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URL:https://witruck.org/events/webinar-workers-compensation-updates/
SUMMARY:Webinar - Worker's Compensation Update
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 th="2/3"][vc_column_text]\nSpeaker:\nMary Beth Hughes\n\nPartner | Scopeli
 tis\, Garvin\, Light\, Hanson &amp\; Feary\n\nPractice Concentration: Mar
 y Beth focuses her practice in the area of worker's compensation law\, inc
 luding litigating Wisconsin worker's compensation cases and counseling emp
 loyers on issues related to health and safety\, accommodating disabilities
  and other employment-related decisions following a work injury.\n\nProfil
 e: Mary Beth works with employers to aggressively defend workers' compens
 ation claims and strategically manage both small and large cases to a posi
 tive conclusion. Her experience includes representing employers and insura
 nce carriers on a large variety of cases by performing a comprehensive ana
 lysis\, trying cases to administrative law judges\, and representing clien
 ts on appeal before the Labor and Industry Review Commission\, Circuit Cou
 rt\, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. She counsels employers throughout
  the work injury process\, designing and executing creative strategies to 
 prevent litigation and reduce costs\, investigating injuries\, advising on
  employment decisions and more. Mary Beth's experience also includes repre
 senting entities paying workers' compensation benefits in third-party Circ
 uit Court and District Court matters\, including preparing pleadings\, mak
 ing court appearances\, and participating in mediations.\n\nPractice Areas
 : \n\n 	Litigation and Appellate\n 	Workers' Compensation\n\nEducation: 
 \n\n 	University of Notre Dame\, B.A.\n 	University of Wisconsin\, J.D.\n\
 n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nSpeaker:\nMichael McFarlane\n\nOf Coun
 sel | Scopelitis\, Garvin\, Light\, Hanson &amp\; Feary\n\nPractice Concen
 tration: Detail-oriented and responsive to client needs\, Michael provide
 s strategic defenses and advice for self-insured employers facing workers'
  compensation claims.\n\nProfile: Michael provides counsel on high-value 
 workers' compensation cases involving complex facts and legal issues. He f
 requently assists with the investigation\, prepares case analyses for clie
 nts - outlining current and potential workers' compensation exposures and 
 defenses - and assists the team in managing the direction of the litigatio
 n. Michael drafts global settlement agreements to help clients proactively
  avoid potential claims not covered in the Workers' Compensation Act. In a
 ddition\, he assists clients through subrogation opportunities to recover 
 benefits paid.\n\nMichael regularly works with administrative law judges a
 t the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Division\, informally and at hearing
 s and mediations\, to facilitate efficient and cost-effective disposition 
 of cases\, predominantly through negotiated compromise agreements. His exp
 erience includes significant appellate litigation before the Labor &amp\; 
 Industry Review Commission\, Circuit Court and Court of Appeals.\n\nPracti
 ce Areas: \n\n 	Workers' Compensation\n\nEducation: \n\n 	University of 
 Iowa\, B.B.A.\, Finance\n 	University of Denver\, Real Estate and Construc
 tion Management\, University of Denver\n 	Marquette University Law School\
 , J.D.\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nSpeaker:\nMargaret M. Krei\n\
 nOf Counsel | Scopelitis\, Garvin\, Light\, Hanson &amp\; Feary\n\nPractic
 e Concentration: Margaret focuses her practice on worker's compensation d
 efense\, including analysis of compensability of claims\, negotiation of s
 ettlements\, and communication with claims representatives. She also offer
 s training sessions so that clients can avoid issues when possible\, with 
 a special focus on members of the insurance industry and self-insured empl
 oyers who handle worker's compensation claims.\n\nProfile: Margaret has e
 xperience representing clients in Administrative Law proceedings around th
 e state. She has presented on topics including ethical dilemmas in worker'
 s compensation and best practices when dealing with worker's compensation 
 claims. Margaret regularly volunteers with the Milwaukee Eviction Defense 
 Project assisting low-income tenants who are facing eviction.\n\nPractice 
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