Jennifer Morris Jones served as a presenter during the June 3 webinar “Cracking the Case in Your State.” The webinar discussed updates to workers’ compensation law in multiple states and provided tips for handling such cases in those states. The states discussed included Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
On April 20, Scott Fuller and Brad Kline presented “Returning Injured Workers to Gainful Employment” during a meeting of the NCASI.
Three Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys, Andy Avram, Jennifer Morris Jones and Taylor Pace, are featured in the Workers’ Compensation Power List by North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly.
Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys Jennifer Morris Jones, Matt Covington, Jerri Simmons and David Rhoades represented the state of North Carolina during the Dec. 15 WCDI Multi-State Breakout at the WCI 2021 Conference.
Jennifer Morris Jones, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law), has been chosen as a finalist for the 2021 Comp Laude® Awards presented by WorkCompCentral. She has been recognized in the Defense Attorney Category.
On Oct. 6, Jerri Simmons participated in a panel discussion at the 26th Annual NC Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference from the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The conference was held virtually Oct. 5-8.
The Industrial Commission announced on August 4, 2021 the appointments of Jessica N. Holmes and Samuel A. Scudder as deputy commissioners. Ms. Holmes will be assigned to the Raleigh office. She comes to the Commission with a background in labor and employment law and served two terms on the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
The North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) will resume in-person hearings with the Deputy Commissioner and the Full Commission beginning Oct. 1, 2021.
Jennifer Morris Jones will serve on a panel during the CLM 2021 Annual Meeting in Atlanta. The panel will be held Aug. 12.
Ellen Szypula, a Senior Paralegal at Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law), has been selected to serve as the Paralegal Division Liaison for the North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section.
On May 14, Jennifer Morris Jones presented at the CLM Virtual Workers’ Compensation and Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Conference. Along with professionals from the insurance and workers’ compensation industries, Jennifer participated in a panel discussion entitled “Workers’ Compensation Claims and Litigation Management in the Age of Technology.”
Attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP participated in the April 30 Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute(WCDI) webinar entitled, “Tips From the Trenches.” David Rhoades presented at the webinar, and Jennifer Morris Jones served as moderator.
On Feb. 19, Jennifer Morris Jones was a featured presenter at the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute(WCDI) Webinar “COVID Claims, Compensability and Vaccines, Oh My!”
CSH Law announced today that Joan Welborn has joined the firm as a Paralegal based in the firm’s Raleigh office. She will assist with the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group.
Dawn Lane and Roy Pettigrew, Partners at CSH Law, participated in the “Advanced Topics of Workers’ Compensation (2020 Workers’ Compensation Section Fall CLE)” presented by the North Carolina Bar Association NCBA Workers’ Compensation Section.