27th Annual ARKANSAS. Workers Compensation Commission Educational Conference. Sponsored By The Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission AWCC

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1 27th Annual ARKANSAS Workers Compensation Commission Educational Conference Sponsored By The Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission AWCC October 27-28, 2011 The Peabody Hotel Little Rock, Arkansas In association with the International Workers Compensation Foundation, a non-profit corporation dedicated to workers compensation research and education.

2 27th Annual Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission Educational Conference AGENDA & PROGRAM Wednesday, October 26, :00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Exhibitor Move-In FOYERS A & B Thursday, October 27, :30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast FOYERS A & B & SALON A 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Legislative Update SALON B & C A. Watson Bell, AWCC Chairman; Karen H. McKinney, Commissioner; & Philip A. Hood, Commissioner 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Legal Ethics SALON B & C Eddie H. Walker, Jr., Walker, Shock & Harp, P.L.L.C. 10:30 p.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK SALON A 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Ethics in the Claims Process Panel (Q&A) SALON B & C Moderator: Chief Adm. Law Judge, David Greenbaum; Charles McLemore, AWCC Attorney; Diane Graham, Respondent Attorney; Greg Giles, Claimant Attorney; & Rudy Bischof, Claims Administrator 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCHEON SALON B & C 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Ask JAN SALON B & C The Job Accommodation Network (JAN), understanding the legal and social importance of job accommodation for workers with restrictions and disabilities. Beth Loy, PH.D, Principal Consultant, Job Accommodation Network 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Return to Work Panel Discussion (Q&A) SALON B & C Panel of experts discuss the human resources, legal and social implications of return to work issues. Moderator: Pat Burge Hart, Industrial Hygienist; Dr. Terry Braden, Medical Director, Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Jonesboro; Chuck Davidson, Occupational Consultant, JMS Consulting, LLC; David Jones, Partner, Mayton, Newkirk & Jones; Heather Taylor, Vocational Consultant, Systemedic; & Chris Hart, Vice President, Personnel and Community Relations, Central Moloney, Inc. 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. BREAK SALON A 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS Track 1 Ask JAN SALON B Detailed workshop. Beth Loy, PH.D, Principal Consultant, Job Accommodation Network Track 2 AWCC Forms & Procedures Training SALON C Moderator: Alan McClain, CEO, AWCC; Dorothy Jackson, Clerk of the Commission; Carl Bayne, Division Director of Operations and Compliance; Janna Craig, Accounting Supervisor; & Cary Ross, Self-Insurer Program Manager

3 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CONCURRENT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS Track 1 Employment Law Update: Workers Compensation, SALON B ADA & FMLA Issues and Developments in the Law John D. Davis, Attorney at Law, & Johnathan Horton, Attorney at Law Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP Track 2 AWCC Forms & Procedures Training (continued) SALON C Moderator: Alan McClain, CEO, AWCC; Dorothy Jackson, Clerk of the Commission; Carl Bayne, Division Director of Operations and Compliance; Janna Craig, Accounting Supervisor; & Cary Ross, Self-Insurer Program Manager 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. RECEPTION ARKANSAS BALLROOM Friday, October 28, :00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. BUFFET BREAKFAST SALON A 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Workers Compensation Case Law Panel SALON B & C Attorney panel discussion of current cases Moderator: David Schneider, AWCC Legal Advisor 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. AWCC Division Briefings SALON B & C Moderator: Alan McClain, CEO, AWCC; Dorothy Jackson, Clerk of the Commission; Carl Bayne, Director of Operations and Compliance; Pat Capps Hannah, Director of Medical Cost Containment; Pat Burge Hart, Director of Health and Safety Division; & Johnny Gregory, Chief Legal Advisor 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. BREAK SALON A 10:50 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Insurance Update with Regard to National Healthcare Policy Issues SALON B & C Craig Wilson, JD, MPA, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement 11:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH (on your own) 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. What You Always Wanted to Know from a Neurosurgeon SALON B & C (But Were Afraid to Ask) Steven Cathey, MD, Central Arkansas Neurosurgery Clinic 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Insurance & Workers Compensation Fraud SALON B & C Greg Sink, Director, Arkansas Insurance Department Criminal Investigation Division 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. BREAK SALON A 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Dealing with Complex Medical and Claims Issues SALON B & C Expert panel of medical, legal, and human resource professionals explores issues such as narcotics addiction, aging workforce, and other psychosocial components to the claim process. Moderator: Johnny Gregory, Chief Legal Advisor; John D. Moore, State Director for Arkansas and Oklahoma, CCMSI; Karen Miller, RN, BA, CRRN, CCM, On-Site Case Manager, Systemedic Corporation; Mike Knott, Safety/Loss Control Specialist, City of Little Rock; & Dr. Michael Moore, Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. The AWCC Hearing Process: Procedures, Practices, and SALON B & C Ways You Can Help Moderator: Chief Adm. Law Judge David Greenbaum; Judge Milton Fine, Judge Amy Grimes, Judge Dale Douthit, Judge Barbara Webb & Judge Andrew Blood 4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks & Adjourn SALON B & C Alan McClain, CEO, AWCC

4 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS CARL BAYNE Division Director of Operations and Compliance Carl Bayne is the Division Director of Operations and Compliance for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission, a position he has held for 4 1/2 years. Prior to joining the AWCC, Carl served on the staff of Governor Mike Huckabee, and served for six years in the Arkansas Employment Security Department, where he was Assistant Director. Carl has a degree in Political Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he is currently working on a Masters Degree in Taxation. A. WATSON BELL Chairman A. Watson Bell, of Searcy, Arkansas, was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to be Chairman of the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission effective January 15, 2009, for a six-year term. By law, the Chairman must be an attorney, and Bell has been a practicing attorney in Searcy, White County, Arkansas for over thirty years. Before being named Chairman of the Commission, he was a partner in the Lightle Law Firm and has represented both claimants and employer/respondents before the Commission. He has also spent thirty years hearing cases as a City Court Judge, ten years as a Juvenile Court Judge, and ten months as a District Court Judge. He is licensed to practice before the U. S. District Courts and the 8th Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals. He has been appointed to serve as Special Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court on three occasions by Governors Clinton, Tucker, and Huckabee. He is currently a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and is past President of the White County Bar Association. Chairman Bell has served as Chairman of the State Board of Law Examiners, the Searcy Planning Commission, the White County Election Commission, the White County Democratic Party, the Searcy Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Arkansas Baptist Family and Child Care Services. He has also served on the Board of the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Searcy Kiwanis Club, and the Executive Committee of the State Democratic Committee. He is currently serving on the Board of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee. He is also currently on the Board of Trustees and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Searcy. His wife of more than 42 years is Jean Ann Bell, a retired educator. His children are Betsy Bailey of Searcy and Art Bell of Little Rock. RUDY BISCHOF Workers Compensation Specialist Rudy Bischof is a Workers Compensation Specialist at the Arkansas Insurance Department, Public Employee Claim Division, a position he s held since July 1, Prior experience includes service from for Regions Claim Management as account manager for self-insured workers compensation clients and as investigator for medical malpractice and general liability claims. He was Senior Claim Rep for Aetna from (bodily injury specialist for auto, liability, bond, workers compensation, and medical malpractice). He was an adjuster and claim supervisor from MFA Insurance (now Shelter ) from (auto, property and homeowner claims). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from ASTC (now University of Central Arkansas ) in 1964 and 2 years of post-graduate study degree at the University of Arkansas Law School in Little Rock, He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve He holds an Adjuster License in Arkansas in casualty, property and workers compensation, and he has an affiliation with the Arkansas Self Insured Association. ANDREW L. BLOOD Administrative Law Judge Andrew L. Blood has been an Administrative Law Judge with the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission since His undergraduate degree is from Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He has a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville. He served as Assistant Administrator, Self Insured Division, Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission ; Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Sixth Judicial District ; Assistant Little Rock City Attorney TERRENCE P. BRADEN III, DO Medical Director, Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Jonesboro Terence P. Braden III, DO, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, has practiced in Jonesboro since His undergraduate degree was attained from Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo MI. Dr. Braden received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine. He then served as chief intern at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals, Stratford, NJ, and completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. His injured worker exposure began as a Flight Surgeon with the Air National Guard, and he has worked as a physician in an occupational injury clinic. Throughout his residency he worked in Urgent Care centers treating occupational related injuries. Dr. Braden has served as president of the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association, president of the Arkansas Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Chief of Medicine at St. Bernard s Medical Center in Jonesboro. Currently he is the Medical Director of Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Jonesboro. He is Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. When not working he enjoys time with his family, volunteers as head team physician for ASU Rugby, team physician for the ASU athletic department, and plays golf terribly. STEVEN CATHEY, M.D. Central Arkansas Neurosurgery Clinic Dr. Steven Cathey is a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal disorders, trauma, and tumors. He works with patients to diagnose, evaluate, and treat diseases or disorders of the nervous system, and aids in critical care of patients before, during and after surgery. After receiving his medical degree from UAMS in 1982, Dr. Cathey completed a residency in Neurological Surgery at the UAMS. He also had further training at Baylor University Medical Center. Dr. Cathey is Board Certified in Neurological Surgery. JANNA CRAIG Accounting Supervisor Janna Craig joined the Special Funds Division in Her title is Accounting Supervisor, and her primary responsibility is to evaluate claims made to the Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund, which includes setting reserves for the Fund, determining eligible benefit recipients and their appropriate benefit rates, and coordinating the date when the Fund initiates payments on each claim. She received an undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Prior to coming to the Commission, she worked as a claims adjuster in the private sector for several years, then worked as an investigator for the Arkansas Insurance Department. CHUCK DAVIDSON Occupational Consultant, JMS Consulting, LLC Chuck Davidson has been an Occupational Consultant with JMS Consulting, LLC, since His specialty services include Ergonomic Workstation Assessments, Causation Evaluations, teaching Body Mechanics, Safety Workshops, and ADA Compliant Job Descriptions. With a Master s Degree in Exercise Science, Mr. Davidson holds many certifications, including Ergonomics Assessment Evaluator, Spinal Rehabilitation, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and Certified Functional Evaluator. My first boss helped me realize that when workers repeatedly become injured at a worksite, the worker is not the on1y patient, he says when asked about influences in his career. The worksite is a patient as well, and both have to be treated for a positive outcome. Mr. Davidson is utilizing his skills to identify job tasks with elevated risk factors for injury and then working with employers to reduce those risk factors. I would say that affecting change that allows someone to continue working and supporting their families is the most satisfying aspect of my work, he states. As an Occupational Consultant, he works with employers to reduce work injuries through modifications to the workstation and worker education. When an injury does occur, recommendations are made to assure a successful return to work. His advice to employers is this, Listen to your employees - occasionally they can have some really good ideas! Within his busy schedule, Mr. Davidson has worked as the Athletic Trainer for the Rolling Razorbacks wheelchair basketball team, who competed in the world championships in Madrid, Spain. I guess I am proudest of the volunteer work that I do helping school kids recover from their injuries and seeing them back on the court and the field playing ball, he says. I really enjoy helping people successfully get back to their lives after an injury. JMS Consulting, LLC, is a provider of medical case management and occupational consulting services. JOHN D. DAVIS Partner, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP John Davis is a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, where he focuses on representing employers in the areas of labor and employment law and workers compensation defense. He spends a considerable amount of his time advising clients in connection with a variety of employment-related matters, including union avoidance, union

5 negotiations, arbitrations, terminations, severance agreements, personnel policies, and compliances with federal, state, and local employment laws. In addition he frequently appears before the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission on behalf of insurance carriers and self-insured employers. He was admitted to practice in Arkansas in 1980 and in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was born in Miami, Florida and received his B.S. degree from Auburn University in 1975 and J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in He is a member of the American Bar Association and its Labor and Employment Law Section, the Arkansas Bar Association and its Labor Law and Workers Compensation Sections, the Pulaski County Bar Association and the Arkansas Human Resources Association. He was formerly an attorney at Coleman, Gantt, Ramsay & Cox in Pine Bluff from 1980 to He is a frequent seminar speaker on employment law and workers compensation topics, including employment discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the defense of workers compensation claims. He is the author of Indigency: What Test?, 33 Ark. L. Rev. 544 (1980). He has been listed in the Labor and Employment Law and Workers Compensation sections in The Best Lawyers in America from 1995 through DALE DOUTHIT Administrative Law Judge Dale Douthit serves as Administrative Law Judge for the Sixth District of the AWCC, covering Sevier, Howard, Pike, Hempstead, Little River, Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Nevada, Ouachita and Calhoun Counties. Judge Douthit received his JD from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Law School. Following law school, Judge Douthit was in private practice for over 10 years with the Eddy Law Firm and the Phillips and Douthit Law Firm of Russellville, Arkansas. Judge Douthit also served as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Fifth Judicial District of Arkansas and as counsel for the Fifth Judicial District Drug Task Force. Judge Douthit has served as an ALJ for the Workers Compensation Commission for five years. MILTON FINE Administrative Law Judge Milton Fine is an Administrative Law Judge for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission in District 3. He has served in this capacity since October He previously worked in the administration of Governor Mike Huckabee, beginning in July 2002, where he served as Assistant Legal Counsel before becoming Chief Legal Counsel in December In that capacity, he served on the office management team, advised the governor on all matter of legal issues, including legislation, and oversaw the Criminal Justice sector of the office. Prior to joining the Governor s Office, he worked in the Arkansas Attorney General s Office beginning in March 1992, serving in the administrations of Winston Bryant and Mark Pryor. He first served in the office s Medicaid Fraud Unit and was hired to begin a first-of-its-kind program in the country to seek civil redress from purveyors of Medicaid fraud. He transferred to the Habeas Corpus Section of the office in July 1996 and handled, inter alia, numerous death penalty cases in post-conviction proceedings in state and federal court. He was Attorney General Pryor s representative on the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council. He began his legal career as an associate with Mitchell, Williams, Selig Gates & Woodyard in August 1990, where he was in the Corporate Department, dealing with securities, real estate, corporate and banking issues. He holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from the University of Tulsa. He is a native of Fort Smith and has been a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Arkansas Lawyer Magazine since He is a deacon at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock and past president of the Little Rock Metro Rotary Club. He and his wife Laura are proud the parents of son Bennett. GREGORY GILES, ESQ. Moore & Giles, LLP Gregory Giles, Esq., is an attorney whose practice areas are workers compensation, Social Security claims, and personal injury. He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1987, the U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Arkansas in 1991, and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, in He holds a B.S.B.A. degree from the University of Arkansas (1985) and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas (1987). He is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives. His credentials include Phi Delta Theta, University of Arkansas (President, 1984); Phi Alpha Delta, University of Arkansas Little Rock (President, ). He received the American Jurisprudence Award Criminal Law, He served on the Texarkana Arkansas City Board, and is listed in Who s Who in American Law, Honors include Best Lawyers in America, 2008; AY Magazine, Top Lawyers in Arkansas, 2008; Four States Living Magazine, Texarkana, Readers Choice, Best Attorney, 2007 and 2008; Temple Memorial Rehabilitation Advisory Council, He served as a Board Member ( ) and Past President ( ), Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health Center. He also served as Board Member: Texarkana Country Club, , and Texarkana Arkansas Baseball Association, , as well as the Domestic Violence Prevention Inc., 2008, and Trinity Christian School He is a Member, Trinity Baptist Church. Reported Cases: Texarkana School District v. Conner -S.W. 3d-, Ark, WL (2008); Whitlach v. Southland Land & Development, 84 Ark.App 399, 141 S.W.3d 916 (2004); Pifer v. Single Source, 347 Ark. 851, 69 S.W. 3d 1 (2002); Stephens Truck Lines v. Millican, 58 Ark.App.275, 950 S.W.2d 472 (1997); Rich Mountain Elec. Co-op, Inc. v. Revels, 311 Ark. 1, 841 S.W.2d 151, Util. L. Rep. P 26,332 (1992). He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. E. DIANE GRAHAM Partner, Ledbetter, Cogbill, Arnold & Harrison, LLP Diane Graham was born in Borger, Texas. She was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in Ms. Graham received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas in 1974 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law in She is a member of the Sebastian County, Arkansas, American, and Eighth Circuit Bar Associations and the Defense Research Institute. Ms. Graham served at the President of the Sebastian County Bar Association for the term. She has been a speaker at seminars sponsored by the Arkansas Bar Association, the Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel, and the Arkansas Self-Insured Association. Ms. Graham has been appointed to U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panels in the Western District of Arkansas. Ms. Graham also serves on the Federal Practice Committee, Western District, and as Treasurer of the Western Arkansas Trial Practice Committee. Her areas of practice are employment law, medical malpractice defense, workers compensation law, and liability. Ms Graham is licensed in Arkansas (1977), the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. DAVID GREENBAUM Chief Administrative Law Judge David Greenbaum is the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission. He has been head of the Adjudication Division since He joined the Commission in May, 1978, as a Law Judge. He previously worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, his primary work in administrative law representing numerous state regulatory and licensing agencies. He received his B.S. degree from UALR in 1970 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas in He has served as Special Chairman and Special Commissioner by appointment of the Governor. He is active in various civic and professional organizations. JOHNNY P. GREGORY Chief Legal Advisor Johnny P. Gregory is a graduate of Benton High School. He attended undergraduate school at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, receiving a B.A. degree in Criminology in From January 1977 through August 1980, he was program coordinator of the Drug Abuse and Prevention Program at a community mental health center in Saline County. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the UALR School of Law. In November 1984, he became an attorney for the State of Arkansas; first, for the Board of Review at what was called the Employment Security Division, then for the Full Commission at the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission beginning in February 1988, and its Legal Advisor Division as of January AMY GRIMES Administrative Law Judge Amy Grimes graduated from the University of Tulsa School of Law. During law school, she worked in the Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney s office as well as the Sebastian county Public Defender s office. After graduation, she became a deputy public defender for Sebastian County, a position she held until Her case load consisted of misdemeanor, felony and juvenile cases, including bench trials, jury trials and revocations. While serving as deputy public defender, she also served as adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, teaching various topics in legal studies, and as chairperson of the Sebastian County Election Commission. Judge Grimes served as Legal Counsel for Governor Mike Beebe from 2007 until Her focus was on clemency and corrections. Her duties included legislative matters related to criminal justice issues, various policies and constituent matters, as well as the review of and preparation of requests for pardons and commutations. She participated in the Governor s task-force on

6 criminal justice reform that resulted in the passage of Act 570, The Arkansas Public Safety Improvement Act, in She served as the Governor s liaison to the Arkansas Department of Corrections, the Department of Community Corrections, the Arkansas Board of Parole, Public Defender Commission, Board of Corrections, Prosecutor Coordinator s Office, Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Arkansas Sentencing Commission. She has served on several educational panels including with the Pew Trust for the National Sentencing Commission and the 2008 and 2010 New Sheriff s Training for Arkansas Sheriffs. She has also conducted CLE presentations for the Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys as well as the Arkansas Bar Association, Criminal Law Division. In July of 2011, she became an Administrative Law Judge for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission. PAT CAPPS HANNAH Division Head, Medical Cost Containment Patricia Pat Hannah is a Division Head for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission Medical Cost Containment. She joined the Commission in 1987 and held the positions of Law Librarian and Program Manager before becoming Division Head of Medical Cost. She received her AA degree from Arkansas State University in Beebe, her BS from Harding University in Searcy, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. She has been an adjunct professor for Webster University, Arkansas State Beebe and UALR. She is a member of the IAIABC Medical Cost Containment Committee, the Southern Association of Workers Compensation Administrators Medical Committee, and the Arkansas Bar Association. CHRIS HART Vice President, Personnel and Community Relations, Moloney, Inc. Chris Hart is a native of Pine Bluff and began working for Central Moloney, Inc. )(CMI), in 2002 at the ripe old age of 24. His education and previous work experience had been in the media industry (primarily radio because he has a face made for radio) before joining CMI s Management Trainee Program. While at Central Moloney, he has been a Production Supervisor; Production Superintendent, HR Manager, Manager of Human Resources and Industrial Engineering, Director of Human Resources and now Vice President of Personnel and Community Relations. His current areas of responsibility include: long term secession planning, recruiting, workforce development, community services, public relations, labor/union relations, EEO, safety, environmental compliance, security, workers compensation, custodial, corporate benefits and of course TRANSITIONAL DUTY. PATRICIA BURGE HART Director, Health and Safety Division Patricia Burge is Director of the Health and Safety Division of the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission. She has been with the Commission since She has been active in the occupational health, safety and environment profession in Arkansas since the early 1970 s, working for a number of companies as an industrial hygienist and environmental manager. She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and has a Master s Degree in toxicology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is currently serving as president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association s Arkansas Local Section, for which she has also been a past board member. She has also served on the national AIHA s Toxicology Committee. She is a life-long Arkansan. She grew up on her family s farm near Batesville in Independence County. PHILIP A. HOOD Commissioner Philip Alan Hood, was appointed Commissioner by Governor Mike Beebe on January 9, 2007, as the labor representative for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission. Commissioner Hood was appointed by the governor to a six-year term after serving an appointment at another state agency, the Workforce Investment Board, which links employers and job seekers through a statewide delivery system. He had been there since Commissioner Hood is a product of the Little Rock public school system. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Grambling State University in Louisiana. Returning to Arkansas after graduation, Commissioner Hood obtained several licenses and certifications, including a multi-line insurance license and a Series 7 Securities license. He had operated as a professional in the insurance and financial services industry in the state of Arkansas since Commissioner Hood is a member of the Office Professional Employees International Union Local 105, where he presently serves as president. Previously, while affiliated with the air transportation industry, he was a member of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers where he served as president for more than a thousand members of his local. He currently serves the membership of the Arkansas AFL-CIO as an executive board member and committee member for both the Pension and Legislative committees. Commissioner Hood is active in his church and community. He resides in Little Rock with his wife and two children. JOHNATHAN D. HORTON Partner, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP Johnathan D. Horton is a partner at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, where his practice areas are business and commercial litigation, civil litigation, bankruptcy, employment and labor and corporate law matters. He was admitted to practice in Oklahoma in 2001; Arkansas in 2002; and in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was born in Harrison, Arkansas, holds a B.A. magna cum laude from Lyon College (1998) and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law (2001). Prior to his current position he was with Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, L.L.P. ( ) and Kutak Rock, L.L.P. (2007). He is a member of the American Bar Association; Arkansas Bar Association; Pulaski County Bar Association; Oklahoma Bar Association (Vice Chairperson, Young Lawyers Division High School Mock Trial Committee ( ); Tulsa County Bar Association ( ); and American Inns of Court (Associate). He is a frequent presenter at seminars on litigation and employment law topics. He is also the author of Oklahoma Shareholders and Director Inspection Rights: Useful Discovery Tools?, 56 OKLA. REV. 105 (2003); and a contributing author, Oklahoma Employment Law Letter ( ). DOROTHY JACKSON Clerk of the Commission Dorothy Jackson currently serves as the Clerk of the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission. The Clerk s office is a conduit for the filing, processing and routing of legal pleadings. Her office is responsible for case assignment to Adjudication and Legal Advisor Divisions and coordinating cases for appellant reviews. She also oversees the Commission s claim records and claims payment auditing processes. She joined the AWCC in 1979 as the Deputy Executive Director and served in that capacity for more than 12 years. Prior to joining the AWCC, she worked as an insurance claims adjuster and subrogation specialist. She is a graduate of Philander Smith College and is active in her church and community. DAVID JONES Partner, Mayton, Newkirk & Jones David C. Jones is a partner in the law firm of Mayton, Newkirk & Jones and specializes in the defense of workers compensation actions. He has spoken at various seminars on workers compensation topics. Mr. Jones, a Little Rock native, received his Bachelor of Science degree from Hendrix College in 1988 and his Juris Doctorate from UALR School of Law in He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in He served as a Legal Advisor to the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission from 1997 to 2000 and was a Judicial Clerk for former Chief Judge John B. Robbins with the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 1993 to He is a member of the American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association and the Arkansas Conflict Resolution Association. MIKE KNOTT Safety/Loss Control Specialist, City of Little Rock Mike Knott serves as Safety/Loss Control Specialist for the City of Little Rock. Born and educated in London, England, a very long time ago, he immigrated to the United States in the late 1960 s to work on a five-year contract with an engineering firm in Arlington, Texas. Professional associations include Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths of America, International Precious Metals Institute and the American Society of Safety Engineers. After completing his five-year contract, and with permanent resident work status, he decided America was where he wanted to be. He went to work in sales - engineering for a machine tool manufacturer in Arlington Texas. This gave him the opportunity to travel extensively throughout North and South America as well as Europe and Asia. He has traveled to every state in the Union with the exception of North Dakota. He coached both soccer and softball in the 20 plus years he lived in Texas and was a National soccer referee at both college and professional levels. Married to Becky, who was born in Little Rock and raised in Fort Smith, he has seven grown children, and as he is quick to tell anyone (whether they ask or not), ten

7 grandchildren. They lived in Massachusetts for four years before returning south to live in Conway. Mr. Knott has been the Safety/Loss Control Specialist for the City of Little Rock for sixteen years, and his responsibilities include workers compensation, the city drug/alcohol program, City building safety audits, and safety training for all employees. As a people oriented person, he welcomes the many opportunities it gives him to get out and meet fellow employees and business associates. BETH LOY, PH.D. Principal Consultant, Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Dr. Beth Loy is a Principal Consultant with the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a free consulting service funded by the U.S. Department of Labor s Office of Disability Employment Policy. In this capacity, she leads JAN s external evaluation process and internal continuous improvement process, providing leadership to JAN s teams of service delivery and information systems. This includes JAN s outreach and education, training programs, and Website development. Ms. Loy is a national researcher and speaker in the disability field and has a Ph.D. in Resource Economics with a specialization in social policy. At JAN, she provides research, writing, and statistics support regarding accommodation benefits and costs and the economic impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She enjoys discussing assistive technology options for people with disabilities. Ms. Loy is a member of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North American (RESNA) and HTML Writers Guild. She holds certificates in Web Technologies and Web Graphics/Multimedia. Ms. Loy been with JAN since 1996 and is a member of the Management Team. She also has three Masters degrees from West Virginia University: Safety and Environmental Management from the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources; Industrial and Labor Relations from the College of Business and Economics; and Resource Economics from the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences. Ms. Loy presents several national trainings throughout the United States and also works as an adjunct assistant professor for West Virginia University. In addition, she teaches graduate and doctorate level introductory statistics, advanced statistics, and research methods for West Virginia University. ALAN MCCLAIN Chief Executive Officer Alan McClain has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission since January 15, He had been with the AWCC since July, 2000, serving as Director of the Self-Insurance Division until being named CEO. McClain had workers compensation experience dating to 1987 prior to becoming CEO. He was Assistant Director of the Public Employee Claims Division at the Arkansas Insurance Department from , Claims Determination Manager at the Arkansas Insurance Department from 1993 to 1998, and worked in the private sector from 1987 to 1992 in the Claims Management Services Division for Sedgwick James of Arkansas. The Monticello native received his bachelor s degree in political science in 1987 from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and a master of public administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in He previously served as chair of the Self-Insurance Committee of the Southern Association of Workers Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) and of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions (IAIABC). Currently he serves on the Executive Committees of each of those organizations and is a past president of the IAIABC. He has been involved with the board activities of the Self-Insurance Guaranty Funds of America and serves on the faculty of the IAIABC Workers Compensation College, teaching courses on claims administration and self-insurance. McClain lives in Little Rock with his wife, Johnna, and two sons, Andrew and Nathan. KAREN H. MCKINNEY Commissioner Karen H. McKinney was reappointed on December 3, 2004, to a full six-year term as a Commissioner for the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission (AWCC) by Governor Mike Huckabee. Her term began officially on December 5, She had been appointed as a commissioner on September 17, 2003, to complete a previous commissioner s term. Commissioner McKinney joined the AWCC staff in April, 1996, where she served as a law clerk for the Full Commission until her appointment as an Administrative Law Judge in June, Commissioner McKinney served as an attorney for the Barber McCaskill Amsler Jones & Hale firm of Little Rock from May, 1992, until joining the AWCC in While she was in private practice, McKinney specialized in insurance defense litigation with an emphasis on tort liability, product liability, and workers compensation. She was the valedictorian at Hazen High School in 1984, was graduated magna cum laude from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia in 1989, and received her law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in She resides in Little Rock with her husband Kevin and daughters Taylor and Bailey. CHARLES MCLEMORE Legal Advisor Charles McLemore has been a Legal Advisor at the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission since December He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at Arkansas Tech University in 2004 and his Law Degree at The University of Arkansas School of Law in One of his duties as a Legal Advisor is conducting mediation conferences, and he is a Certified Mediator for Arkansas Circuit Courts, Civil Division. KAREN MILLER, RN, BA, CRRN, CCM On-Site Case Manager, Systemedic Corporation Karen Miller is an On-Site Case Manager at Systemedic Corporation, handling workers compensation and catastrophic cases, including brain injury, spinal cord injury, burns and multiple trauma. Responsibilities include coordinating care among a variety of providers, including physicians, rehabilitation therapists, home health agencies, inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities, family and client, to assure quality pro-active medical recovery and return to work. Currently she is working with clients in Arkansas and surrounding states. Her responsibilities also include life care plan development for insurance companies and attorneys, for the purpose of outlining current and future medical care and associated costs for an individual. Each plan is developed to objectively address the long-term medical needs of an individual. In addition, she provides medical/legal consulting and expert testimony are provided in the areas of brain injury, spinal cord injury, burns, multiple trauma, general rehabilitation and life care planning, and Medicare Set-Aside allocation analyses are provided as requested. Ms. Miller s previous positions and experience include Clinical Coordinator for Transitional Care Units at Riley s Continuum of Care, Little Rock, Arkansas ( ), where her responsibilities included developing and improving clinical aspects of the Transitional Care Units, including medical coverage, rehabilitation therapies, nursing practice, social services and support services, establishing specialty areas and coordinating a team approach between disciplines. Responsibilities also included working with referral sources to determine appropriate referrals, performing preadmission evaluations, assessing patient care needs and establishing fees for service. She was a Clinical Nurse I, II, III for Baptist Rehabilitation Institute, Little Rock ( ), where her responsibilities included providing direct patient care for brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury and multiple trauma patients as well as making daily assignments for other RNs, LPNs and CNAs, as well as participation in a variety of committees including policy and procedure, CARF Accreditation Process, Brain Injury, and Career Ladder Revision, developing and presenting Brain Injury Learning Sessions for families, developing and presenting the nursing portion of stroke workshops for staff and families, presenting the Skin Care segment of the Spinal Injury Learning Series, working with rehabilitation therapists to provide holistic patient care, assisting the social workers in conducting Head Injury Support Group, and providing individual teaching to family members and nursing staff. She holds a B.A. in Theology (2005) from St. Gregory s University, Shawnee, Oklahoma; a B.A. in Psychology (1996) from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas; and RN (1982) from Baptist System School of Nursing; as well as general college credits ( ) from the University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, and Continuing Education in Nursing, Rehabilitation and Case Management. Her professional credentials include CRRN-Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse since 1985, CCM-Certified Case Manager since 1993, and Medicare Set-Aside Consultant-Certified since She has given multiple presentations focused on case management for the catastrophically injured as well as on Medicare Set-Asides. JOHN D. MOORE State Director for Arkansas and Oklahoma, CCMSI John D. Moore joined Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc. (CCMSI) in January 1996 as a Senior Claim Representative and was quickly promoted to Claim Supervisor. Currently he is serving his clients and co-workers as State Director for Arkansas and Oklahoma. In this position, he is responsible for customer relations and the supervision of all claims staff, as well as claims handling of large exposure claims. Prior to joining CCMSI, he was with CoreSource, Inc., for more than three years, serving his self-insured clients as a Senior Claim Representative and later as a Claim Supervisor. He began his claims career in 1990 with the Travelers Insurance Company, where he served his selfinsured and fully insured clients as a Claims Representative. In addition to his 20 years of workers compensation experience, Mr. Moore is experienced in the administration of general liability, professional liability, auto liability and property claims. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Mr. Moore is a member of the Arkansas Self-Insurers Association.

8 MICHAEL M. MOORE, M.D. Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics Michael M. Moore, M.D., specializes in reconstructive surgery of the hand, work related injuries and pediatric and reconstructive surgery for arthritic conditions. Dr. Moore received medical training from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopaedics at the University of Florida. In addition, he did a hand and microsurgery fellowship at Hand Surgery Associates of Indiana and additional training in microsurgery at Duke University. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with a certificate of added qualifications in hand surgery. Dr. Moore holds memberships in the American Society of Surgery of the Hand, the American Society for Reconstruction Microsurgery and the American College of Occupational Medicine. He has an interest in clinical research including the treatment of chronic scaphoid nonunions and has recently been published in the Journal of Hand Surgery, a peer reviewed journal, on Distal Radius Osteotomy in the Elderly Patient Using Angular Stable Implants and Norian Bone Cement. Dr. Moore has been voted Best Doctor every year since CARY ROSS Self Insurer Program Manager Cary Ross has been employed with the Commission s Self-Insurance Division since December Responsibilities include: analysis of self-insurer financial statements, security deposits, excess insurance retentions and limits. Assists with the maintenance of the self-insurance data base information. Assists with the processing and clearing of Loss Summary Data Reports. Assists with the implementation of Commission Rule for self-insurers. Assists with the processing of self-insurer Report Card Correction Requests. Implements Commission Rule providing for the authorization of third party administrators as well as the annual renewal of that authorization. Maintains the TPA database information. Provides Forms Training and Report Card Training for self-insurers and TPAs. DAVID L. SCHNEIDER Legal Advisor David L. Schneider received a degree in History/Political Science from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas, in He was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1983 and later that year was admitted to the practice of law in Arkansas. Upon admission to the bar, he began a private law practice in the City of Fort Smith. He served as Assistant City Attorney and Prosecutor for the City of Fort Smith. He has also been a part-time instructor at Westark Community College in its Law Enforcement and Paralegal Education programs. He is also a football official with the Arkansas Officials Association. An experienced mediator, he has been involved in the development and conduct of the Commission s alternate dispute resolution program since its inception. Certified as a civil mediator by the Arkansas Supreme Court, he has conducted dozens of mediations in disputed workers compensation claims. A Legal Advisor with the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission since 1989, Mr. Schneider is now in his third decade of dealing with workers compensation issues. GREG SINK Director, Criminal Investigation Division, Arkansas Insurance Department Greg Sink serves as the Director of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Arkansas Insurance Department. He holds a B.S. B.A. degree (1982) and a J.D. degree (1985), both from the University of Arkansas. He is licensed to practice law in both Arkansas and Texas. HEATHER TAYLOR, MRC, CAC Vocational Consultant, Systemedic Corporation Heather Taylor, MRC, CAC, is Vocational Consultant at Systemedic Corporation in Little Rock, where her duties include vocational counseling and return-to-work services for injured workers, vocational evaluations, labor market research and surveys, forensic evaluations, expert testimony in workers compensation hearings, expert vocational testimony for civil and federal liability trials, job placement, employability assessments, long term disability; transferable skills analysis, railroad injury case management, and general liability vocational evaluations. From July January 2002 she worked as a vocational consultant at Cascade Disability Management, Inc., in North Little Rock. Prior employment (December May 1999) includes Abilities Unlimited, Inc., in Jonesboro, and (August December 1998) as a Rehabilitation Counselor Intern at St. Bernard s Behavioral Health Center in Jonesboro. From January - December 1998 she was a graduate assistant in the department of psychology and counseling at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. From August July 1998 she worked for Abilities Unlimited, Inc., in Jonesboro, as Community Implementer and Job Coach, providing vocational training and day habilitation trainer for adults with disabilities. She also worked for EastArk Enterprises in West Memphis, AR, from July 1996 August 1997, as Case Manager and Program Coordinator for State Rehabilitation Programs, Work Activity, Adult Development, and Extended Vocational Employment programs. Ms. Taylor was Social Work Intern (January 1996 May 1996) for St. Bernard s Regional Medical Center and (August 1995 December 1995) for Abilities Unlimited. Her employment also included service as Physical Therapy Technician ( , on and off and part-time) for Crittenden Physical Therapy Services in West Memphis. Ms. Taylor holds a 1999 Master of Rehabilitation Counseling degree and a 1996 B.A. in Social Work, both from Arkansas State University. Her professional credentials include Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified in Employment Services (U. of North Texas), Certified Employment Job Coach, certified vocational counselor and job placement specialist (Nevada), certified vocational provider (Washington state Department of Labor & Industries), and contracted vocational case manager for the Veterans Administration. She has been a member of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals since 1999 and the Arkansas State University Rehabilitation Counseling Association ( ), as well as the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice ( ). EDDIE H. WALKER, JR. Walker, Shock & Harp, P.L.L.C. Eddie H, Walker, Jr., is a member of the Fort Smith law firm of Walker, Shock & Harp, P.L.L.C., where his practice is limited primarily to workers compensation law. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Walker has chaired the Supreme Court of Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct. He is an active member of the Arkansas Bar Association, and he has chaired the Workers Compensation Institute, the Workers Compensation Law Section and the Board of Governors. Prior to entering private practice, Walker was an Administrative Law Judge for the Workers Compensation Commission for several years. Subsequent to entering private practice, Walker has served as a Special Commissioner and as a Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He has also taught the Workers Compensation course as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. BARBARA WEBB Administrative Law Judge Barbara Webb is an Administrative Law Judge with the Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission. She is assigned to District 5 (Southeast Arkansas) and also presides in compliance cases involving uninsured employers. She is the immediate past President (2008) and Parliamentarian (2009) of the Arkansas Association of Administrative Adjudicators (ArkAAA). She also currently serves as a member of the Legislative Task Force and the Public Information Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association. She graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1979 and received her Juris Doctorate in 1982 from UALR School of Law. From , she worked as a staff attorney for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Arkansas and Oklahoma. From , she was associated with and became a partner in the law firm of Eichenbaum, Scott, Miller, Liles & Heister, P.A., in Little Rock. From , she served as the elected Prosecuting Attorney for the 7th and 22nd Judicial Districts. In 2003, she returned to private practice with the law firm of Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow, PLLC, in Little Rock, until her appointment as an Administrative Law Judge in She has served as a Special Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Benton City Council Alderman and Shannon Hills City Court Judge. In addition, she served as Commissioner on the Arkansas Ethics Commission and on the Arkansas State Crime Lab Board, Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice, Prosecuting Attorney s Association Board, and the U.S. Department of Justice Anti-Terrorism Task Force. She is a board member of the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. She serves as Legal Counsel to the Ouachita Area Boy Scout Council. She is a member of the Little Rock Rotary Club and board member and past-president of the Royal Players, Inc., a local community theater. She is an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Benton and served as Moderator of the Presbytery of Arkansas in CRAIG WILSON, JD, MPA Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Craig Wilson is a policy and legal analyst for the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI), a health policy organization that serves as a catalyst for collaboration and innovation, with the ultimate goal of improving the overall health of Arkansans. In his role, he focuses on governmental relations as well as the legal and policy implications of health care reform. Previously, Mr. Wilson practiced health care law at the Mitchell Blackstock law firm in Little Rock, where he focused on Medicaid fraud and provider payment issues, whistleblower law and governmental relations. During that time, he served along with his colleagues as general counsel to the Arkansas Medical Society and the Arkansas State Dental Association.