Legal Seminars

Representative presentations by Mark Sumwalt

Evaluating the Claim for Purposes of Settlement, 16th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (May 4, 2011)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, NC

Co-Chair, Professionalism in Workers' Comp (February 25, 2011)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice and North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
Greensboro, NC

Co-Chair, Professionalism for Workers' Comp Attorneys (November 3, 2006)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
Winston Salem, NC

Co-Chair, 11th Annual workers' Comp Roundtable (March 3, 2006)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, NC

Workers Compensation Liens - §97-10.2 Update, Workplace Torts and Workers' Comp (December 2, 2005
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Chapel Hill, NC

Co-Chair, 10th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (March 4, 2005)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, NC

Co-Chair, 9th Annual workers' Comp Roundtable (March 7, 2004)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, NC

Handling Issues Involving Attendant Care, Home Modification, and Transportation, 10th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (March 7, 2004)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, NC

Co-Chair, 8th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (March 7, 2003)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, NC

Co-Chair, 7th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (March 1, 2002)
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, NC

Medicare, Medicare, and More Medicare, Eighth Annual Workers' Compensation Section annual Meeting (February 21-22, 2003)
North Carolina Bar Association
Greensboro, NC

Co-Chair, 11th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable (March 3, 2006)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Workers’ Comp Liens—N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.2 Update,” 12th Annual Workplace Torts & Workers’ Compensation (December 2, 2005)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Co-Chair, 10th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable (March 4, 2005)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Workers’ Comp Liens—N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.2 Today,” 11th Annual Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (December 3, 2004)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

“Handling Issues Involving Attendant Care, Home Modification, and Transportation,” 9th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable (March 5, 2004)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

Co-Chair, 9th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (March 5, 2004)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Medicare, HIPPA, and Other Things You Don’t Find in Chapter 97,” Advanced Workers’ Compensation: Meeting the Challenges of a Changing Workplace (9th Annual Workers’ Compensation Section Meeting)(February 20 and 21, 2004)

North Carolina Bar Association
Greensboro, North Carolina

Co-Chair, 8th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable (March 7, 2003)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Medicare, Medicare, and More Medicare (Or, Things that Go ‘Bump’ in Your Workers’ Compensation Case),” Workers’ Compensation: Unraveling the Mystery (8th Annual Workers’ Compensation Section Annual Meeting) (February 21 and 22, 2003)

Co-Chair, 7th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable (March 1, 2002)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

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Representative presentations by Vernon Sumwalt

"The Dangers of Confidentiality Agreements" and Properly Drafting Social Security Disability Offset Language (panel member) (March 4, 2011)
Workers' Compensation Roundtable
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina

Occupational Diseases (January 28, 2011)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina

"Effective Methods for Claim Resolution"
"Overcoming Common Ethical Hurdles Faced by Workers'Compensation Attorneys"
"Overcoming Post-Resolution Challenges"
Workers' Comp Law Update (December 13, 2010)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Medicare Panel
Workplace Torts & Workers' Compensation(December 3, 2010)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

"Client Intake in Workers' Compensation Cases"
2010 Convention (November 6, 2010)
South Carolina Injured Workers' Advocates
Asheville, North Carolina

"The Language of Mediated Settlement Agreements and Clinchers: Protecting Your Clients" (Belli Nugget Presentation)
Mountain Magic (October 16,2010)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Asheville, North Carolina

"Getting the Math Right: Handling Liens & Set Asides" (October 1, 2010)
North Carolina Bar Association
Cary, North Carolina

"Allocation of Third Party Recoveries"
"Tips for Successfully Negotiating a Settlement (for Both Sides)"
"ERISA and Medicare Interplay with Workers' Compensation—Who Pays Medical Claims?"
Workers' Compensation Subrogation (September 16, 2010)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

"Coordination of Workers' Compensation Benefits with Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Social Security Disability, Unemployment Compensation, and Medicare"
Advanced Workers' Compensation (September 14, 2010)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

"Coordination of Workers' Compensation with Social Security Disability"
Handling a Social Security Disability Case (July 22, 2010)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Workers' Compensation Belli Nuggets—Ten "Do and Don't" Tips for Trying Attendant Care Cases
2010 Convention (June 22, 2010)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Wilmington, North Carolina

Breakout session moderator
15th Annual Workers' Comp Roundtable (March 5, 2010)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina

"Is There Any Law Regarding Occupational Disease?"
"Medicare/Social Security: Do I Really Have to Deal with Them in My Workers' Compensation Case?"
Occupational Disease Before the North Carolina Industrial Commission (January 29, 2010)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Salisbury, North Carolina

"Handling Family Law Issues under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act—Alimony, Child Support, and Equitable Distribution"
16th Annual Workplace Torts & Workers' Compensation (December 4, 2009)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

"Medicare Set-Asides and the Motor Vehicle Case—What You Don't Know Will Hurt You"
The 2009 South Carolina Automobile Update (October 23,2009)
South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina

Workers' Compensation Law Update (October 13, 2009)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

"Let's Talk Rehab" (Plaintiff's Perspective)
14th Annual North Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (October 8, 2009)
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Raleigh, North Carolina

"Getting the Math Right: Handling Liens & Set Asides"
2009 Basics of Workers' Compensation (October 2, 2009)
North Carolina Bar Association
Cary, North Carolina

"Workers' Compensation"
Beyond the Elements II: South Carolina Damages from A to Z (September 25, 2009)
South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina

Workers’ Compensation Claims: Coordinating with Social Security Disability, Short and Long-Term Disability, and Medicare (September 11, 2009)
National Business Institute
Teleconference CLE (from Charlotte, North Carolina)

Coordination of Workers’ Compensation with (1) Social Security Disability, (2) Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, (3) Unemployment, and (4) Medicare (June 16, 2009)
Advanced Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina
Sterling Education Services
Charlotte, North Carolina

Evidence-Based Medicine (March 6, 2009)
14th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina

Sources of Coverage (Workers’ Compensation) (January 15, 2009)
“Sources of Coverage: Exploring the ‘Maze’ of Insurance Law”
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina

Advanced Workers’ Compensation (December 10, 2008)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Exclusive Remedy is Not the Only Game in Town: How to Maximize Recoveries in Workers’ Compensation Cases (November 6 through 8, 2008)
“Injured Workers’ Advocates 26th Annual Convention”
Injured Workers’ Advocates
Asheville, North Carolina

Getting the Math Right: Handling Liens and Set Asides (October 17, 2008)
“Basics of Workers’ Compensation”
North Carolina Bar Association
Cary, North Carolina

Workers’ Compensation Update (October 1, 2008)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Social Security and Medicare Issues (September 5, 2008)
Dissecting a Workers’ Compensation Case
South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina

Reimbursement Claims in Workers’ Compensation Cases (May 2, 2008)
“Liens, Liens, and More Liens: Resolving Claims of Subrogation & Reimbursement 2008”
South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina

Settlement Demands, Future Medicals, and Attendant Care (March 7, 2008)
13th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

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