Judge Addington has served as the Workers’ Compensation Judge for Northeast Tennessee from 2014 to present. He is a member of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary. He’s written articles for them and the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Court blog. He’s a regular speaker at bar meetings and worker’s compensation education programs.

Randy Charles Alberhasky has been representing injured workers and their families in Missouri for thirty years. He has tried several hundred workers’ compensation claims, handled over thirty appeals and successfully litigated two claims before the Missouri Supreme Court. He is President-Elect of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and graduated from the University Missouri School of Law (1994) and the University of Iowa with a BS in Economics (1988).

Commissioner Beck was appointed to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission in 2008 and has served as Chairman since 2010. He is a graduate of Penn State University and the South Carolina School of Law. He has served in various positions in law enforcement and is a past member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Mr. Berry graduated from the University of Missouri where he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi and the Mizzou track team. He attended the University of Tulsa College of Law and was on the Law Journal. His practice is defending workers’ compensation claims and employment law. Mr. Berry was President of the OBA Board of Workers’ Compensation and is a frequently speaker at seminars for lawyers and clients.

Melissa Blatt is Assistant Vice President of Claims Litigation at Encova Insurance. She provides legal support for both claim and policy matters and is responsible for handling subrogation matters, conditional payment liens with state and federal governments, medical payment disputes, and third-party litigation. She has more than twentysix years of experience in workers’ compensation insurance. Melissa received a BBA from Marshall University and her JD from Capital University.

Mr. Bochicchio is the managing partner of Rulis and Bochicchio. He obtained his JD from Duquesne University in 1987. He began his legal career at the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office. For the past thirty years, his practice has been primarily devoted to the area of workers’ compensation defense litigation. He has served as assistant chair for the Labor and Employment Committee of the Transportation Lawyer’s Association and he is currently a member of the NWCDN.

Karla Ogrodnik Boresi has proudly served as an administrative law judge for the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation since 2000. Prior to her appointment, she was an assistant attorney general, defending the Missouri Second Injury Fund, a prosecutor, and an associate in the smallest office of the largest law in Indiana. In her spare time, Judge Boresi supports causes promoting organ donation and loves spoiling her new granddaughter, Indiana Mae.

Dan is managing partner at Hamberger & Weiss LLP. He represents employers and insurance carriers before the New York WCB. He has extensive experience handling complex trials, settlements, preparation of MSAs, and thirdparty action resolutions. He is a frequent lecturer at our seminars, in-person training sessions, webinars and CLE classes. He graduated cum laude from Albany Law School in 1993. Dan is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.

Jennifer Capocelli is the founder of the Workers’ Compensation practice group at Allen Allen Allen1 & Allen where she represents injured workers. Jennifer was named a Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorney by WILG (2024), recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyer (2023-2024), named a “Leader in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2022), and served as the Chair of the AAJ Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Injury Section.

Ann Dalton is a partner in the law firm of Hammond and Shinners, PC. She practices in the area of workers’ compensation, representing individuals in Missouri and in Illinois. Ms. Dalton has lectured on workers’ compensation benefits at legal education seminars, union meetings and on behalf of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys for the education of various civic groups.

Alicia DelSignore is the principal at DelSignore Law, LLC. She is a graduate of Boston College and New England School of Law. Ms. DelSignore has almost thirty years of experience concentrated in workers’ compensation litigation. She is a frequent lecturer at seminars on claims handling and workers’ compensation law. She is an active member of the Mass Bar Association and former co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section Council.

Jason is a life-long Vermont resident and happily married with two sons, ages 11 and 9. He believes in a work-life balance and has been blessed to be able to practice law and raise a family in Vermont. He has been fortunate to remain with the same law firm for nearly twenty-three years practicing exclusively in the field of workers’ compensation. Jason enjoys working with his clients and adversaries in finding common ground and solutions in an effort to resolve ever growing, complex cases.

After Loyola Law School and the California Bar in 1999, Dan was appointed President of a group that merged with Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) to form a muchneeded powerful resource for federal employment law attorneys. Dan continues to serve with WILG leadership today, committed to making the FECA process better for everyone. He’s the president and managing partner of Brown & Goodkin, a federal employment law firm located in Southern California.

Alan Goodman received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Mississippi. In practice, Alan has represented injured workers, employers and insurance carriers in litigated workers’ compensation claims. In 2013, Alan began working for the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission as a senior attorney. He has served as an administrative judge since 2018.

Mark J. Goodman defends self-insured employers, insurance companies and governmental entities in Georgia workers’ compensation claims. With forty years of experience, he has handled hundreds of mediations and hearings. A recognized speaker and Best Lawyers in America honoree, Mark serves on the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Chairman’s Advisory Committee. In 2024, he received the State Bar of Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation Law Section Distinguished Service Award.

Matt grew up in Delaware but moved to North Carolina to finish college at UNC-Charlotte. He earned his JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Following law school, he worked first at a small practice in Raleigh and then at the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a special deputy commissioner. He joined the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin in 2003 and became a partner with the firm in 2008.

Reginald D. Henry received a BA in psychology from the University of Olivet and MSIR and JD degrees from West Virginia University. He has been in private practice for thirty-five years, the last seventeen with his own firm representing claimants in workers’ compensation and SSD/ SSI claims. Reggie has lectured on workers’ compensation topics to legal, medical, and vocational rehabilitation professionals. He is married to Catherine, and they have two children, Julia and Christopher.

Christine Jagodzinski is an accomplished trial attorney with over twenty-two years of experience in workers’ compensation matters. She serves Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie, and Lowry as a member of the Board of Directors. Her competitive nature drives her to consistently obtain favorable outcomes in all of her cases. Christine is continuously recognized by Law Bulletin Media as a “Leading Lawyer in Workers’ Compensation Defense Law.”

Over forty years in Alaska, Michael Jensen has exclusively represented claimants. He has appeared before the ECAB and numerous times before the Alaska Supreme Court. Significant cases include melanoma caused by trauma and cancers caused by toxic exposure. He served on the Alaska Legislature’s Workers Compensation Task Force. He started the Kaladi Group consisting of claimant’s counsel advocating for workers. He presented at the Bar’s Annual Review of Workers Compensation.

“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser—in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.” The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume II, “Notes for a Law Lecture” (July 1, 1850), p. 81.

Attorney Lawrence Morizio is president and CEO of Morizio Law Firm, PC. Lawrence graduated from Rutgers University (BA 1994) and Quinnipiac University, School of Law (JD 1997), respectively. Attorney Morizio has dedicated his practice to advocating for the rights of injured workers throughout Connecticut. He is accredited as a “Board-Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist” consistent with the qualifications outlined by the Connecticut Bar Association (2005-present).

Attorney Andrew J. Morrissey is a partner in the Law Firm of Morrissey, Morrissey & Rydzik in Naugatuck, CT. Andy is a 1988 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, and served four years in the United States Marine Corps. He has practiced in Connecticut since 1992. Andy and his wife Kathleen reside in Naugatuck, CT and are proud parents of Jake, PJ, and Amy Morrissey.

Kelly Morrow is a member at Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC. She has tried hundreds of cases before the South Carolina Worker’s Compensation Commission and is a certified Circuit Court Mediator. She is a founding member of the Stan Lacy Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court and a board member of the SC Workers’ Compensation Educational Association. Additionally, Kelly is a fellow of the Riley Institute and previously held the position of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair at Robinson Gray.

Stewart Poisson is an AV-rated attorney who practices law with her father, Fred, who is also a Fellow, and her brother Davis. She exclusively represents the injured in jury trials, workers’ compensation hearings and in appeals in all appellate courts in North Carolina. The NC State Bar has certified Stewart as an expert in Workers’ Compensation Law, and she is the Legislative Vice President for the NC Advocates for Justice and often authors amicus briefs in workers’ compensation matters for that organization. Stewart is the fifth generation of her family to practice law in Wilmington, North Carolina since 1857.

A graduate of the University of Georgia (BA and JD), Gail Pursel practices workers’ compensation defense at Swift Currie in Atlanta, Georgia. She has an AV Preeminent Rating and is a Fellow in the Lawyers’ Foundation of Georgia, which recognizes attorneys whose careers demonstrate outstanding legal abilities and public service. She has volunteered for over fifteen years for Kids’ Chance, which provides educational scholarships to children of seriously injured workers.

Maureen Quinn is the Chair of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, having been appointed by Governor Wes Moore in 2023. She served as a Workers’ Compensation Commissioner from 2002 until her elevation to Chair. Her accomplishments as Chair include enhanced courthouse security, deployment of a new computer system, revamping of the unit that penalizes businesses who fail to carry workers’ compensation insurance on their employees and correcting the discriminatory pay policies of the state related to internal promotions.

Howard obtained his JD with Honors from Florida State University. After clerking at a District Court of Appeals, he practiced with several insurance defense firms before starting a law practice representing injured workers. Mr. Scheiner was appointed as Judge of Workers’ Compensation Claims in 1995. Judge Scheiner obtained his certification as a Circuit Civil Mediator after leaving the bench and founded The Mediation Group. Howard is recognized as AV rated preeminent by Martindale Hubbell.

Ms. Schrock has thirty plus years of legal experience. She is board certified in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Wendy’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation, medical dispute resolution, personal injury, and insurance defense litigation. Wendy appears before the Division of Workers’ Compensation and the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Wendy is a board member of Kids’ Chance of Texas.

Jacqueline Blanton Steele graduated with honors from FSU College of Law in 1994. She spent twenty-five years as a defense attorney and shareholder in the law firm of McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver & Stern, PA. In 2020, she was appointed to the county court bench in Manatee County, Florida where she currently serves. Judge Steele chairs the Zehmer National Moot Court program to encourage student interest in workers’ compensation.

Judge Deb Sundquist has served on the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals since her appointment by Governor Dayton in 2015. Before that, she was an attorney/ shareholder at Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson & Hager, PA. She previously worked as a senior staff attorney for CIGNA Insurance and an associate attorney at the law fi rm of Meagher Geer, PLLP. As an attorney, she represented both employees and employers.

Toney Tomaso, a shareholder at Heyl Royster, led the Workers’ Compensation Practice Group for ten years and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Committee for DRI. He emphasizes a collaborative defense strategy for workers’ compensation claims, actively engaging with insureds and carriers/TPAs to optimize outcomes. Additionally, Toney is a committed member of the Foundation Board for the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, fostering hope and opportunity for children in need.

Karl Veracco is a partner with Carson, LLP, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Veracco represents employers and also serves as a mediator. Mr. Veracco has been named a Super Lawyer and a Best Lawyer for several years. He graduated from Purdue University (1988) and earned his Masters of Public Administration from the Indiana University School of Public and Environment Affairs (1992). He earned his law degree from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (1992).

Connie has practiced law for thirty-four years. She currently owns her own firm, Connie M. Wolfe & Associates. The firm focuses on defending and advising employers and insurance carriers in the field of Workers’ Compensation. Connie holds an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell and conducts an annual advanced Oklahoma Worker’s Compensation seminar educating clients, employers, and insurance adjusters.