Executive Counsel, Claim Legal - Workers Compensation, home office, Travelers. Responsible for legal issues involving Medicare compliance, appellate review, insurance coverage, contracts, workflows and processes. I have spoken at dozens of national conferences and Webinars on Medicare Mandatory Insurer Reporting, Conditional Payment Recovery, Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements, insurance coverage, return-to-work and alternative work programs, claim management, and Foreign Voluntary and Global coverages. Please contact me if you are in need of a presenter on these and any other topics related to workers compensation.
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Practice areas
Trial attorney for 9 years, corporate attorney for last 7 years.
29 years, 2,000 cases
Coverage, jurisdictional issues.
29 years
Review contracts, proposals.
29 years
Languages spoken
English
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | Active | 2015 | 03/21/2018 |
| MD | Active | 1993 | 03/30/2022 |
| Legal answers | 0 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
|---|---|---|
| AV Preeminent 4.9 out of 5 Peer Reviewed | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
| Magna Cum Laude | University of Baltimore | 1987 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Counsel | Travelers | 2002 - Present |
| Senior Counsel | Semmes Bowen & Semmes | 1996 - 2002 |
| Counsel | Ticer & Associates | 1995 - 1996 |
| Counsel | Law Office of Harold MacLaughlin | 1994 - 1995 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Society of Maryland | Board of Directors | 2012 - Present |
| AIA WC Medical Subcommittee | Member | 2010 - Present |
| Tendercare Pregnancy Centers | Board of Directors | 2010 - Present |
| Maryland State Bar Association | Member | 1993 - Present |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude and Longitude | Solving the Mystery of Foreign Voluntary Workers Compensation | 2007 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland School of Law | J | 1993 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PLRB/LIRB 2013 Claims Conference | Medicare Without The Spin | 2013 |
| Navigating the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute in Workers’ Compensation and Liability Claims (Co-Chair) | Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance | 2011 |
| Claim Academy | Meeting Your Medicare Obligations | 2011 |
| Webinar | The Trifecta of Medicare | 2010 |
| Medicare Mandatory Insurer Reporting | Section 111 MMSEA Medicare Mandatory Insurer Reporting | 2009 |
| ALFA International | Workers Compensation and Medicare | 2009 |
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