Judge David Langham

David Langham is the Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims for the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims at the Division of Administrative Hearings. He has been involved in workers’ compensation for over 25 years as an attorney, an adjudicator, and administrator. He has delivered hundreds of professional lectures, published numerous articles on workers’ compensation in a variety of publications, and is a frequent blogger on Florida Workers’ Compensation Adjudication. David is a founding director of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary and the Professional Mediation Institute, and is involved in the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) and the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC). He is a vocal advocate of leveraging technology and modernizing the dispute resolution processes of workers’ compensation.

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Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow

• 09/22/17

A day late and . . . .  We have all heard the saying. It would not be one of my blogs without a rock and roll or movie reference, so perhaps Pat Benatar said it better still back in 1982 in Little too ...
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Social Media and Judges

• 09/22/17

The ABA Journal recently reported that a Texas judge is subject to some scrutiny as a result of social media. Meanwhile, a District Court in Florida takes a different path regarding Judges and ...
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Kansas Cannot Prosecute Identity Theft

• 09/18/17

The Kansas Supreme Court recently rendered an intriguing decision in State v. Garcia. A companion decision was simultaneously rendered in State v. Morales. The decision written by Justice Bieir, despite ...
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Harvey and Irma Will Be On Lists

• 09/14/17

Last Spring, I posted regarding the Atlantic Hurricane season, in hopes of spurring preparation. There is value in being prepared for storms, but every time you live through one of these you realize how ...
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Farewell Irma, I Never Liked You

• 09/12/17

As Tuesday dawns on the east coast, we begin the task of cleaning up after a massive storm. It will be along road home for many, and they will appreciate a kind word in days to come.   This storm was ...
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Because We Need It, They Will Come

• 09/11/17

It is the things we have done and lived through that matter to us, so much more than words that have been said to us. We have all experienced challenges, tragedies, and failures. In large part, they make us ...
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What Do We Expect from Those who Serve and Protect?

• 09/06/17

It is easy to be the Monday-morning quarterback. Viewing events in retrospect lends to analysis that is perhaps impractical in real time. And, it seems popular these days to be critical of various ...
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Florida Makes a Legislative ADA Change

• 09/05/17

The Florida Legislature revisited the Americans with Disabilities Act in 2017.  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law passed in 1990. It is a bit troubling to me to write ...
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The Gracious Invitations

• 08/31/17

Everyone would appreciate a gracious judge, right? Years ago, I was contacted about a case in one of our Districts; it had taken many months to get to trial. The party calling me was upset, and review of ...
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