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URL:https://witruck.org/events/seminar-best-practices-wc-claims-prevention
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SUMMARY:Seminar - Best Practices WC Claims Prevention\, Investigation\, Han
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 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nOverview\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_colum
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 ker's Compensation Team will discuss best practices for handling a work in
 jury from start to finish\, including:\n\n 	Strategies for preventing inju
 ries/claims\n 	Maximizing early investigation of injuries\n 	Managing a wo
 rk injury claim to achieve the best outcome\n 	Important considerations in
  reaching a settlement and outlining terms\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column
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 column_text][vc_column_text]Mary Beth Hughes\nPartner - Scopelitis\, Garvi
 n\, Light\, Hanson &amp\; Feary\n\nShe focuses her practice on worker's co
 mpensation law\, including litigating Wisconsin worker's compensation case
 s and counseling employers on issues related to health and safety\, accomm
 odating disabilities\, and other employment-related decisions following a 
 work injury. Hughes works with employers to aggressively defend workers' c
 ompensation claims and strategically manage both small and large cases to 
 a positive conclusion. Her experience includes:\n- Representing employers 
 and insurance carriers on a large variety of cases\n- Trying cases to admi
 nistrative law judges\n- Representing clients on appeal before the Labor a
 nd Industry Review Commision\, Circuit Court\, Court of Appeals\, and Supr
 eme Court\n- Counseling employers throughout the work injury process\n- Pe
 rforming a comprehensive analysis to design and execute creative strategie
 s to prevent litigation and reduce costs\n- Investigating injuries\n- Advi
 sing on employment decisions\n\nHer experience also includes representing 
 entitles paying workers' compensation benefits in third-party Circuit Cour
 t and District Court matters\, including preparing pleadings\, making cour
 t appearances\, and participating in mediations.\n\nAttorney Education\n- 
 University of Notre Dame\, B.A.\n- University of Wisconsin\, J.D[/vc_colum
 n_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Margaret M. Krei\nAttorney - Scopelit
 is\, Garvin\, Light\, Hanson &amp\; Feary\n\nMargaret Krei focuses her pra
 ctice on worker's compensation defense\, including analysis of compensabil
 ity of claims\, negotiation of settlements\, and communication with claims
  representatives. She also offers Minimizing Avoiding Worker's Compensatio
 n Risk training sessions for the insurance industry and self-insured emplo
 yers who handle worker's compensation claims.\n\nKrei has experience repre
 senting clients in Administrative Law proceedings in Wisconsin. She has pr
 esented on topics including ethical dilemmas in worker's compensation and 
 best practices when dealing with worker's compensation claims.\n\nShe regu
 larly volunteers with the Milwaukee Eviction Defense Project assisting low
 -income tenants who are facing eviction.\n\nAttorney Education\n- The Geor
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  Garvin\, Light\, Hanson &amp\; Feary\n\nHe provides strategic defenses an
 d advice for self-insured employers facing workers' compensation claims. H
 is experience includes significant appellate litigation before the Labor &
 amp\; Industry Review Commision\, Circuit Court\, and Court of Appeals. Mc
 Farlane counsels on high-value workers' compensation cases involving compl
 ex facts and legal issues. His work includes:\n- Investigations\n- Prepari
 ng case analyses for clients - outlining current and potential workers' co
 mpensation exposures and defenses\n- Assisting the team in managing the di
 rection of the litigation\n- Drafting global settlement agreements to help
  clients proactively avoid potential claims not covered in the Workers' Co
 mpensation Act\n- Guiding clients through subrogation opportunities to rec
 over benefits paid\n\nHe regularly works with administrative law judges at
  the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Division. As part of this\, he works 
 informally and at hearings and mediations to facilitate efficient cost-eff
 ective disposition of cases\, predominately through negotiated compromise 
 agreements.\n\nAttorney Education\n- University of Iowa\, B.B. A.\, Financ
 e\n- University of Denver\, Real Estate and Construction Management\n- Mar
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LOCATION:Fairway Transit\, 930 Silvernail Road\, Pewaukee\, WI\, 53072\, Un
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