Workers Compensation Security

John Harlan Callis III (JAY)

P.O. Box ***, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653

Phone=606-***-****

Email: *******************@*******.***

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SPECIALITIES

• Market expansion and development

• Project planning and program management

• Management and evaluation of staff

• Analyze medical and scientific records to formulate Expert opinion and presentation

• Analyze Mortgages for Legal Requirements

• Successfully negotiated Modification of multiple Mortgages with national lenders

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Board Member 16 years, Board Chair 10 years Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc.

• President of Floyd County Bar Association 10 years

• Volunteer KY-LAP 6 years

• Previous KBA, Donated Legal Services(Pro Bono)Attorney of the Year Award

• Current Secretary/Treasurer KBA Litigation Section; Last Speaker-Elect of KBA House of Delegates, member for 10 years(eliminated2005)by office KBA Board of Governors 1 year.

• KBA CLE Award for extra CLE hours

• Previous Chair KBA Workers Compensation Section

• Current Member KBA Sections: Litigation, Employment Law, Health Law, and Public Interest Law

• Multiple CLE Writings, Presentations, or Moderating at CLE Events

EXPERIENCE

2/2011 - Present Solo Practice, Part-Time Attorney, Prestonsburg, KY

• Civil practice: Administrative Appeals; Administrative Claims;

• Will contest in Circuit Court.

Spotlighted Achievements

• Received 2010 KBA CLE Award for 62.5 hours in 3 years or less. KBA requires 15 hours per year including 1 hour of Ethics.

6/2008 - 2/2011 Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY

Senior Staff Attorney

For 39 years, AppalReD (for short)Legal Aid has provided free civil legal services for 37 counties in eastern and southeastern KY. The counties contain 20% of the population, but 35% of the poverty population in KY.

• Advise other attorneys with less experience.

• Participated in planning meetings with Access to Justice for continued legal education programs for both the legal aid community and private bar throughout Ky.

• Provided representation in defense of foreclosure, collections and garnishments.

• Represented victims of Domestic Violence in Petitions for protection, divorce, and custody cases in Family Courts.

• Worked with KY Equal Justice Center with Task Forces on Health Law, Consumer Law, Family Law and Workers Rights.

• Represented debtors in Chapter 7 &13 Bankruptcy in US Bankruptcy Court.

Spotlighted Achievements

• Recognized in the Program for: (1.) Successfully negotiated multiple modifications of Mortgages with many national lenders to compromise foreclosures; (2.) Obtaining dismissal of Garnishments with costs, fines, and awards of Attorney Fees; (3.) Quickly closing Collection cases by advising Plaintiffs Counsels by letter, e-mail, and phone of Judgment proof Clients.

9/2006 - 6/2008 Solo Practice, Attorney At Law Prestonsburg, KY

• Left a firm with 15-20 cases, to start Solo Practice. General Practice: Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy Adversary Litigation, Family Court Litigation, Wills & Estates Challenges; Administrative Litigation Claims: Unemployment, Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation; and Criminal Defense in KY District and Circuit Courts.

Spotlighted Achievements

• Appalachian Research & Defense Fund of KY, Inc. Board appointed me to Investigate complaints/concerns received about Executive Director. Interviewed Employees, and reported to the Board, made Board's offer to Executive Director. Litigation ensued Insurance Defense Counsel took over.

• Unique in local practice, to defend a Private Adversarial Action in US Bankruptcy Court. Also unique to local practice, to litigate multiple cases that Challenge Probated Wills for duress, undue influence and violation of fiduciary duties.

3/2002 - 9/2006 Kirk Law Firm, PSC Prestonsburg, KY

Associate/Partner

Plaintiff Civil Practice, with Offices in 6 County seats in Eastern KY.

• Represented Plaintiffs in Auto Accident, Workers Compensation injuries & Black Lung, Family Law, Social Security Disabilities, Disability Insurance, Family Law and Federal Black Lung cases. Represented Defendants in some Criminal cases in both District & Circuit courts.

Spotlighted Achievements

• Established Black Lung X-ray readings tracking system; prepared forms to use in each case, with form letters for good news/bad news; established running B-Reader Positive/Negative Percentages info. at State; used to argue in Briefs to ALJ's.

• Prepared projects and presentations at ALJ Hearings for Workers Compensation, and Social Security Disability, for Hearings, Mediators, or Trial in Court cases.

• Served in these elected offices while at this firm. KBA Board of Governors as Speaker-Elect House, 2004-2005. The Board year in KY's mandatory Bar, was part of Bar's ruling body. Members participated in decisions on the administration of association, decisions concerning the practice of Law, and decisions affecting Justice for all Kentuckians.

5/1987 - 12/2001 Boehl Stopher & Graves LLP Prestonsburg, KY

Associate & Partner

Insurance Defense Firm, based in Louisville, KY. Associate for 8 months, then Partner 1988-2001.

• Represented Defendants: in Auto Accidents, Workers Compensation, and Subrogation cases. Participated in volunteer Pro Bono Cases.

• As Partner, was named in charge of Personnel in East Office; at one time 3 Associates and 6 staff.

Spotlighted Achievements

• Developed Expertise with AMA Guidelines to Impairment, in Workers Compensation Claims, for use with Expert Testimony on Direct and Cross-Examination. Kept current with new Editions of AMA Guidelines. Developed Expertise with Wrap-Around settlements with Workers Compensation Injury and/or Black Lung Claims when SSDIB has been awarded. Settlement minimizes Insurance payments, keeps SSDIB payments maximum. Disabled worker receives maximum allowed by law or 80% of previous wage, without reduction of SSDIB.

• 1997 KBA Donated Legal Services Attorney of the Year. 1997 Nominated for the ABA Ezra Pound Award( for Pro

Bono) not chosen by ABA Committee.

9/1985 - 4/1987 Perry and Preston Attorneys at Law Paintsville, KY

Associate

Plaintiff Civil Litigation Firm. Partner, Mr. Preston, was Commonwealth Attorney (Felony Prosecutor) for 3 County 24th Judicial Circuit through 1986.Civil Practice of Auto Accidents, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Family Law and large Social Security Disability practice.

• As Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, ran Grand Jury Testimony, prepared Instructions on every Indictment, and attended Motion Hours.

• As Firm Associate, attended Social Security Hearings; Civil Motion Hour Appearances/Hearings, wrote Briefs in Workers Compensation Claims and Appeals, Civil Appeals, and Appeals of Social Security cases.

Spotlighted Achievements

• Attended more ALJ Social Security Disability Hearings than any other attorney in area for 1986,and through April

1987.

8/1984 - 8/1985 Justice Charles M. Leibson, Supreme Court of Kentucky Louisville/Frankfort, KY

Staff Attorney to Justice

EDUCATION

University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, KY 1984

Juris Doctorate

Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY 1981

Bachelor of Arts

Double Major: Political Science and Social Work,

• Magna Cum Laude

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