Roxanne enjoys handling workers’ compensation defense, representing employers and insurers in complex claims, appeals, and related litigation. She serves as President of the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Association and has held numerous leadership roles within the Mississippi Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Section. An approved compensation mediator, Roxanne helps to support Kids’ Chance of Mississippi and other… read more
Jennifer Laver is the Vice Managing Partner of Weber Gallagher’s New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Practice, where she delivers strategic litigation defense and risk management counsel to national and regional clients. She has broad experience defending employers, insurers, and third-party administrators across all aspects of the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act. Jen also leads educational programs,… read more
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,… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
“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,… read more