Product Description

Learn from experienced practitioners, Department of Industrial Accidents judges, and other professionals, who provide you with essential, comprehensive information on the most important topics and issues affecting this dynamic practice area. Hear from Senior Judge Omar Hernández who updates you on the state of affairs at the DIA.

In-person exclusive features

• Lunch Tête-à-Tête: Discuss your thorniest questions casually over boxed lunches with colleagues.
• ALL-TOGETHER-NOW Networking Reception

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Agenda & Materials

• 9:00 - 9:15 am

  Welcome and Opening Remarks

  Joseph F. Agnelli, Jr., Esq., Agnelli Law Offices, PC , Worcester
  Joseph F. Agnelli, III, Esq., Agnelli Law Offices, PC , Worcester
  
• 9:15 - 10:00 am

  Recent Case Law Update

  J. Eric Chisholm, Esq., Chisholm Law LLC , Peabody
  
• 10:00 - 10:45 am

  Mock Section 10A Conference

  Joseph J. Durant, Esq., Tentindo, Kendall, Canniff & Keefe LLP , Boston
  Hon. Joseph M. Spinale, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Michele E. Norton, Esq., Pulgini & Norton LLP , Braintree
  W. Todd Huston, Esq., Huston Law Office , Worcester
  
• 10:45 - 11:00 am

  Break
• 11:00 - 11:15 am

  National Workers’ Compensation Update 2024

  Alan S. Pierce, Esq., Pierce, Pierce & Napolitano , Salem
  
• 11:15 - 12:00 pm

  Featured Speaker: Maneuvering Through the Never-Ending Medicare Set-Aside Maze

  John V. Cattie, Jr., Esq., Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC , Charlotte
  
• 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Featured Discussion: 60 Tips in 60 Minutes—Food for Thought for Practitioners in Today’s Virtual World

  Hon. Lauren M. Bergheimer, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Fall River
  Hon. Karen S. Fabiszewski, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Marguerite O'Neill, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Fall River
  Hon. Dennis M. Maher, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Worcester
  Sheila Annand Carey, Esq., Annand & Associates LLC/ Maher & Carey , North Andover
  Charles R. Casartello, Jr., Esq., Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley, PC , Springfield
  
• 1:00 - 1:45 pm

  Lunch Break
• 1:45 - 2:00 pm

  DIA Update 2024

  Hon. Omar Hernández, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 2:00 - 3:15 pm

  Workshop Session I (choose one)
• Effectively Handling Catastrophic Injuries and Death Claims: Third Party Liens and Presenting Proper Section 15 Petitions

  Hon. Catherine Watson Koziol, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Ann M. McNamara, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Martin J. Long, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Roger S. Lewenberg, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.) , Hull
  Earlon L. Seeley, III, Esq., Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan & Blakesley, PC , Springfield
  Martin B. Schneider, Esq., Law Offices of Martin B. Schneider, PC , Salem
  
• A Refresher course on proper etiquette in the workers’ compensation practice under current and new regulations

  Hon. Omar Hernández, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Timothy V. Dooling, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Karen A. Fitzgerald, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Tamara L. Ricciardone, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 3:15 - 3:30 pm

  Break
• 3:30 - 4:45 pm

  Workshop Session II (choose one)

  – Dealing with Psychiatric Injuries and Obtaining Adequate Mental Health Care
  – Effectively Representing and Defending Claims Involving Undocumented Workers and Other Immigrant Topics
• Dealing with psychiatric injuries and obtaining adequate mental health care

  Joseph F. Agnelli, III, Esq., Agnelli Law Offices, PC , Worcester
  Hon. Steven D. Rose, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Springfield
  Ryan L. Benharris, Esq., Law Offices of Deborah G. Kohl , Fall River
  Pauline A. Jauquet, Esq., Law Office of M.B.Schneider , Salem
  
• Effectively representing and defending claims involving undocumented workers and other immigrant topics

  James E. Ramsey, Esq., Ramsey Law Offices, PC , Worcester
  Hon. Kevin B. O'Leary, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. Jamie Spiller-Kaplan, Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Mary Ann Calnan, Esq., CFP Law Group , Boston
  Boaz N. Levin, Esq., BCL Law LLP , Braintree
  Timothy P. Foley, Esq., Department of Industrial Accidents, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Susan Sobolewski, Cove Risk Services, LLC , Braintree
  
• 5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Networking Reception

Special Program Materials:

• Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Sourcebook & Citator

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