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Onsite Program

2020 Annual Workers' Compensation Institute - Jefferson City


Total Credits: 6.5 MCLE, 2.0 Ethics, 1.0 Elimination of Bias

Practice Area:
Elimination of Bias |  Ethics |  Workers' Comp
Location:
The Missouri Bar - Jefferson City, Missouri

Dates


Description

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Moderator: Benjamin B. Nelson, Allen & Nelson, PC, Columbia

8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration

8:30 – 9:20 AM | Update from the Division
A review of current administrative and adjudicatory procedures and practices . This discussion will include consideration of the differing practices and customs of each adjudication office.
Speakers: Hon. Hannelore D. Fischer, Chief ALJ, Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, Jefferson City; Colleen Joern Vetter, Division Director, Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, St. Louis; Harsh Bhasin, Project Director, Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation

9:20 – 10:10 AM | On Issues of Bias, Diversity, Inclusion, & Cultural Competency (pre-recorded)
A comparison of Missouri Rule 4-8.4(g) and the ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) & COMMENT [4] of both and the implications for their differences, and an overview of general explicit or implicit bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency awareness issues and resources.
Speaker: Christian A. Stiegemeyer, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company, St. Louis

10:10 – 10:20 AM | Break

10:20 – 11:35 AM | Case Law Update
Speakers: Eric R. Doner, Missouri Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City and Scott R. Pool, Gibbs Pool and Turner, PC, Jefferson City; Elizabeth W. Skinner, Van Camp Law Firm, LLC, Jefferson City

11:35 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch | on your own

1:00 – 1:50 PM | How to Conduct a Psych IME
This session will give a behind the scenes look at the psych IME process. The doctors will walk you through the evaluation process including testing, and the importance of each step. The session will conclude with an open question and answer session.
Speaker: Dr. A.E. Daniel, MD, Columbia

1:50 – 2:40 PM | Post Cosby & 2014 PTD Amendment
This session will address the impact on workers’ compensation procedure and ligation involving the Second Injury Fund in the aftermath of the 2014 Amendments and the recent Cosby v. Treasurer Missouri Supreme Court decision.
Speaker: David L. McCain Jr., Missouri Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City

2:40 – 2:50 PM | Break

2:50 – 3:40 PM | A Conversation with Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Relevant Issues in Legal Ethics
An analysis and review of recent decisions and relevant issues in Legal Ethics facing the practitioner from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Speaker: TBA, Representative from the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel

3:40 PM | Adjourn

Speaker

Harsh Bhasin's Profile

Harsh Bhasin Related Seminars and Products

Project Director

Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation


Harshdeep (Harsh) Bhasin joined the Workers’ Compensation modernization program as a Project Director in October of 2019. Mr. Bhasin has over 13 years of IT experience, of which eight years has been focused on managing multiple large and complex state government projects. Harsh has provided Program/Project Management and Project Delivery services to various State of Missouri agencies, State of Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) and Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. He is passionate about the process improvement, culture of technological innovation, and how the government can serve its citizens better. 

Mr. Bhasin is a graduate of Minnesota State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology. He then earned his Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Bhasin holds several certifications, including Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Project Manager (Agile Practitioner.) Harsh is a big proponent of STEM education and sits on local and national universities’ Science, Engineering, and Technology Department Advisory boards to guide future education curriculum for workforce development. 

Harsh is a proud resident of Jefferson City from the past nine years. When he is not working, he enjoys spending valuable time with his wife and son and reading Financial & Technical books/magazines.

 



Eric Doner Related Seminars and Products

Missouri Attorney General's Office


A native of St. Louis, Eric joined the Labor Section of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in Jefferson City in 2016 after completing his JD at Washington University. At the Attorney General’s Office, Eric defends the Second Injury Fund and the State of Missouri against injured workers’ claims throughout central Missouri. Eric is also one of a small number of attorneys within the Labor Section that prosecutes criminal referrals from the Fraud and Noncompliance Unit of the Department of Labor. These prosecutions range from misdemeanor prosecutions for first time workers’ compensation noncompliance to potentially felony workers’ compensation fraud prosecutions.


Hannelore Fischer Related Seminars and Products

Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation


Judge Hannelore D. Fischer: Admitted 1977; University of Kansas, B.A.; University of Kansas, J.D.


David McCain's Profile

David McCain Related Seminars and Products

Missouri Attorney General's Office


David McCain attended law school at UMKC. Following law school, David clerked at the Kansas Court of Appeals. He has worked at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office since 2014. David is a graduate of the MoBar Leadership Academy. He currently serves as vice chair of the Missouri Bar Government Practice Committee.



Scott Pool Related Seminars and Products

Gibbs Pool and Turner, PC


Scott Pool has been successfully litigating cases in Missouri since 1993. Scott is rated "A V" (the highest rating possible) by Martindale-Hubbell in the categories of Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Legal Ability and Ethical Standards. Scott focuses his practice in the areas of general civil litigation; medical malpractice defense; insurance defense; construction/surety litigation; employer and employee issues, including discrimination and harassment; professional licensing and governmental issues; and workers compensation.

Scott has been in private practice with Gibbs Pool and Turner, P.C., since 1999. His practice is concentrated on complex litigation. Scott developed litigation experience immediately after law school while an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri. As an Assistant Attorney General, Scott prosecuted serious criminal felonies and fraud on behalf of the State and prosecuted cases for the medical related licensing boards. He handled some of its most serious cases. Scott has significate trial practice experience (state and federal) and administrative hearing practice, including labor and employment law. Additionally, he has practiced before all three Districts of the Missouri Courts of Appeal and the Missouri Supreme Court. He is also licensed in the Western and Eastern District Court of Missouri, and has argued before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a former law clerk to Chief Justice Charles Blackmar. He is the past President of the Cole County Bar Association. Scott played Division I football in college on a full varsity athletic scholarship.



Christian Stiegemeyer's Profile

Christian Stiegemeyer Related Seminars and Products

The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company


Christian A. Stiegemeyer is the Director of Risk Management for The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company where he helps lawyers arrive at practical solutions to a wide variety of ethical and legal malpractice issues. He received his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.



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Location

The Missouri Bar

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326 Monroe St., Jefferson City, Missouri 65101, United States
(573) 635-4128
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