West Virginia

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Alaska

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907-258-1747

907-258-5546

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907-258-1747

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907-375-8115

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Arizona

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801-888-0100

623-252-9697

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303-675-4401

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303-297-7297

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Arkansas

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415-281-4462

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530-224-5002

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408-674-7361

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Colorado

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303-293-3100

303-293-2337

Kelly Kruegel | Bio

303-675-4401

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303-293-0097

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860-785-4500

860-436-9630

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860-785-4502

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860-785-4503

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860-785-4506

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860-785-4505

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302-573-4800 Ext 4801

302-573-4806

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302-573-4800

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Florida

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813-221-3759

813-221-3198

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(813) 221-3759

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Georgia

LEVY SIBLEY FOREMAN & SPEIR, LLC

866-995-8663

877-284-4034

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kspeir@lsfslaw.com

(706) 728-0896

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(229) 854-4399

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Hawaii

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808-537-6119

808-526-3491

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808-537-6119

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312-454-5110

312-454-6166

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312-454-5293

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jsackmann@rusinlaw.com

312-454-5138

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rulrich@rusinlaw.com

312-454-5227

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312-454-5135

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Indiana

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812-422-9444

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Iowa

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515-243 -2100

515-243-2132

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515-243-2100

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515-243-2100

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515-243-2100

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515.243.2100

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Kansas

MARTENS WORK COMP LAW LLC

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316-461-0135

866-226-3494

Kim R. Martens | Bio

316-461-0135

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Kentucky

JSB Attorneys, PLLC

859.594.4200

859.594.4248

H. Douglas Jones | Bio

djones@jsbattorneys.com

859-594-4200

LATEST NEWS

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Louisiana

DEGAN, BLANCHARD & NASH PLC

504-529-3333

504-529-3337

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504-529-3333

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Maine

VERRILL DANA LLP

207-253-4456

Elizabeth Connellan Smith | Bio

esmith@verrilldana.com

207-253-4460

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Maryland

FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK

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410-230-3622

410-752-6868

Albert (Bert) Randall | Bio

arandall@fandpnet.com

410-230-3622

Lynn McHale Fitzpatrick | Bio

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Massachusetts

CFP Law Group

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617-377-7900

617-982-6800

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macalnan@cfplawgroup.com

617-377-7900 x 1002

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617-377-7900 x1003

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spellegrini@cfplawgroup.com

617-377-7900 x1004

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617-377-7900 x1008

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617-377-7900 x1005

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Michigan

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248-626-7300

Brian M. Richards | Bio

248-419-3685

Danial J. H̩ebert | Bio

Danial.Hebert@crh-law.com

248-406-0042

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James.Reiter@crh-law.com

248-406-0048

James J. Ranta | Bio

James.Ranta@crh-law.com

248-406-0065

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Minnesota

Heacox Hartman

651-222-2922

651-222-2066

Jay Hartman | Bio

jhartman@heacoxlaw.com

651-846-7013

Mike Opack | Bio

mopack@heacoxlaw.com

651-846-7024

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egross@heacoxlaw.com

651-846-7055

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Mississippi

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601-968-5540

601-968-5593

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ads@wisecarter.com

601-968-5577

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jhs@wisecarter.com

601-944-7722

Virginia S. Gautier, Esq. | Bio

vsg@wisecarter.com

601-968-5540

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Mississippi Hot Topic – Will the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission Deny Approval of a Settlement Reached Between the Employer and Carrier?

Missouri

SIMON LAW GROUP, P.C.

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314-621-2828

314-621-4646

Katherine E. Anderson | Bio

314-621-4354

Loretta A. Simon | Bio

lsimon@simongrouppc.com

314-621-3144

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Montana

Crowley Fleck PLLP

jmaynard@crowleyfleck.com

406-252-3441

406-252-5292

Joe C. Maynard Jr | Bio

406-255-7236

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Nebraska

Caswell, Panko & Westerhold, LLC

402-819-1122

Jennifer S. Caswell | Bio

jcaswell@cpwlaw.com

402-819-1126

Jenna M. Christensen | Bio

jchristensen@cpwlaw.com

402-819-1191

LATEST NEWS

S2:E1 – Covid and the Compensation Court

Nevada

THORNDAL, ARMSTRONG, DELK, BALKENBUSH & EISINGER

775-786-2882

775-786-8004

Robert F. Balkenbush | Bio

rfb@thorndal.com

775-786-2882

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New Hampshire

BERNARD & MERRILL, PLLC

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603-622-8454

603-626-8490

Kevin Stuart | Bio

603-622-8454

Margaret Sack | Bio

Meg@bernard-merrill.com

603-622-8454

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Two Recent Cases Concerning Suicide and Traveling Employees in New Hampshire

New Jersey

CAPEHART SCATCHARD

856-234-6800

856-235-2786

Andrea Schlafer | Bio

aschlafer@capehart.com

856-813-4140

John H. Geaney | Bio

jgeaney@capehart.com

856-234-6800

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856-914-2070

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ndibble@capehart.com

856-914-2051

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New Mexico

RITSEMA LAW

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970-204-9056

Craig E. Campos | Bio

970-204-9056

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New York

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(716) 852-5200

(716) 852-0003

Mark W. Hamberger | Bio

mhamberger@hwcomp.com

716-852-5200, ext. 300

Ronald E. Weiss | Bio

rweiss@hwcomp.com

585-262-6390, ext. 100

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sduffy@hwcomp.com

716-852-5200, ext. 318

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North Carolina

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919-873-1814

Bruce A. Hamilton | Bio

eligon@teaguecampbell.com

Elizabeth Ligon | Bio

919-719-4711

Heather Baker | Bio

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rhicks@teaguecampbell.com

Raven Hicks | Bio

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Two Return to Work Decisions Shed Light on Determining Factors Considered by NC Court of Appeals on Disability

North Dakota

Crowley Fleck PLLP

701-223-6585

406-252-5292

Amy M. Oster | Bio

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701-223-6585

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Ohio

CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP

216-622-8200

216-241-0816

Christopher Ward | Bio

CWard@Calfee.com

614-621-7102

Raymond Tarasuck | Bio

rtarasuck@Calfee.com

216-622-8259

LATEST NEWS

Ohio Workers' Compensation State Law Update - 2022

Oklahoma

LOTT & VALENTINE

405-840-3290

405-840-4848

Dean Lott | Bio

Dean@lottvalentine.com

405-840-3290

John Valentine | Bio

john@lottvalentine.com

405-840-3290

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Oregon

CUMMINS, GOODMAN, DENLEY & VICKERS, P.C.

503-476-8201

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mfd@cumminsgoodman.com

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Pennsylvania

RULIS & BOCHICCHIO, LLC

(412) 566-1717

(412) 904-5021

Vito S. Bochicchio | Bio

vbochicchio@rubollc.com

(412) 904-5223

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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803-231-7824

803-231-7874

Grady Beard | Bio

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803-231-7824

Kelly Morrow | Bio

kmorrow@robinsongray.com

803-231-7835

Nick Haigler | Bio

803-231-7847

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South Dakota

BOYCE LAW FIRM, LLP

605-334-0618

Charles A. Larson | Bio

calarson@boycelaw.com

Laura Hensley | Bio

lkhensley@boycelaw.com

TJ Von Wald | Bio

tjvonwald@boycelaw.com

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South Dakota Supreme Court Decision: Douglas Ries v. JM Custom Homes, LLC, 2022 S.D. 52

Tennessee

WIMBERLY LAWSON WRIGHT DAVES & JONES, PLLC

fbaker@wimberlylawson.com

931-372-9123

931-372-9181

Fred Baker | Bio

931-372-9123

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Tennessee Appoints New Administrator and Workers' Compensation Judge, Plus Other Recent Developments on the Firefighter Cancer Presumption and Mileage Reimbursement

Texas

STONE LOUGHLIN & SWANSON, LLP

512-343-1385

Jane Lipscomb Stone | Bio

jstone@slsaustin.com

James M. Loughlin | Bio

jloughlin@slsaustin.com

David L. Swanson | Bio

dswanson@slsaustin.com

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31-Dec-2022: The Stop-Loss Litigation May Finally be Nearing the End After Almost 20 Years

Utah

SCALLEY READING BATES HANSEN & RASMUSSEN, P.C.

801-531-7870

801-531-7968

Ford G. Scalley | Bio

bud@scalleyreading.net

801-531-7870

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Vermont

MCCORMICK, FITZPATRICK, KASPER & BURCHARD PC

802-863-3494

Dave Berman | Bio

dab@mc-fitz.com

802-863-3494

Jason Ferreira | Bio

jrf@mc-fitz.com

802-863-3494

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VERMONT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATE OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2014 by Keith J. Kasper Esq. - NWCDN Vermont Member

Virginia

FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK

lfitzpatrick@fandpnet.com

703-793-0298

Lynn McHale Fitzpatrick | Bio

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Washington

CUMMINS, GOODMAN, DENLEY & VICKERS, P.C.

503-476-8201

George W. Goodman | Bio

gwg@cumminsgoodman.com

Matthew F. Denley | Bio

mfd@cumminsgoodman.com

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Washington D.C.

FRANKLIN & PROKOPIK

lfitzpatrick@fandpnet.com

410-752-8700

Albert (Bert) Randall | Bio

arandall@fandpnet.com

410-230-3622

Mike Bennett | Bio

mbennett@fandpnet.com

410-230-3963

Lynn McHale Fitzpatrick | Bio

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West Virginia

SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC

304-340-3823

304-340-3801

H. Dill Battle III | Bio

hdbattle@spilmanlaw.com

304-206-1986

Charity K. Lawrence | Bio

CLawrence@spilmanlaw.com

304-720-4056

LATEST NEWS

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Wisconsin

LINDNER & MARSACK, S.C.

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414-273-1986

Chelsie Springstead | Bio

dfeldman@lindner-marsack.com

Douglas M. Feldman | Bio

dpedriana@lindner-marsack.com

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mstone@lindner-marsack.com

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