ERISA and Insurance Claims

Our History of Speaking Engagements on ERISA and Insurance Matters

The firm's attorneys frequently speak to various organizations and at various conferences on ERISA and insurance matters including the following:

Guest Speaker, Ninth Annual Health Care Law Seminar, SC Bar CLE Presentation, 1996

Guest Speaker, E.R.I.S.A. from the Plaintiff's Perspective, SC Bar C.L.E. Presentation, 1997

Guest Lecturer on E.R.I.S.A., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1998 - 2000

Guest Speaker, ERISA from the Plaintiff's Perspective, SC Trial Lawyers Convention, 1998

Guest Speaker, 15^th Annual NC/SC Labor & Employment Law Seminar, 1999

Guest Speaker, CANCER: KEYS TO SURVIVORSHIP Conference, Topic: Health Insurance Claims, Columbia, SC, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, November 2000

Panel Member and Guest Speaker, Collection Law for the Health Care Industry, Greenville, SC, LORMAN sponsored CLE, 2000

Guest Speaker, ERISA Roundtable, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, NC, 2000

Guest Speaker, Identifying and Handling Long Term Disability Cases for Your Social Security Clients, SC Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2000

Guest Speaker, Identifying and Handling Long Term Disability Cases for Workers' Compensation Clients, SC Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2001

Guest Speaker, Advanced ERISA Techniques, NC Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2001

Panel Member and Guest Speaker, SC Workman's Compensation Educational Association Seminar, Charleston, SC 2002

Guest Speaker, ERISA for Trial Lawyers Seminar, NC Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2002

Guest Speaker, Collection Law for Healthcare Industry in South Carolina, ERISA from the Claimant's Perspective, LORMAN sponsored CLE, Greenville, SC, 2002

Panel Member, Second Annual Federal Practice in the District of South Carolina, Ethical Consideration for Federal Practitioners, Columbia, SC, South Carolina Bar sponsored CLE, 2003

Guest Speaker, 19^th Annual North Carolina / South Carolina Employment and Labor Law Update, E.R.I.S.A., Charleston, SC, South Carolina and North Carolina Bars sponsored CLE, 2003

Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina, National Business Institute sponsored CLE, 2003

Guest Speaker, What Are A Health Insurers Rights to Subrogate Against Your Client's Tort Recovery?, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers sponsored CLE, 2004

Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina, National Business Institute Sponsored CLE, 2004

Guest Speaker, Employment Law Seminar; " E.R.I.S.A. Update" , Greenville County Bar Association CLE Presentation, 2005

Guest Speaker, Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims Seminar; "Prosecute UM/UIM Claims With Confidence", National Business Institute, 2006

Guest Speaker, "Breach of Fiduciary Duties and Remedies Under ERISA", SCTLA 2007 Annual Convention, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2007

Guest Speaker, "Ethical Handling of Denied and Disputed Claims Including Lien Issues", SC Claimant Attorneys for Workers' Compensation, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC, 2007

Guest Speaker, "ERISA Fraud: Comply with New 401(k) Rules and Prevent Plan Mismanagement", CCM Nationwide Teleconference for HR Professionals, February 6, 2008

Guest Speaker, "Litigating ERISA Claims" CLE, Columbia, SC, National Business Institute, February 25, 2008

Guest Speaker, "LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates", CCM Nationwide Teleconference for HR Professionals, April 11, 2008

Guest Speaker, "The Injured Party's Perspective", Columbia, SC, South Carolina Bar Sponsored CLE, May 2, 2008

Guest Speaker, "ERISA:  Impact on the Supreme Court Decision in LaRue v. DeWolff on Your Practice", Charlotte, NC, Mecklenburg County Bar, May 9, 2008

Guest Speaker, "Recent Developments in Employment & Labor Law", Columbia, SC, South Carolina Bar Sponsored CLE, May 21, 2008

Guest Speaker, "Employment Laws Made Simple", National Business Institute, June 4, 2008

Guest Speaker, "Advanced Employment Law", National Business Institute, October 2, 2008

Guest Speaker, "Insurance Coverage Litigation", National Business Institute, December 16 and 18, 2008