Edward E. Anderson, SCLA
Senior Technical Supervisor/Team Leader
The Travelers
Post Office Box 473502
Charlotte, NC 28247-3502
Edward Anderson has been in the insurance business for 20+ years and has spent the last 5½ years in North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina Insurance Information Exchange.
Barbara J. Armstrong
President, Medical Case Manager, and Life Care Planner
Armstrong &
Associates, Inc.
2011 Sandy Pond Lane
Waxhaw, NC 28173
Education and Credentials:
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Nursing, Bloomfield College, 1973
Registered Professional Nurse, Licensed in the State of North Carolina, Current, License Number 054027
Licensed in the State of South Carolina, Current, License Number 00070617
Certified Disability Management Specialist, 1985, Current, Certificate Number 02648
Certified Case Manager, 1993, Current, Certificate Number 00152
Certified Life Care Planner, 1996, Current, Certificate Number 0015
Certified Disability Analyst, 1996, Current, Certificate Number 2723-96
Continuing Education:
Attendance at monthly NCARIP educational programs 1987 to present
Attendance at the Case Management Conference 1992, 1993 and 1998
Attendance at the National Head Injury Seminar 1993
Attendance at nine sessions of Catastrophic Life Care Planning Sessions, 1994-96
Attendance at Human Resources Seminar for Administration of Employees, June 1995
Coordinated and attended NCARIP/NARPPS Symposium March 1994-2000
Attendance at quarterly NARPPS educational meetings, ongoing
Attendance at the annual Life Care Planning Educational Program for continuing education credits, 1997-2000
Honors and Achievements:
Graduated Cum Laude 1973
Gold Medal Winner, Intracorp, 1985, 1986, 1987
Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing 1992
Professional Experience:
President, Medical Case Manager and Life Care Planner, Armstrong & Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC, 1989-Present
Manager, Rehabilitation Nurse, Fortis Corporation (CORVEL), Charlotte, NC, 1988
Area Director, District Manager, Rehabilitation Nurse, Intracorp, Charlotte, NC, 1980-88
Clinical Director, Family Planning Clinic, Charlotte, NC; provided outpatient family planning services, 1978-80
Liaison Nurse, Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC; provided education to catastrophic injured persons and their families, 1974-78
Staff Nurse, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; provided primary care on medical surgical unit, 1974
Staff Nurse, Mountainside Hospital, Bloomfield, New Jersey; provided nursing care on a medical surgical unit 1972-73
Professional and Community Involvement:
Member of ALNC, Current
Member of IARP and NCARPPS, Current
Member of NCARIP, Current
President of NCARIP, 1992-95
Secretary of NCARPPS, 1996-98
Member at Large NCARIP, 1995-96
Member of the Ad Hoc Committee writing Rehabilitation Guidelines in Worker’s Compensation, 1992-93
Member of the Advisory Board and Advisory Committee to establish standards, ethics, and rules for rehabilitation providers in North Carolina, Current
Advisory Board Member, The Rehab Center, Charlotte, NC, 1996
Advisory Board Member, Mid-Atlantic Center for Pain Medicine, Charlotte, NC, 1995-97
Board Member, The North Carolina Pain Society, Charlotte, NC, 1995-98
Board Member, Goodwill Industries, Charlotte, NC, 1997-2000
Volunteer to Amethyst Treatment Center, Charlotte, NC, over 75 hours of volunteer time given to assist professionals in addictions, 1981-85
Blue Ribbon Panel Member, Commission on Disability Examiner Certification, Midlothian, Virginia, Current
Commissioner, Commission on Disability Examiner Certification, Midlothian, Virginia, 1998-2000
Council Member, Shepherd Center Corporate Council, Atlanta, Georgia, 1998-2000
Tri-Chairman, Rehabilitation Rules Revision Working Committee for the N.C. Industrial Commission, 1999-2000
NCIC Rehabilitation Advisory Committee Member, N.C. Industrial Commission Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, Raleigh, NC, 2000-Current
Board Member, Secretary, Educational Planning Committee, Charlotte, NC providing educational opportunities for rehabilitation professionals in a tri-state area annually, 1994-Current
President-Elect International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Carolina Chapter, 2001-2002
Eric C. Bailey
Claims Manager
Liberty Mutual Group
Post Office Box 25333
Charlotte, NC 28229
Phone: (800) 532-7706, ext. 325
Eric Bailey has 24 years of experience in the insurance industry, all with Liberty Mutual. He has experience in all property/casualty lines of insurance—automobile, general liability, homeowners and commercial property and workers compensation. Positions held include Claims Adjuster, Senior Claims Adjuster, Claims Supervisor, Home Office Claims Examiner, Home Office Claims Training Coordinator, Assistant Claims Manager and Claims Manager.
He assumed his current duties as the workers’ compensation Claims Manager in the Charlotte office of Liberty Mutual in 1990. His unit is responsible for the administration of workers’ compensation claims in the jurisdictions of NC, SC, VA and DC. He served as a member of the Commission’s Task Force for the Payment of Medical.
Mr. Bailey, a native of Lillington, NC, is a 1977 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He attained his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1997. He is married to Eddie Sadler Bailey, who works for Child Care Resources in Charlotte. They have 11-year-old twins, Eric and Chelsea.
Barbara Cullum
Supervisor/Manager
Zurich North America
Charlotte, NC
Barbara Cullum is currently a Supervisor/Manager with Zurich North America. She handles workers compensation cases for national and middle market construction accounts in North Carolina and South Carolina. She has been dedicated to handling claims for the construction industry for the last 4 years. Formerly, Mrs. Cullum was a workers compensation adjuster for Travelers Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. She began her insurance career in 1990 with Nationwide Insurance as a liability adjuster. She is a native of South Carolina and a 1989 graduate of Clemson University.
Kathy Goforth
Senior Claims Adjuster
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Post Office Box 88
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: (800) 388-2197, Fax: (336) 651-2885
Kathy Goforth is a senior claims adjuster for Tyson Foods, Inc. Tyson Foods is self-insured and self-administered in workers’ compensation. She has worked for Tyson Foods for 21 years. The last 10 years she has handled workers’ compensation claims. During that time she has handled claims for various states, including Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee and North Carolina. Presently, her major responsibility is for North Carolina and Michigan claims. She holds an Associate Degree in Claims for the Insurance Institute of American and an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science. Her work history includes positions in Personnel, both hourly and salaried, Insurance Accounting Clerk, and Administrative Assistance for the Vice President of Finance. She is presently serving as the Secretary for the Board of the North Carolina Association of Self-Insureds.
Joseph Burton Howard
President/CEO
Howard Investigations, Inc.
250 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC
Phone: (828) 254-6377,
J.B. Howard is the President/CEO of Howard Investigations, Inc. He founded and has run this operation since October, 1984. During this time, this agency has successfully completed thousands of Worker’s Compensation investigations.
Mr. Howard retired from the North Carolina Highway Patrol as a Master Trooper.
His many accomplishments include being an Instructor at the North Carolina Highway Patrol Academy and a Guest Instructor at Gaston College, Asheville-Buncombe Technical College and the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
He holds certification from the North Carolina Highway Patrol Academy, Riot Control Training, Emergency Medical Technician and Instructor and was awarded the North Carolina State Advanced Law Enforcement Certification.
Mr. Howard graduated from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and from Gaston College with an A/A in Police Science.
Mr. Howard served in the military for six years in Viet Nam, Korea and Germany. He was a graduate of the Airborne, U.S. Army Ranger School, the U.S. Army NCO Academy, Jungle Expert Training and also a graduate of the Combined U.S., British, and French Special Warfare Training Center.
Valerie Johnson
Attorney at Law
Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence
200 West Morgan Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 755-1812
Valerie Johnson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education. She taught elementary school in Chapel Hill for four years before returning to UNC-CH, where she obtained her Juris Doctor degree, with honors, in 1994. She is a partner at Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence, L.L.P., where she represents plaintiffs primarily in the areas of workers’ compensation, employment discrimination, employee benefits, and social security disability. She sits on the boards of the NC Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina.
G. Lee Martin
Attorney at Law
Morris York Surles & Brearley
Post Office Box 36858
Charlotte, NC 28236
Phone: (704) 375-4480
Born: July 13, 1965
Undergraduate degree: Wake Forest University, B.A. cum laude
Law degree: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Born in Clinton, NC, July 13, 1965.
Mr. Martin was admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1990. He is a 1987 graduate of Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude), and a 1990 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the N.C. Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute.
John M. McCabe
Partner
Davis & McCabe, P.A.
Post Office Box 1405
Knightdale, NC 27545
Phone: (919) 217-6996,
Fax: (919) 217-2484
E-mail: jmccabe2@bellsouth.net
Web Site: http://www.davismccabe.com/
John McCabe is a partner in Davis & McCabe, P.A. His practice is devoted to representing people injured as the result of trucking collisions, automobile collisions, medical negligence, defective products, and on-the-job accidents.
He received his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991, and graduated with honors from the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 1994. While at Campbell, John was the Articles Editor of the Campbell Law Review and was named to Who’s Who Among American Law Students. He was also a member of two national moot court teams.
John has published articles and written several papers supporting the rights of plaintiffs in wrongful death and on-the-job injury cases, and in the summer of 2000, he helped spearhead efforts to increase the amount of damages recoverable in cases against the State of North Carolina from $150,000 to $500,000.
John is as an active member of the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the auto torts, workers’ compensation, and professional negligence sections, and he is currently chairman of the Young Lawyers Division. John is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the N.C. Bar Association, and the Wake County Bar Association.
When John is not working, he enjoys running, cycling, music, and playing with his dog.
Robert C. Nerhood, II, MS, CPE, CIE, ASP
Senior Ergonomist
North Carolina Ergonomics Resource Center
703 Tucker Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 515-2052
E-mail: nerhood@ncerc.com
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Winston L. Page, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Lewis & Roberts
1305 Navaho Drive Suite 400
Raleigh, NC, 27609-7482
Phone: (919) 981-0191
Winston Page is in the Raleigh office and practices exclusively in the area of workers’ compensation. Prior to entering private practice in 1989, he was a Deputy Commissioner for the N.C. Industrial Commission for eight years. In that capacity he heard and decided workers’ compensation claims throughout the State of North Carolina. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Page is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Council member Workers’ Compensation Section, and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys and was admitted to the Bar in North Carolina in 1975. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2001-2002.
Harry Payne was the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor from 1993 to 2001 and served in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1980 to 1992. Mr. Payne received his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1977. Prior to that, he received an A.B. degree in Psychology and Political Science from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Edwin A. Pressly
Pressly, Thomas & Conley
Statesville, NC
Ed Pressly is a native of Statesville, NC. He is a graduate of Erskine College and obtained his law degree from Wake Forest University in 1976. He is a past president of the 22nd Judicial District and the Iredell County Bar Association. He has been active in trial practice and workers’ compensation in Iredell County for 25 years regularly helping those with serious injuries.
Joseph B. Roberts, III
Senior Partner
The Roberts Law Firm, P.A.
302 South York Street
Post Office Box 2335
Gastonia, NC 28053-2335
Phone: (704) 865-1271,
E-mail:
Joseph Roberts is the senior partner at The Roberts Law Firm, P.A., located in Gastonia, NC. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (1962 AB degree, 1964 LLB degree).
He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1983 and 1984, and was a lay member of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy from 1982 through 1989. He is past chairman of the North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section. He is a frequent speaker at Workers’ Compensation seminars. His primary practice is in workers’ compensation, personal injury and medical malpractice.
Theodore H. "Ted" Sawyer
Branch Manager
Crawford & Company
Post Office Box 19926
Raleigh, NC 27619
Phone: (919) 781-1009
Ted Sawyer has more than 20 years of professional and management experience in the field of Rehabilitation and Managed Care with specific emphasis on workplace injury, Long Term Disability management and Consultant to Private and Governmental entities in all phases of worker injury rehabilitation.
He is experienced in the development of Return to Work Programs, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, Employee Assistance programs, Long Term and Short Term Disability and Liability Insurance, and Worker Compensation. Developed LTD/STD integration programs.
Mr. Sawyer is recognized as an expert in the field of Vocational Rehabilitation by numerous State and Federal Jurisdictions, with actual testimony experience in over 2,500 cases. Specialized knowledge of the Social Security Administration process for determining disability.
He has business management experience in the establishment and development of location offices, staff recruitment and retention, training and development. His responsibilities include personnel evaluation, wage and salary administration. Equal Employment Opportunity oversight. OSHA compliance, benefits administration, budgeting and business development.
Work History:
1983-Present—Branch Manager, Crawford & Company
Founding manager for the first branch office of the Disability Management Division in North Carolina. Established office location and conducted market analysis and implemented sales plan resulting in the sustained growth and expansion of services throughout Central and Eastern North Carolina. Recruited and trained professional and administrative staff. Conducted office site identification, negotiated leases, purchases equipment and performed all activity necessary to establish locations in five cities.
Supervise medical case managers and vocational consultants to assure quality service delivery. Maintain an active caseload of clients and provide job development, job analysis, job placement and follow-up services to insure successful return to work.
1981-83—Consultant in Charge, Crawford & Company
Initially joining Crawford as a Vocational Consultant in Savannah, Georgia, was promoted in ten months to the supervisory position responsible for the operation of a satellite office in Valdosta Georgia. Responsible for the supervision of office and professional staff, recruitment, interviewing and recommending hiring of staff. In addition to providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to injured workers, was charged with sales and customer relations activity, office administration, and supervision of company car fleet.
Direct professional services included assessment, rehabilitation plan development and implementation, including retraining and job placement of injured workers, work site evaluation for job modification, expert testimony, and provision of services under specific laws governing injured employees of the U.S. Government and those covered by the Worker Compensation Laws of Georgia and Florida.
1977-81 – Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, N C Division Vocational Rehabilitation.
Provided full array of professional services aimed at the rehabilitation and return to productive employment of persons with disabilities. Experienced in dealing with mental, emotional, physical and substance abuse impairments. Services included assessment, determination of eligibility, rehabilitation plan development and implementation, and Job placement services designed to transition clients to the work setting. Also served as job development coordinator, providing assistance to other counselors in placing client utilizing networking and job banks established for the agency.
Education:
1976-77—Master of Arts, Counselor Education/Psychology Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
1970-74—Bachelor of Social Work, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Specialized Training:
Management, Rehabilitation, Worker Compensation, Liability, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Employee Assistance Programs, Americans with Disabilities Act. Internal Return to Work Programs, Sales Management, Personnel Management and related courses.
Certifications/Licensure/Consultative Arrangements
Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Certified Disability Management Specialist
Vocational Expert, Social Security Administration*
Employee Assistance Professional*
Rehabilitation Counselor, U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Worker Compensation Programs*
NC Department Human Resources – Office of Hearings and Appeals
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
*Inactive-renewal eligible.
Kathleen G. Sumner
Attorney at Law
Law Offices of Kathleen G. Sumner
Post Office Box 7915
Greensboro, NC 24717-0915
Phone: (336) 294-9388
E-mail: ksumner@sumnerlaw.net
Kathleen G. Sumner’s practice is concentrated in workers’ compensation and related employment law and related third-party personal injury cases and assorted appellate work. Ms. Sumner taught law at Campbell University School of Law from 1990 to 1992. She also taught at the University of Prishtine, Yugoslavia in 1971-72. Ms Sumner received her undergraduate degree from San Diego State University and her J.D. degree from Campbell University School of Law, where she was a member of the law review and published in the law review an article taking the defense of a workers’ compensation compensability issue. She is a member of ATLA, where she currently serves on the Board of Governors, and is the past chair of the Women’s Trial Lawyers’ Caucus, as well as other key positions with the Caucus, and serves on the Labor Liaison Committee. She is on the Board of Directors for the Workplace Injury Litigation Group, a national workers’ compensation organization. Ms. Sumner is a member of the Hawaii, and D.C. bars, a member of the NCBA, NCTLA, and a member of the N.C. Bar Association Appellate Rules Committee, and has been a presenter at assorted CLE presentations.
H. Bernard Tisdale, III
Associate
Ogletree,
Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
300 North Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (800) 277-1410, (864) 271-1300; Fax: (864)
235-4754
E-mail: bernard.tisdale@odnss.com
Bernard Tisdale has extensive experience in workers' compensation and general civil and employment litigation. This experience ranges from appearing before the North and South Carolina workers' compensation commissions, advising clients on OSHA compliance issues, and defending employers in general civil litigation, to handling individual employment discrimination cases before the Equal Opportunity Commission and the federal courts as well as handling wrongful discharge and other employment-related litigation in state and federal courts.
Practice Areas:
Workers’ Compensation, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Occupational Safety and Health
Education:
J.D., University of South Carolina, 1989
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, 1983
Admitted to Practice:
State of South Carolina
State of North Carolina
U.S. District Court - South Carolina and Western North Carolina Districts
Professional Activities:
South Carolina Bar Association – Member
South Carolina Defense Attorneys Association - Member
South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association - Member
South Carolina Self-Insurers Association, Inc. - Member
North Carolina Bar Association - Member
North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers - Member
Position:
Associate
Gregory M. Willis
Associate
Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP
1621 Midtown Place
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 873-0166, Fax: (919) 873-1814
E-mail:
gwillis@tcdg.com
Prior to joining Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP, on September 1, 1995, Greg Willis was a Deputy Commissioner with the North Carolina Industrial Commission for six years and, in that capacity, heard approximately 700 workers' compensation cases and tort claims against the State of North Carolina. He has specialized in the field of workers' compensation since joining Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham.
Greg Willis graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980, and from Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, in 1984. He was licensed to practice law in Ohio in 1984, in Kentucky in 1985, in the District of Columbia in 1985, and in North Carolina in 1985. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Section), the North Carolina State Bar, the Wake County Bar Association, and the North Carolina Associate Defense Lawyers.
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