Goodman McGuffey, LLP’s, Wade McGuffey, will be participating in the panel discussion, “CMS / MSA…. Latest Advice From A Changing Landscape” at the 71st Annual Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) Convention hosted in Savannah, GA on August 1st, 2019. The panel, moderated by Douglas Holmes, President of UWC, also consists of Rafael Gonzalez, President of Optum Work Comp/Settlement Solutions. Both experts will share ideas and opinions regarding the most recent developments impacting the Medicare Set-Aside, as well as the most current advice, with a focus on the differences between self-administered MSA’s and those workers who seek professional services.
Wade McGuffey is an adept trial attorney and founding partner of Goodman McGuffey, LLP. Wade leads the firm’s multi-state workers’ compensation practice and has substantial experience working with insurance companies, as well as self-insured companies, within Georgia and across the Southeast for over 30 years.
Wade is a certified mediator and has spoken to numerous groups on a variety of legal topics including workers’ compensation, disability discrimination, ethics, personnel law and OSHA and was an instructor in the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Certified Workers’ Compensation Program for many years. He is a member of the Chairman’s Advisory Council, Medical Subcommittee, of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation, and was a member of the Courts Task Force of Citizens for Dunwoody. He was on the Ethics Board, City of Dunwoody and served as the Vice-Chair. He was the Editor, An Employer’s Guide to Georgia Workers’ Compensation Law, Second Edition, and Employee Leasing: An Employer’s Guide. He is an Honorary Life Member, Young Agents Committee, Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia and has been recognized by Atlanta Magazine as a Super Lawyer multiple times.
Wade is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and The Florida Bar; and is active in the Atlanta Bar Association (Director, Workers’ Compensation Section, 1994 to 1996, Secretary/Treasurer 1997, Chair-Elect 1998 & Chair 1999); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Employers Workers’ Compensation Association (formerly Georgia Self-Insurers Association); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Atlanta Claims Association; and Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
