Recently three attorneys from the Oklahoma City office of Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez (ATB Law) participated in the annual Oklahoma Self-Insurers Association Conference in Tulsa, OK. Associate attorneys D. Craig Johnston and James Gaston along with managing partner Linda Foreman shared their expertise gleaned over years of counseling self-insured clients in regards to workers’ compensation and insurance claims.
The Oklahoma Self-Insurers Association (OSIA) represents self-insured employers, group self-insurance associations, municipal governments, higher education institutions, public school districts, hospitals, as well as vendors and providers who deliver services and products to self-insurers. OSIA’s stated mission is “to preserve, protect, and promote the rights and privileges of employers of Oklahoma who assume certain risks and liabilities by self-insuring.”
OSIA is a member of the National Council of Self Insurers (NCSI), a national organization dedicated to monitoring federal rules and regulations regarding the rights and responsibilities of self-insured employers. To support the mission of OSIA and NCIS, Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez attorneys shared their knowledge of workers’ compensation defense in relation to self-insurance with the members of the OSIA at their last annual conference held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
As a national workers’ compensation defense firm, Adelson, Testan, et al. has extensive experience in defending self-insured employers and their third party administrators against workers’ compensation claims in the following twelve states:
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
There are unique opportunities and challenges presented in defending employers who have chosen to self-insure their worker’s compensation liabilities. With many years of experience, Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez is especially adept at protecting the legal rights of their self-insured clients. For more information or to schedule an appointment with one of our lawyers, please do not hesitate to contact us today.