Back to Claims School A claim can remain open for years and still lack a clear sense of direction. Medical appointments continue, reserves receive periodic review, and conversations repeat without moving the parties closer to […]

Back to Claims School Julio E. Martinez never planned on building a career in workers’ compensation law. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Neuroscience and originally expected medicine to be part of his […]

Back to Claims School A workers’ compensation reserve gives financial form to a story that is still unfolding. The claims professional studies what is known today and estimates what the claim may reasonably require tomorrow. […]

Back to Claims School Kirsten L. Kaiser Kus brings a rare perspective to the CLM Claims College School of Workers’ Compensation because she has represented people on both sides of the system. She began her […]

Back to Claims School William E. “Bill” Pipkin, Jr. has spent more than 37 years practicing civil litigation and developing the judgment required to make complicated workers’ compensation issues understandable. He is a shareholder with […]

Back to Claims School Medical management begins when a claim requires care, yet its purpose reaches across the full recovery process. Claims professionals do not practice medicine and still need to understand how diagnosis, treatment, […]

Back to Claims School Lindsey E. Mills has spent more than 15 years representing employers in workers’ compensation, employment matters, and civil litigation across Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri. She is an attorney and shareholder with […]

Back to Claims School A workers’ compensation claim often begins with very little information. A supervisor may report that an employee felt pain while lifting a box. The employee may describe symptoms that developed over several days without identifying one clear […]