Seminars

The member firms of NWCDN ( www.nwcdn.com ) are pleased to announce and invite you to attend a

National Seminar on Workers’ Compensation and Medical Issues

Including the latest Medicare Update (directly from CMS)

June 25 & 26, 2008 in Hartford, Connecticut

The Hartford Marriott Downtown (see registration below)

Wednesday- June 25, 2008-

5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Welcome Reception at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum

The Host firms for the welcome reception and Seminar are:

Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick- Glastonbury, CT

Hamberger & Weiss - Rochester & Buffalo, NY

Verrill Dana LLP- Portland, Augusta & Kennebunk, ME

Thursday-June 26, 2008-

7:45-8:30 AM- Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45- Welcome and opening remarks-

Mary Ann Stiles- Chairperson, NWDCN

John A. Mastropietro-State of Connecticut Workers Compensation Chairman

8:45 – 9:30 –Settlement Strategies and Negotiations-Including “Don’t

Darken our doorstep” provisions in Settlement

Agreements- A Panel discussion including all

Members of the Defense Team.

Panel:

Moderator- Mark Hamberger Esq. Buffalo, NY.

Joseph M. Jagielski, Esq.-Travelers,

Baltimore, MD.

Robert F. Carter, Esq.-Woodbridge, CT.

will give us the Plaintiff’s view

point.

9:30 – 10:30 – Psychiatric Disability: Myths, Realities and

Everything In Between.

Mark Rubinstein, M. D,

10:30 – 10:45 – Break

10:45 – 11:15 – Medicare Update! – The 2007 Amendments & The

Interrelationship between the

MSP Contractors (COBC, WCRC & MSPRC) and how to

Navigate b/w them in resolving set-aside issues.

Thomas R. Hatchfield- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

11:15 – 12:00 – Individual break out sessions by state- a chance to meet

individually with firms from 35 to 40 states.

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch – Sponsored by The Evaluation Group

Lunch Speakers-Fraud issues, Assistant State's

Attorney Michael J. Sullivan of the

State of Connecticut Fraud Division

John McGoldrick- The Hartford Insurance

Group

1:00 – 2:00– To Cut or not to Cut? That is the Question-

William H. Druckemiller, M.D. – The Necessity of

Spinal surgery

2:00 – 2:45 - Controlling Counsel and Claim handler from the

Employer's and Carrier’s perspective-

The Defense Team working together!

Panel Members:

Moderator-

Danial Hébert,Esq. Farmington Hills, MI.

Susan Emerson, Benefits Manager, Workers’

Compensation Benefits Dept.

Delta Airlines, Atlanta, GA.

Elaine Smith, Critical Claim Mgr.

Travelers Insurance Co., Hartford, CT.

Alex Karras, Manager, Catastrophic &

Disability Management Services, Denmar

Associates, Frazer, PA.

2:45 – 3:30 – Workers’ Compensation Jeopardy Game,

Albert B. Randall, Esq., Baltimore, MD.

Elizabeth Smith, Esq., Portland, ME.

3:30 – 5:00 –Cocktail Reception- Meet, greet and network with all

Attendees and Speakers.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION-

This seminar is being offered free of charge to Clients and Friends of NWCDN member firms.

To register for the Seminar please call or email

Jean H. Thomas JEANT@pdslaw.com]

Pomeranz, Drayton & Stabnick

95 Glastonbury Boulevard

Glastonbury, CT 06033-4412

1-860-657-8000 Ext. 102

OR any NWCDN member firm

FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS:

The Hartford Marriott Downtown-200 Columbus Blvd

Hartford, Connecticut, 06103

To Register On-Line: Click here and mention NWCDN/Workers’ Compensation:

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bdldt-hartford-marriott-downtown/?groupCode=worwora&app=resvlink

Or call – 1-860-249-8000

Price of rooms: $179.00 Cut off date has been extended.