I received a notice regarding an educational program produced by the Broward County Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section this month.
The event is on Friday afternoon, February 26, 2016, and is being held at the Riverside Hotel on Las Olas – 620 E Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. What a bargain! The program is 4.5 CLE and they are only charging $85.00 for BCBA members; $100.00 for non-members.
Register online at www.browardbar.org/events or by phone at (954) 764-8040
Registration fee includes lunch, self-parking and cocktail reception
Here is the agenda:
11:30AM -12:00 PM Registration & Check-In
12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch (included in program cost)
Welcome & Opening Remarks - Henry J. Roman, Esquire
1:00PM – 1:50 PM The Impact of the Legislative Process on the Practice of Workers’ Compensation
Law in the 21st Century
Speakers: Richard Chait, Esq. and Fausto Gomez
1:50PM – 2:40PM Major Contributing Cause: Causation in 2016
Speakers: Joshua Higgins, Esq. (additional panel TBA)
2:40PM – 2:50PM BREAK
2:50PM – 3:00PM SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
3:00PM – 4:00 PM Case Law Update, Emerging Trends from the 1st DCA
Speakers: Barbara Wagner, Esq. and Michael Riedhammer, Esq.
4:00PM – 5:00PM Question and Answer Session with the Broward Judges
Honorable Daniel A. Lewis
Honorable Geraldine B. Hogan
Honorable Iliana Forte
5:00PM Cocktail Reception at Riverside Hotel