Jennifer Morris Jones, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP, has been chosen as a Defense Attorney finalist for the 2022 Comp Laude® Awards presented by WorkCompCentral and will also serve as one of the keynote presenters for the 2022 WorkCompCentral Comp Laude Awards and Gala.
On Sept. 29, Scott Fuller presented about workers’ compensation at an insurance industry conference. Scott’s presentation focused on best practices for an employer’s workers’ compensation program.
On Sept. 15, Brad Kline and Nick Valaoras hosted the 2022 Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update. It was held as part of the Cranfill Sumner LLP webinar series.
Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys attended and participated in the recent Multi-State Breakout Sessions for the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute during the 2022 WCI Annual Conference. The theme for the breakout sessions was “CSI: Orlando Special Claims Investigation” and focused on navigating a workers’ compensation injury investigation.
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.
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.
Jennifer Morris Jones and Jordan Bernstein presented the Cranfill Conversation, “Defending Against Extended Compensation in NC Workers’ Compensation Claims: Deep Dive Into the Full Commission’s Recent Decision in Betts v. NC DHHS – Cherry Hospital” on March 10.
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.