NCIC Mediator Details

Name Michael  A.  Ballance
City Raleigh
Phone 919-334-3175
County Wake
Email mballance@dmclaw.com
Fax 888-811-7144
Summary  of  Workers  Comp  Experience My  experience  involves  over  ten  years  of  private  practice  almost  exclusively  in  the  field  of  Workers'  Compensations  Law.  I  have  been  on  both  sides  of  the  bar,  representing  primarily  employees  for  five  years  and  primarily  employers  since  then.  I  have  significant  experience  at  all  levels  of  the  hearing  and  appeals  process.  This  includes  appearance  in  appellate  cases  of  major    legal    importance  ,  such  as  Adams  v.  AVX,  Zimmermanv  v.  Eagle  Electric,  and  Clark  v.  Wal-Mart.  I  have  presented  CLE  conferences  for  the  NCATL,  NCADA,  NCBA,  and  NCIC.  I  also  currently  serve  as  a  Adjunct  Professor  at  UNC  School  of  Law  where  I  teach  Worker's  Compensation  Law  and  Practice.
Rep.  Employees  % 40%
Rep.  Employers  % 60%
Status A2

KEY TO MEDIATOR STATUS: An "a" indicates that the mediator is on the IC appointed list; a "c" indicates that the mediator is not on the IC appointed list but has asked to be included in the published list of mediators interested in mediating IC cases; a "sel" indicates that the mediator is not on either of these lists but has been selected by the parties to mediate IC cases previously; and a number in the status field indicates that number of hours a mediator is generally willing to travel each way to mediate IC cases without charging any additional fee for travel.
Hours  One  Way 2
Hrly.  Med.  Fee 200.00
Admin.  Fee 185.00
Canc.  Chg. 200.00
Travel  Exp. 150.00
Att.  for  party  in  comp  cases