Workers' Compensation. Worker's Compensation Section's Annual Fall Conference. Fall Conference. Saturday, November 1. Hyatt Regency LAX6. W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 9. Earn 6 Hours of MCLE Credit.

You can now REGISTER ONLINE to attend in- person. Online registration will close after Friday, November 1. Webcast Links: Schedule   Essential Info   Printable Brochure   Mail / Fax Registration Form. Click here to get all the details! Announcing the 2. Awards Steve Jimenez Memorial Special Recognition Awards!

We're pleased to announce this year's recipients! The awards will be presented during a reception at the Sections Convention. Lifetime Achievement Award - William R. Thomas. Mr. Thomas is a partner in the law firm of Thomas, Lyding, Cartier, Arnone and Daily. He graduated from San Francisco State in 1. J. D. degree from Golden Gate College in June of 1.

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He was admitted to The State Bar of California in December of 1. Workers' Compensation Specialist by the bar in November of 1. He is a past chairman of the Association of Compensation Defense Attorneys of Northern California and past member of the State Bar Workers' Compensation Advisory Commission.

He has served on the legislative committee of the Defense Attorneys' Association. He has participated as a panel member in numberous programs for the Continuing Education of the State Bar and has taught and lectured extensively in the field of workers' compensation.

Mr. Thomas is married and has four children, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Applicants' Attorney Award - Robert Mc. Laughlin. Robert A. Mc. Laughlin is a 1.

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Boston University, where he majored in economics. He went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Economics at Claremont Graduate School in 1. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1.

That same year he was admitted to the California State Bar. He is also a member of the San Diego County Bar Association. Mr. Mc. Laughlin is currently on the executive board in the role as Treasurer of the California Applicant’s Attorneys Association and is a board member of the Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group. Mr. Mc. Laughlin is a past President of the San Diego County Chapter of CAAA. Mr. Mc. Laughlin is a frequent speaker on workers’ compensation issues and has been a panelist and speaker at several conventions and seminars hosted by defense, applicant and third- party organizations.

He is also a frequent speaker at CAAA conventions and seminars. His paper on HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), the Privacy Rule and the Longshore Act was published in the Loyola Maritime Law Journal in November 2. Mr. Mc. Laughlin has his own practice in San Diego, CA specializing in workers' compensation, wage & hour, employment law and personal injury.  When Mr. Mc. Laughlin is not at work or lecturing he can usually be found either at the Del Mar Racetrack, wine/microbrew tasting, traveling or as a dedicated 'foodie' dining at unique and interesting restaurants. Watch Jesse Stone: Stone Cold Online Hulu. Defense Attorney Award - Carol Powell. After graduating from UC Hastings, Carol Powell was admitted to practice law by the State Bar in 1. This year will mark her 3.

Mullen & Filippi, LLP and her 2. Senior Equity Partner. She has been on Mullen & Filippi’s 3 person Management Committee since 2. Firm’s 1. 5 offices throughout California. Ms. Powell has been a certified workers’ compensation specialist by the State Bar since 2. Pro Tem Judge at the Oakland WCAB. She is involved in many charitable events through the Rotary Club, various student mentoring programs, and the Oakland Mayor’s Toy Drive.

She is a frequent organizer, moderator and speaker at client seminars and industry conventions. When not travelling the State on these many activities, Ms. Powell can be found managing Mullen & Filippi’s Oakland office, and representing primarily Bay Area hospitals and schools.

She would like to thank her spouse of 3. Ted White, and her son Grant, for their constant support and patience. Judge of the Year - Hon. Dudley Phenix. The Hon.

Dudley Phenix has been a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge for the California Department of Industrial Relations since August 2. Some of his recent cases include Larkin v. WCAB (with the California Supreme Court agreeing with the trial level decision); Gage v. WCAB (with the Third District Court of Appeals agreeing with the trial level decision), and; Maxham v.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitiation that became a WCAB en banc decision. Judge Phenix graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida with a Bachelors of Arts Degree, and received his Juris Doctorate from U. C. Davis in 1. 99. From 1. 99. 3 to 1. Jones, Clifford, Mc. Devitt, Naekel and Johnson. The firm handled workers' comp; nesation cases with a focus on public safety cases, and also handled numerous PERS' disability hearings.

From January 2. 00. June of 2. 00. 7, he owned and operated the Law Offices of Dudley R. Phoenix, and in June 0f 2. Sacramento Magazine as "one of Sacramento's best lawyers." In August 2.

Koppin v. CHP before the Third District Court of Appeal. In June, 2. 00. 7 he was hired by the California Department of Public Health as Staff Counsel. Young Attorney Award - Beatriz Trejo. Ms. Trejo attended Highland High School in Bakersfield, before earning her bachelor’s degree in political science from Cal State Bakersfield and her master’s degree in political science from Cal State Northridge.

At both universities, she was part of Pi Sigma Alpha, a national political science honor society. Trejo earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law in Akron, Ohio. While in law school, Ms. Trejo became a regional semifinalist at the National Trial Competition. Trejo has practiced in front of the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board since 2.

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She began her practice for as a defense attorney, representing, self- insured employers, insurance companies, private employers,  municipalities, school districts, and governmental entities in all aspects of workers’ compensation defense. In 2. 01. 5, Ms. Trejo switched sides and began representing injured workers as an associate attorney at Chain Cohn Stiles.

She is currently the president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Bakersfield Chapter. Trejo is fluent in Spanish, and appears on local Spanish radio stations, assisting local residents with their legal questions.

Outside of the office, she supports local programs focused on advancing Latinos and Latinas in Kern County, fundraising for cancer research, prevention, and awareness, and enjoys being physically active through Cross. Fit. Face to Face with the QMEs by Robert Rassp© Copyright 2. Lexis. Nexis. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. This article originally appeared in the Lexis.

Nexis Workers’ Compensation e. Newsletter – California Edition, a free service, www. In early 2. 01. 7, a PQME referral company hosted a continuing medical education (CME) program for its panel QME physicians in the Southern California area.  The first three hours of the six hour program featured an applicant’s attorney, a defense attorney, and a workers’ compensation judge who separately presented a curriculum to over 1.

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If full payment is not received on or before September 1, 2. All funds must be in US dollars. Checks should be made payable to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and mailed to 7.

Avis Drive, Suite 2. Ann Arbor, MI 4. 81. CANCELLATION POLICYBoot Camp registrants who cancel on or before August 7, 2.

Registrants who cancel after August 7 and before September 1, 2. Due to the limited capacity of this program, no refunds will be made for cancellations received on or after September 1, 2.

Please note: Attendance is not transferable to another person or to another offering of the program. COURSE EVENTS/ACTIVITIESPlease free yourself of work obligations for the duration of the Boot Camp. In addition to the program sessions, Boot Camp registrants are expected to participate in all of the following program events and activities: – Completion of participant profile questionnaire– Homework/reading assignments– Small- group case study work– Receptions, lunches and continental breakfasts– Group dinner. READING MATERIALSPlease note that there is a significant amount of reading material for the Boot Camp. Upon registration we send you a file containing all of these materials approximately two weeks prior to the program.

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