Workers’ Comp Roundtable Helps Attorneys Better Help Their Clients
Copeley Johnson & Groninger partner Valerie Johnson organized a roundtable discussion of issues regarding North Carolina Workers’ Compensation on April 12, 2013. The 18th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable was held in Raleigh at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) headquarters on April 12 and was co-led by attorney J. Griffin Morgan of Elliot, Pishko, Morgan, P.A., in Winston-Salem. Approximately 60 attorneys gathered to learn from the experiences of other attorneys, as well as providers of social services and medical professionals. In addition to exploring new changes to...
Read MoreNew Workers’ Compensation Book edited by Valerie Johnson is published
The newest guide for workers’ compensation law, North Caroliina Workers’ Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success at Every Stage of a Claim, edited by Valerie Johnson and Gina Cammerano of Farah and Cammerano, has been published by LexisNexis. The book is designed as to serve as a roadmap to North Carolina workers’ comp law, and includes the substantial changes to the law made in 2011. Valerie is also the editor of The Essentials of Nofth Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law. The guide can be found...
Read MoreValerie Johnson is named Vice Chair of NCAJ Workers’ Compensation Section
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) is an organization of attorneys advocating for people and their rights. At its annual convention in June 2012, Valerie Johnson was named the Vice Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Committee. The Workers’ Compensation Committee focuses on the betterment of the law for injured workers and advocacy in the state of North Carolina. Attorneys who are members of the Committee represent only injured employees.
Read MoreValerie Johnson teaches law students how to be better trial lawyers.
In keeping with her long-standing work as a law school adjunct professor, Valerie Johnson has wrapped up her Spring semester class at the University of North Carolina School of Law. This is an interactive trial advocacy course for upper class members. This course not only addresses proper protocol and terminology, but also enables the students to find their voice, using courtroom simulations.
Read MoreCopeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC announces opening
Leto Copeley, Valerie Johnson and Ann Groninger proudly announce the opening of Copeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC, a law firm dedicated to the needs of working people and individuals who have been injured. Leto, Ann and Valerie have practiced together for many years as partners at Patterson Harkavy LLP, a firm dedicated to the the needs of working families in North Carolina for more than 30 years. The move to Copeley Johnson & Groninger will allow the focus of the practice on the partners’ core value: service to clients and to the community. The practice continues to...
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