Brian B. Bolton. Florida Bar Association, Expert/Specialist-Workers Compensation Law (Certified in 1993)

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1 Brian B. Bolton Specialty Certification Florida Bar Association, Expert/Specialist-Workers Compensation Law (Certified in 1993) Ratings and Listings Education Publications AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent Lawyer, Lexis Nexis Bar Register Top Lawyer in Central Florida, Orlando Home and Leisure Magazine Florida Super Lawyers University of Florida, Juris Doctor (1985) University of Miami, Master of Business Administration (1982) Florida State University, Bachelor of Science (1979) Risk of Accidents for School Bus Drivers and Ideas to Avoid Injury Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust 411 Newsletter (Summer 2013)(Submitting Editor) Motivating the Recovery of a Workers Compensation Claimant Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust 411 Newsletter (Fall 2012) The Erosion of the Premises Rule (A case commentary on the Premises Rule) Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust 411 Newsletter (Winter 2011) Taking the Beaches in the Florida Workers Compensation Theatre of Battle: Paralegals on the Front, Florida Bar News & 440 Report (Spring 2011) 1

2 Court Rejects Policy Created a Vested Benefit for Employees (A case commentary on a police officers rights to vested benefits) Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust 411 Newsletter (Spring 2011) Enforcement of Workers Compensation Settlements, 83 Florida Bar Journal 4 (April 2009) An Interview with Bob Groves, Director of Claims, Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association, Florida Bar News & 440 Report (Summer 2002) Verrrry Interesting! Florida Bar News & 440 Report (An analysis of appellate decisions regarding claims for reimbursement between carriers)(summer 2002) Co-author, No (Victor) Wine Before its Time: Revisiting the Expanding Compensability of Heart Attacks Eight Years Later, 70 Florida Bar Journal 9 (October 1996) "Workers' Compensation: Employer's Risk of Claims Due to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome, 10 National Association of Independent Crop Consultants News 2 (February/March 1996) Co-author, No (Victor) Wine Before Its Time: Revisiting the Expanding Compensability of Heart Attacks Eight Years Later, 70 Florida Bar Journal 9 (October 1996) Co-author, "Florida's Going and Coming Rule, 65 Florida Bar Journal 3 (March 1991) "Changes in Evaluating Self-Employment, Florida Bar News & 440 Report (November, 1987/February 1988) Co-author, "Heart Attacks, Is Florida Recognizing Expanded Compensability? 62 Florida Bar Journal 2 (February 1988) "Proof of Corpus Delicti in DUI Cases, 8 Florida Bar Criminal Law Newsletter 4 (June 1986) Professional Activities Guest Lecturer, Internal Failures and Heart Attacks, Barry University School of Law (2014) 2

3 Guest Editor, Florida Bar News & 440 Report (Spring 2011) Adjunct Law Professor, Workers Compensation Law, Barry University School of Law, ( ) Lecturer, University of Central Florida Risk Management: Mediations in Florida (Spring 2010) Certified Instructor, Florida Department of Insurance (1988-Continuing) Lecturer, University of Central Florida Risk Management: Workers Compensation Law ( ) Lecturer, Council on Education in Management: Family Medical Leave Act and Related Concepts (February 2007) Guest Editor, Florida Bar, News & 440 Report (Summer 2002) Lecturer, Workers Compensation Conference, Florida Defense Lawyers Association: Repetitive Motion Injuries and the New OSHA Guidelines: From the Frying Pan Into the Fire (2000) Lecturer, Council on Education in Management: Key Techniques For Spotting and Stopping Workers Compensation Fraud (2000) Lecturer, Florida Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Workers Compensation Section: Major Contributing Cause: Medical and Legal Issues (1998) Panelist, 52nd Annual Florida Workers' Compensation Educational Conference: Toxic Exposure Cases (1997) Lecturer, Orange County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section: Heart Attacks and Internal Failure Cases (April 1997-Monthly Meeting) Lecturer, National Convention of Pool Contractors: Ouch! Managing Florida Workers' Compensation Cases (1996) Lecturer, West Central Florida Chapter of the American Hospital Association: Managed Care and Current Changes in the Florida Workers' Compensation Law (1996) Lecturer, National Association of Independent Crop Consultants: Employers Risk of Claims Due to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome (1996) 3

4 Lecturer, Central Florida Risk and Insurance Management Society: Managing Permanent Total Disability Claims (1996) Lecturer, Florida Bar Association: The 1994 Act: Stratagems for the New Age of Workers Comp (1995) Panelist, 47th Annual Florida Workers' Compensation Educational Conference: A Deemed Earnings Hearing (September 1992) Lecturer, Workers' Compensation Claims Professional Association: Florida Workers' Compensation Law (1992) Lecturer, American Society of Safety Engineers of Central Florida: Workers' Compensation and Safety Issues (1991) Lecturer, Risk and Insurance Management Society of South Florida Seminar: Florida Workers' Compensation Law (1990) Professional Offices Member, Florida Bar Association, Workers Compensation Board Certification Committee ( ) Member, Florida Bar Association, Workers Compensation Board Certification Committee ( ) Chairman, Florida Bar Association, Workers Compensation Board Certification Committee ( ) Editor, Florida Bar Journal, Workers Compensation Column ( ) Member, Florida Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Judicial Rules Committee ( ) Courts of Practice All State of Florida Courts Federal District Court, Florida Middle District Federal Circuit Court, Eleventh Circuit United States Supreme Court Professional Associations Florida Bar Association Orange County and Seminole County Bar Associations Florida Defense Lawyers Association 4

5 Florida Academy of Professional Mediators National Association of Professional Insurance Investigators Areas of Practice Appellate Practice-Representative appeals: Asplundh Tree Expert Co. v. Challis, 609 So.2d 135 (Fla. 1 st DCA 1992)(Reversal of an award of permanent total disability; oral arguments taken by the First District Court of Appeal); City of Kissimmee v. Dickson, 694 So.2d 143 (Fla. 1 st DCA 1997)(Reversal of a compensability award based on course and scope of employment; oral arguments taken by the First District Court of Appeal); Helton v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 878 So.2d 1288 (Fla. 1 st DCA 2004)(First District Court of Appeal affirmed a denial of benefits based on major contributing cause; oral arguments taken by the First District Court of Appeal). Appellate practice includes the management and handling of over 40 appeals. Other areas of practice include: City, County & Local Government Law; Church Law; Corporate Law; Criminal Law; Family Law; Health Law; Labor and Employment Law; Mediation; Workers Compensation Law Other Certifications and Licenses Florida Circuit, Family and Foreclosure Mediator Federal Mediator, United States District Court, Florida Middle District Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Class C License (Private Investigator) Contact Information Business Phone: Cell Phone: Address: Bbolton@BoltonHelmLaw.com 5