Risk Management &
Workers’ Compensation

Scott Fuller served as a presenter for the North Carolina Bar Association’s 2023 Workers’ Compensation Fall Program. The event was entitled “Claiming Victory: Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Advocacy.”… Read More

On Sept. 22, Jennifer Morris Jones will serve on a panel entitled “Women Leaders Across the Industry: Optimizing Results Through Innovation” during National Comp 2023.… Read More

Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys participated in the recent 2023 Workers’ Compensation Institute Conference.… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones served as a panelist for the May 18 discussion about “Top Leadership Tips from Women in Risk Management, Retail, and Workers Comp Litigation.”… Read More

Andy Avram and Brad Kline served as hosts for the May 11 Cranfill Sumner LLP webinar entitled, Compensability of Unexplained Falls.… Read More

Amy Pfeiffer recently presented on a panel at the 27th Annual N.C. Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Raleigh.  The N.C. Industrial Commission conference was held Oct. 12-14 at the Raleigh Convention Center.… Read More

On Sept. 29, Scott Fuller presented about workers’ compensation at an insurance industry conference. Scott’s presentation focused on best practices for an employer’s workers’ compensation program. … Read More

On Sept. 15, Brad Kline and Nick Valaoras hosted the 2022 Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update. It was held as part of the Cranfill Sumner LLP webinar series.… Read More

Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys attended and participated in the recent Multi-State Breakout Sessions for the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute during the 2022 WCI Annual Conference. The theme for the breakout sessions was “CSI: Orlando Special Claims Investigation” and focused on navigating a workers’ compensation injury investigation. … Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones served as a presenter during the June 3 webinar “Cracking the Case in Your State.” The webinar discussed updates to workers’ compensation law in multiple states and provided tips for handling such cases in those states. The states discussed included Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.… Read More

On April 20, Scott Fuller and Brad Kline presented “Returning Injured Workers to Gainful Employment” during a meeting of the NCASI.… Read More

On March 17, Cranfill Sumner hosted the “Back to the Future: 30+ Years of Workers’ Compensation Claim Handling Perspectives” webinar.  The webinar was hosted by Jordan Bernstein and featured presentations by Andy Avram and Taylor Pace.… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones and Jordan Bernstein presented the Cranfill Conversation, “Defending Against Extended Compensation in NC Workers’ Compensation Claims: Deep Dive Into the Full Commission’s Recent Decision in Betts v. NC DHHS – Cherry Hospital” on March 10. … Read More

Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys Jennifer Morris Jones, Matt Covington, Jerri Simmons and David Rhoades represented the state of North Carolina during the Dec. 15 WCDI Multi-State Breakout at the WCI 2021 Conference.… Read More

On Oct. 6, Jerri Simmons participated in a panel discussion at the 26th Annual NC Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference from the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The conference was held virtually Oct. 5-8.… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones will serve on a panel during the CLM 2021 Annual Meeting in Atlanta. The panel will be held Aug. 12.… Read More

On May 14, Jennifer Morris Jones presented at the CLM Virtual Workers’ Compensation and Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Conference.  Along with professionals from the insurance and workers’ compensation industries, Jennifer participated in a panel discussion entitled “Workers’ Compensation Claims and Litigation Management in the Age of Technology.”… Read More

Attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP participated in the April 30 Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute (WCDI) webinar entitled, “Tips From the Trenches.” David Rhoades presented at the webinar, and Jennifer Morris Jones served as moderator.… Read More

On Feb. 19, Jennifer Morris Jones was a featured presenter at the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute (WCDI) Webinar “COVID Claims, Compensability and Vaccines, Oh My!”… Read More

Scott Fuller served as a featured speaker at The Twenty-Fifth Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference. Scott’s presentation was entitled “Suitable Employment and Return to Work in 2020.”… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones, a Partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), participated in a panel discussion during the WCI Virtual Conference on Aug. 18.… Read More

On June 16, Jennifer Morris Jones participated in a virtual panel discussion sponsored by the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. The panel, “Age of Technology — Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims and Litigation Today,” is featured in the latest edition of Risk and Insurance Magazine.… Read More

On Jan. 28, Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) will offer a webinar entitled “Medicare & MSA Worker’s Compensation Update.” It will be available at 2 p.m. EST.… Read More

Dawn Lane, an attorney at Cranfill Sumner & Hartog LLP (Cranfill Sumner), was a co-presenter at the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Workers’ Compensation Law Section meeting on Dec. 4. The event was held at the NCBA Bar Center in Cary.… Read More

On Oct. 2, Jerri Simmons participated in a CLE panel discussion entitled “Alternative Modalities for Medical Treatment Following the Opioid Crisis in Workers’ Compensation Claims.”… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones led a “North Carolina Legislative Update” webinar on Oct. 3.  The webinar, which was offered through WorkCompCentral, examined the importance of determining whether a worker’s compensation claim may be ripe for an extended compensation petition pursuant to N.C.G.S. INSERT SECTION SYMBOL 97-29(c), as well as key considerations and potential strategies for pursuing or challenging petitions for extended compensation. … Read More

Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) today announced that it has entered into a collaborative partnership with the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute (WCDI) to present about North Carolina laws and trends at the organization’s upcoming events and conferences.… Read More

On Nov. 30, Amy Pfeiffer served as a presenter for “The Assembly Line of Workers’ Compensation (2018 Basics of Workers’ Compensation Program)” at the North Carolina Bar Center in Cary. She presented on the topic of “Is it Compensable? Injury by Accident and Occupational Disease Claims.” The conference was planned by the North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section and covered the fundamental steps of a typical workers’ compensation claim.… Read More

Katelyn Babson, an attorney based in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, recently planned and implemented an event for the Triangle Chapter of the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation(AWWC).… Read More

On Aug. 18, Jennifer Morris Jones joined attendees of the WCI 2018 conference for the 2018 WCI Give Kids the World Service Day.  Give Kids The World Village is an 84-acre, nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides week-long, cost-free vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.… Read More

On Aug. 21, Jennifer Morris Jones will moderate a panel discussion at the WCI 2018 Conference in Orlando. The one-hour panel discussion begins at 10 a.m. and will focus on “New Waves In Medical Treatment: Perspectives On Challenges And Out-Of-The Box Approaches To Management Of Opioids, Marijuana And Telemedicine In Workers’ Compensation Claims.”… Read More

Katelyn Babson, an attorney based in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, recently planned and implemented the inaugural event for the Triangle Chapter of the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation(AWWC).… Read More

Roy Pettigrew, an attorney in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, will speak at the North Carolina Industrial Commission’s 21st Annual Education Conference on Oct. 5. His presentation is entitled “Workers’ Compensation Subrogation: A Practitioner’s Viewpoint of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.2.”… Read More

Amy Pfeiffer, an attorney in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, is serving as a co-planner of the 2016 NC Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Fall Program which will be held Nov. 18 at the NC Bar Center, Cary. … Read More

On May 20, the Wilmington office of Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) will host CE By the Sea. The half-day seminar will be held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Cranfill Sumner office in Wilmington. Complimentary CE Credit is available for Workers’ Comp Adjusters (3 hours) and Human Resources Professionals (3 hours – pending).… Read More

Benton Toups and Jennifer Morris Jones will address the North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers conference in Wrightsville Beach. The conference entitled “Cutting Costs in Workers’ Comp: New Thoughts on an Old Nemesis” is scheduled for March 30-April 1 at the Holiday Inn Resort.… Read More

Two Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys will participate in the upcoming 2015 North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (NCAWA) Annual Conference.… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones, an attorney in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner LLP, will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Settlement of Medicare Eligible Workers’ Compensation Claims: Pitfalls and Practice Pointers.” The panel discussion will be held tomorrow as part of the DRI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.… Read More

Two attorneys in the Workers’ Compensation Practice Group of Cranfill Sumner LLP will be featured speakers at the 2015 North Carolina Public Risk Management Association (NCPRIMA) Educational Conference. Robin Hayes Terry will speak on a panel entitled “Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims: Before, During and After.” Brian Kromke will speak about “Social Media-Investigating & Defending Claims.”… Read More

Cranfill Sumner is proud to sponsor the Inaugural DRI Workers’ Compensation Regional Seminar on Sept. 16, 2015. … Read More

Cranfill Sumner LLP’s (Cranfill Sumner) Workers’ Compensation Practice Group will offer a Flood and Ethics Continuing Education course on May 21 in Charlotte.… Read More

Patrick Flanagan will speak on employment law issues at the Risk Management Services Regional Spring Meetings. … Read More

Eleven attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) participated in the North Carolina Bar Association’s 8th Annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day on Friday, March 6. … Read More

Cranfill Sumner attorneys present at the “Employment Law Beyond the Basics” Seminar.… Read More

2nd Annual Kids’ Chance Charity Fishing Tournament, founded and organized by Brian Kromke, has been rescheduled for Nov. 2 in Wrightsville Beach. … Read More

Cranfill Sumner hosts Client Education Conference: Workers’ Compensation & General Liability Law Updates at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center in Raleigh. … Read More

Cranfill Sumner sponsors the 2nd Annual Kids’ Chance Charity Inshore Fishing Tournament in Wrightsville Beach. Providing educational scholarships to the children of North Carolina workers who have been catastrophically or fatally injured in work-related accidents.… Read More

Jennifer Morris Jones and Erin Taylor speak at the Quarterly Meeting of the North Carolina Public Risk Management Association (NCPRIMA) in Winston-Salem.… Read More