded Warrior Project. Mr. Offenhartz earned his B.S. degree in public administration from the University of Arizona, and his master's and J.D. degrees from Arizona State University. He is licensed to practice law in Arizona; Southern District Court, District of Arizona; and Southern Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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