Thursday, May 14, 2026

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Registration

Vendor Display Area Open

8:30 - 8:40 a.m.

Welcome Address and Announcements

Nick Micheletti, MN WC Symposium Moderator, Brown & Carlson, P.A.

8:40 - 9:40 a.m.

Tales From the Dark Side: Accept or Deny

Factors to consider when evaluating the compensability and merits of a claim
Nick Micheletti, Brown & Carlson, P.A.
Jennifer Fitzgerald, Baehman Fitzgerald
Kelly Lambert, Aafedt Forde Gray Monson & Hager, P.A.
Amanda Furth, Osterbauer Law Firm

9:40 - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Break

Vendor Display Area Open

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS A

Select One of Three Choices

Breakout 1A)

MN’s Medical Leave Law and Its Impact on Work Related Claims – Speaker TBD

Breakout 2A)

Medicare Secondary Payor Act from A to Z: Routine to Rare Scenarios

Overview of what you need to know regarding recent changes to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
Annie Davidson, Sanderson Law

Breakout 3A)

Orthopedic Hips

Anatomy of a hip injury and differentiating an acute v chronic condition
Dr. Jack Drogt, Summit Orthopedics

11:00 - 11:20 a.m.

Morning Break

Vendor Display Area Open

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

In this Lifetime - Make the most of the Human Experience

Jill Palmquist, VP and Chief Storytelling Officer Lifetime

12:20 - 12:55 p.m.

Lunch

12:55 - 1:05 p.m.

Mary Bell Award Presentation

1:05 - 2:05 p.m.

More than Magic!

Magician former winner of Americas got Talent
Dustin Tavella, Keynote Speaker

2:05 - 2:25 p.m.

Afternoon Break

Vendor Display Area Open

2:25 - 3:25 p.m.

Mental Health

Its impact on the duration of a claim and differentiating between conditions that are the result of an injury as opposed to outside factors
Dr Ken Young, Young Psychological Specialty Services

3:25 - 4:25 p.m.

Case Law Update

Overview of recent appellate decisions
Brent Kleffman, Brown & Carlson, P.A
Travis Adams, Melchert, Hubert, Sjodin

Raffles following Case Law Update