section update
Workers' Compensation Section Update
By Charles “Chuck” Hamilton, Chair
Charles C. Hamilton, P.C.
[email protected]
T
he Workers' Compensation Law Section of the Atlanta
Bar Association provides a number of opportunities
for workers’ compensation practitioners to share our
common knowledge and experience for both professional
enrichment and better service to our clients. The section
provides a number of opportunities for educational
enrichment and social interaction. It has been a busy end to
2013 and our biggest event of the year is coming up in just
a couple of months.
On December 3, 2013 we held our annual holiday party at
Manuel’s Tavern. We had a great turnout from the judges and
staff attorneys at the State Board of Workers’ Compensation,
not to mention the usual mix of plaintiff’s and defense
attorneys. There was even an appearance by former State
Board Chairman Carolyn Hall, so you never know just who
you may run into. If you have not yet attended one of our
social events, please try to join us at one in the future. It
really is a great time to better acquaint yourself with the other
professionals who comprise our very collegiate bar.
goes “beyond the basics” and is geared towards attorneys
who practice a lot of workers’ compensation law. The seminar
is scheduled to take place on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at
the Capital City Club. In addition to our regular case law and
appellate division updates, we have a number of other topics
on tap that are slated to include medical issues, procedural
issues and evidentiary problems that we all face.
Finally, keep your eyes peeled during the early part of next
year for information concerning a planned section outing to
an Atlanta Braves game. You may recall that we did this
several years ago with great success, and we are looking
forward to putting that together again for the early part of the
baseball season.
On behalf of our section, I want to wish all of you a healthy
and happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing you
at our upcoming events in 2014!
Besides the holiday party, our section puts on a full slate
of breakfasts and lunches throughout the year. There is
always a speaker at the breakfast/lunch meetings who is an
expert in their field, and we try to focus on practical issues
that face us every day as dedicated workers’ compensation
practitioners. With a turnout usually around 40-50 people,
these opportunities provide an intimate setting to interact
with the speakers during a question and answer session. It’s
always a great opportunity to get to know some of the State
Board judges and staff attorneys better as well. In November,
our breakfast featured a panel of speakers comprised of
Judge David Imahara, Judge Nicole Tifverman and Judge
Viola Drew. The panel was moderated by Gary Kazin and
the topic dealt with practical issues involving ICMS and
communications with the Board. It was a terrific discussion
and provided practical tips for all of us to consider in our
practice. Our next luncheon is scheduled for Friday, January
17, 2014 at noon at the Capital City Club.
Our section is also hard at work preparing for the annual
Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar. This seminar
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