by Hon. Deneise Turner Lott LAYING THE PREDICATE As this month’s newsletter hits email boxes, thirty new workers’ compensation judges are attending the NAWCJ’s Virtual New Judge’s Boot Camp. This is double the number who attended the last Boot Camp, thanks both to an excellent program and a stellar faculty of subject matter […]
Written by Max Steuer, MD Neurosurgeon at Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) is a common surgical procedure. The surgery is done from the front (Anterior), is performed on the spine in the neck (Cervical), involves removing the disc (Discectomy), and requires a graft implant to replace the […]
by Judge Allen Phillips Jackson, TN “The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter.”–Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher (106-43 BC). The COVID-19 pandemic has changed human interaction in dramatic ways: working remotely, home-schooling, and limited or no in-person attendance in public forums. The judicial system is no […]
by David Langham The Inns of Court movement has been mentioned in these pages. Two of the more detailed posts are Critical Lessons from a Bar Seminar (2016) and Risks for Attorneys (2019). There are various other mentions of Inn events, the comradery, collegiality, and professionalism that are so endemic to the organizations. Inns […]
by Wesley G. Marshall Commissioner Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission There has been a lot of talk lately about court packing schemes. The politicians and the pundits are either thinking about how to create one or unhappy at the prospect. NAWCJ has cooked up its own scheme and there is only one opinion – it […]
APPOINTMENTS IN ARIZONA AND MICHIGAN The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced the appointment of Judge Shelly Tolman to fill a vacancy created by the coming retirement of Judge Gary Israel in the Tucson office. Judge Tolman was a partner with Coppersmith Brockelman, a Phoenix law firm focusing on business litigation. While in private practice Judge Tolman […]