Legal Seminars

Representative presentations by Vernon Sumwalt

Calculating Compensatory Earnings and the Interplay Between Benefits: Coordination of Workers’ Compensation with Other Benefits” (March 4, 2008)
“Advanced Workers’ Compensation”
Sterling Education Services, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina

Getting Ahead of the ‘Comp’etition: Key Issues in Workers’ Compensation Law (February 15 & 16, 2008)
North Carolina Bar Association
Greensboro, North Carolina
(Program Chair)

Advanced Workers’ Compensation (December 12, 2007)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Medicare Panel and Questions and Workers’ Compensation Liens—97-10.2 Update (December 7, 2007)

14th Annual Workplace Torts and Workers’ Comp
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

“Fundamentals of Workers’ Compensation” (October 16, 2007)

Sterling Education Services, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Handling a Social Security Disability Case” (October 11, 2007)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Ethical Contacts with Treating Physicians and Other Parties in Workers’ Compensation Cases, “12th Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference” (October 10-12, 2007)

(presentation on October 10, 2007)
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Durham, North Carolina

Getting the Math Right: Handling Liens and Set-Asides, “A is for Accident: A Workers’ Compensation Primer” (October 5, 2007)

North Carolina Bar Association
Cary, North Carolina

“Workers’ Compensation Law Update” (October 4, 2007)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Drafting Opinions and Awards that Will Survive on Appeal,” Workers’ Comp Roundtable 2007 (March 16, 2007)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

The Devil is in the Details: Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation Law (February 16-17, 2006)

North Carolina Bar Association
Greensboro, North Carolina
Program Chair

Medicare Panel with Q & A, 13th Annual Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (December 1, 2006)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

“Preparing for the Pre-Hearing Conference” and “Calculation of Compensation Ratings and Settlements,” Workers’ Compensation Hearings: Techniques and Strategies for Success (October 19, 2006)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Concurrent Receipt of Workers’ Compensation, Social Security, and Medicare Benefits,” Advanced Workers’ Compensation (September 26, 2006)

Sterling Education Services
Charlotte, North Carolina

North Carolina Workers’ Comp Update 2006 (August 16, 2006)

Council on Education and Management
Charlotte, North Carolina

Ex parte and Non-Consensual Communications with Treating Physicians (Plaintiff’s and Defense Perspectives) (March 23, 2006)

Zenith Insurance Company
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Proving Causation in Injury Cases,” Workers’ Comp Roundtable(March 3, 2006)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Litigation,” Disbursements 2006 (January 20, 2006, and February 24, 2006)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Winston-Salem and Greenville, North Carolina

Advanced Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina (December 12, 2005)
National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Interplay between Benefits—Workers’ Comp, Social Security Disability, Long-Term Disability, Unemployment Compensation, and Average Weekly Wage,” Advanced Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina (November 15, 2005)

Sterling Education Services
Charlotte, North Carolina

“The In’s and Out’s of a Workers’ Comp Practice,” Practical Skills for New (and Not-So-New) Attorneys (September 15, 2005)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

Getting Maximum Benefits for Your Social Security Disability Clients in North Carolina (July 13, 2005)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Medicare Set-Asides for Personal Injury Cases,” Convention 2005 (June 18 through 22, 2005)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Sunset Beach, North Carolina

“What Every Workers’ Compensation Paralegal Should Know About Medicare and Social Security,” Claimant and Defense Attorneys—Paralegal/Legal Assistant Seminar (May 20, 2005)

South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association and South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission
Columbia, South Carolina

“CMS and Medicare Set-Asides and Allocations: Where Do We Stand Now?” 10th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable (panel discussion) (March 4, 2005)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Woody: Where to Go From Here? (The Plaintiff’s Perspective),” Workers’ Compensation 2005: Navigating the Workplace Maze (10th Annual Workers’ Compensation Section Meeting) (February 18, 2005)

North Carolina Bar Association
Greensboro, North Carolina

Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina (August 31, 2004)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

Handling a Social Security Case in North Carolina (July 19, 2004)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Defending Workers’ Comp Cases in North Carolina: A View from Both the Claimants’ and Defense Attorneys (Claimant’s Perspective),” North Carolina Workers’ Comp Update 2004 (May 4, 2004)

Council on Education in Management
Greensboro, North Carolina

“Current Status of Credits under G.S. § 97-42,” 10th Annual Workplace Torts & Workers’ Compensation (December 5, 2003)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Advanced Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina (November 3, 2003)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“The In’s and Out’s of a Workers’ Comp Practice (Overview of Statutory Benefits),” Practical Trial Skills for New (and Not-So-New) Attorneys (September 12, 2003)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

“Knight, Willey, Arp, and More: How Should We Change our Practices?” NCATL Convention 2003 (June 17, 2003)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Sunset Beach, North Carolina

“Where Am I and Where Do I File the Claim?  Comparing Other Jurisdictions—North Carolina” South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law: Take It from the Top (May 30, 2003)

South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina

“Legal Ethics for Legal Assistants,” Basics of Legal Assisting in North Carolina (April 25, 2003)

Half Moon Seminars
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Ethical Issues Related to Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, and Personal Injury Litigation,” Legal Ethics in North Carolina (February 21, 2003)

Lorman Educational Services
Charlotte, North Carolina

Advanced Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina (November 19, 2002)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Statutory Liens,” 2002 South Carolina Automobile Insurance Update (October 25, 2002)

South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina

“The In’s and Out’s of a Workers’ Comp Practice (Overview of Statutory Benefits),” You’ve Passed the Bar. . . Now What?—Practical Trial Skills (September 5 and 6, 2002)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

Workers’ Compensation in North Carolina (May 3, 2002)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“The In’s and Out’s of a Workers’ Comp Practice (Overview of Statutory Benefits),” Practical Trial Skills for New (and Not-So-New) Attorneys (August 23 and 24, 2001)

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina

Practical Legal Ethics in North Carolina: Issues and Answers (February 21, 2001)

National Business Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina

“Everyone Has to Stand in Line Once in a While—Statutory Liens,” It Takes More than a Threatening Letter to Settle the Claim (October 27, 2000)

South Carolina Bar
Columbia, South Carolina