OBA Workers' Compensation Law PROGRAM | Original Program Date: November 13, 2019

Lawyers practicing workers’ compensation law are presented with unique ethical and professional dilemmas.  What are the tactics and strategies lawyers should use to make a persuasive case within the ethical bounds of the practice of law?  What ethical and professional considerations do WSIAT Adjudicators expect during a hearing, especially when it involves self-represented parties? Join our stellar faculty in their roundtable discussion about the influence of ethics in their practice, argument and interpretation of the law from the moment they obtain the claim file to closing arguments at WSIAT, including:

• Ethical considerations in presenting a case
• Ethics in WSIAT hearings
• The influence of ethics in the interpretation of the Rules of Professional Conduct

Gain new strategies that will lead to you becoming a more skilled advocate.

PROGRAM CHAIR

Jennifer Chan, Ryan Edmonds Workplace Counsel

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

John Bartolomeo, Lawyer/Co-Director, Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic
Hossein Moghtaderi, Associate Lawyer, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Joanna Smith, WSIAT Vice-Chair