Below are the details on past speakers that Twin Cities Claims Association has hosted at our Monthly Meetings. If you’re interested in attending, check out our home page for details. Thank you for visiting TCCA.
March 2024 Meeting
Greg Young, Goetz & Eckland P.A.
Topic: Post-Trial Litigation; Collateral Sources, Additur, Remittitur, Application of Unaccepted Rule 68 Offers
February 2024 Meeting
Brad Kolling, Felhaber Larson
Topic: “Arising Out Of” Requirement and Workers’ Compensation Cases Post-Dykhoff
January 2024 Meeting
Kristin Siskow, Claims Representative, Auto-Owners Insurance
Topic: Recovery Is What You Make It.
November 2023 Meeting
Alyssa S. Kodet, DC, BA, QRC-Intern, Stubbe Case Management
Topic: Alternate Care: How it can be used to recover from injury.
2023 Fall Seminar
Hernan Mercado-Corujo, P.E., IAAI-CFI, CFEI, CVFI and Andre M. Loyd, Ph.D, ESi
Topic: Crash Reconstruction and Biomechanical Analysis in MVA Claims
Annie M. Davidson, VP of Client Success, ExamWorks Compliance Solutions
Topic: Medicare Recovery Rights
Jonathan Ferris, Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau
Topic: Operation Back Cracker
L.T. Donovan, D.O.
Topic: Evaluating Upper Extremity Claims Utilizing Evidence-Based Causation Analysis
September 2023 Meeting
Greg Lukens, Arcadia Settlement Groups and Courtney Sommesi, Ametros
Topic: Structured Settlements and Professional Administration
May 2023 Meeting
Chris Yoshimura-Rank, Brown & Carlson P.A.
Topic: Compensability and Minnesota Workers’ Compensation
April 2023 Meeting
Tom Rush, P.E., Focus Forensics
Topic: Accident Reconstruction 201
March 2023 Meeting
Ryan Courtney, Fitch, Johnson, Larson & Held, P.A.
Topic: Workers’ Compensation: Dispute Formation and Attorneys’ Fees Post Lagasse v. Horton
February 2023 Meeting
Shayne Hamann, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak, & Pikala, P.A. and
Kelly Sofio, Lommen Abdo, P.A.
Topic: Minnesota No-Fault Law Update
A discussion of Minnesota No-Fault law and different trends that have arisen pre- and post-pandemic, as well as how to effectively handle and defend No-Fault claims in arbitration and litigation.
May 2021 Zoom Meeting
Shayne Hamann, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak, & Pikala, P.A.
Topic: Changes and New and Old Trends in Minnesota No-Fault Law
A discussion of Minnesota No-Fault law and different trends that have arisen pre- and post-pandemic, as well as how to effectively handle and defend No-Fault claims in arbitration and litigation.
March 2021 Zoom Meeting
Autumn Capelle Hoag and Luke Smith, Brown & Carlson P.A.
Topic: Medical Cannabis: High Times for Injured Workers
February 2021 Zoom Meeting
Jonathan Ferris, Supervisory Special Agent, Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau
Topic: Operation Back Cracker - A No-Fault Insurance Fraud Investigation
March 2020 Lunch Meeting
Don and Bri Dunn, R&D Agency
Topic: The Evolution of Private Investigation: From Notepads to Tracking Devices
February 2020 Lunch Meeting
John Carney, Carney Forensics
Topic: Texting While Driving Cases: Case Study and Best Practices from Mobile to Cloud Sources
May 2018 Lunch Meeting
Jason E. Jenny, D.D.S-Twin Cities Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Topic: Dental and TMJ Injuries
April 2018 Lunch Meeting
Sarah Hunter, Partner at O’Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl.
Topic: Does it or doesn’t it?
March 2018 Lunch Meeting
Brad Ayers and Kerry Trapp of Morrison Sund PLLC
Topic: Investigation and Litigation of Fire and Explosion Losses
February 2018 Lunch Meeting
Paul S. Hopewell and Peter M. Leiferman, Attorneys with Lilleberg & Hopewell
Topic: Evaluating Wrongful Death Claims
Damages in wrongful death claims are notoriously difficult to evaluate in most cases. Paul S. Hopewell and Peter M. Leiferman of Lilleberg & Hopewell will be discussing the basics of Minnesota’s Wrongful Death Statute as well as strategies for defending these types of cases and evaluating potential damages.
January 2018 Lunch Meeting
Aaron Frederickson, ESQ., MSP Compliance Solutions
Topic: Proactive Medicare Compliance — Future Medicals in Injury Cases
Medicare Secondary Payer compliance impacts all injury cases, including No-Fault and liability matters. Now is the time to understand these principles and incorporate best practices within your claims management team; doing so will prompt effective claim settlements and avoid future adverse actions. This program will also explore the coming renaissance in Medicare compliance and what to expect in the coming year as CMS is ramping up enforcement in non-workers’ compensation injury cases.
Annual Winter Seminar 2017
Dr. Christopher Erbes, Woodlake Medical Management
Topic: Post-traumatic Stress and Injury Claims
Fred Sowatzka, MRK Financial Solutions
Topic: Bring Your Future Into Focus
No-Fault Here and Now and What is on the Horizon
No-Fault Panel Discussion – Moderated by Shayne Hamann of Arthur Chapman Law Firm, – Panelists: Kelly Sofio, Oskie and Sofio Law Firm, Sylvia Zinn, Brendel and Zinn Law Firm, Tammy Reno, Stich Angell Law Firm and Jessica Richardson Stich Angell Law Firm
Christine Tuft, Arthur Chapman Law Firm and Gina Uhrbom, Brown and Carlson Law Firm
Topic: 2017 A Year in Review
November 2017 Lunch Meeting
Brett Olander, Olander Law Group, Mark Pilney, Reding and Pilney, PLLP, and Doug Shrewsbury, Law Office of Douglas R. Shrewsbury
Topic: MEDIATION – What you need to know and how you can be most prepared, as an attorney and claims professional
October 2017 Lunch Meeting
Suanne Grobe, Grobe Consulting
Topic: Getting the Most out of an Independent Vocational Evaluation from a Vocational Expert’s Perspective
September 2017 Lunch Meeting
Steve Tomsche, Tomsche, Sonnesyn and Tomsche, P.A.
Topic: Dram Shop Issues in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases
May 2017 Lunch Meeting
Don Dunn, The R & D Agency, Inc.
Topic: The Social Media Fly Trap: Catching Claimants/Plaintiffs Behaving Badly
April 2017 Lunch Meeting
John Paul Gatto, HKM Professional Association
Topic: Minnesota Bath Faith Law: A Primer and Update on Recent Developments
March 2017 Lunch Meeting
Rick Stempel, Stempel and Doty, PLC.
Topic: Indictments, Information, Investigations and the Future
February 2017 Lunch Meeting
Steve Warner, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak, & Pikala, P.A.
Topic: When Criminal Law Issues Invade Your Civil Case
January 2017 Lunch Meeting
Laura Moehrle, Quinlivan & Hughes Law Firm
Topic: Navigating Collateral Source Offsets