Medical Workers Compensation
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CURRICULUM VITAE OF STEVEN BABITSKY, ESQ
.
SEAK, Inc.
PO Box 729
Falmouth, MA 02541
Phone 508-***-**** / 508-***-****
Fax: 508-***-****
E-Mail: *********@***.***
Website: www.seak.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kistin, Babitsky, Latimer & Beitman,
Falmouth, Massachusetts, 1973 - 1980: Partner,
1980 - 1993: Senior Partner
Practiced Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Law.
SEAK, Inc
. -, President & Founder
Falmouth, Massachusetts, 1980 - current
.
Professional Training, Education and Publishing Company.
LEGAL EDUCATION
Boston College Law School,
Newton, Massachusetts (JD, 1972).
PREPARATORY EDUCATION
City University of New York
(B.A. 1969)
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Admitted to Bar December 12, 1972, Massachusetts;
Admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, July 1, 1974;
Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, April 5, 1982.
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PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS
Book Offers Instruction, Advice for Expert Trial Witnesses, Physician Practice Options,
September 15, 2001.
TEXTS
BOOK CHAPTERS
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Rating Psychological and Psychiatric Impairment Under The
Fourth Edition of the AMA Guidelines, In: The Insurers Handbook of Psychological Injury
Claims (Claims Books, 1995).
Supplements
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Understanding The AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, 1993
Supplement (Wiley 1993).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Litigating Stress Cases in Workers Compensation, 1994
Supplement (Wiley, 1994).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Understanding The AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, 1995
Supplement (Wiley 1995).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Litigating Stress Cases in Workers Compensation, 1995
Supplement (Wiley, 1995).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Understanding The AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, 1996
Supplement (Wiley 1996).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Litigating Stress Cases in Workers Compensation, 1996
Supplement (Wiley, 1996).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Litigating Stress Cases in Workers Compensation, 1997
Supplement (Wiley, 1997).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Understanding The AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, 1999
Supplement (Aspen 1998).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Understanding The AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, 2000
Supplement (Aspen 1999).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Understanding The AMA Guides in Workers Compensation, 2001
Supplement (Aspen 2000).
Babitsky S and Mangraviti JJ, Todd, CJ, Comprehensive Forensic Services Manual, 2002
Supplement (SEAK, Inc. 2002).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
FOUNDER and PAST PRESIDENT
National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)
EDITOR
Workers' Compensation Monthly, a 36-page national newsletter devoted to workers'
compensation and related disability benefits, 1980 1999.
Occupational Medical Digest, a 24-page newsletter devoted entirely to occupational
medicine, 1984 to 1998.
Expert Witness Journal, a 16-page newsletter for experts, attorneys and those who employ
them, 1988 1998.
PRESENTATIONS
Social Security Disability; Government Representative Program, National Organization of
Social Security Claimants' Representative, New Orleans, LA, October 25-28, 1979.
New Horizons in Workers' Compensation Cases, National Workers' Compensation Seminar, Las
Vegas, NV, March 20, 1981.
Workers' Compensation for Job Stress, Southeastern Massachusetts University, Dartmouth,
MA, December 9, 1981.
Florida-Type Wage Loss: Its Effect on Claimants, Claimants' Attorneys and Insurance
Attorneys and Occupational Physicians, National Workers' Compensation Seminar, Las Vegas,
NV, March 26, 1982.
Stress, Burnout, Psychiatric Impairments: The New Workers' Compensation Frontier,
National Workers' Compensation Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ, April 12, 1984.
Workers' Compensation Consideration in Social Security Cases, National Organization of
Social Security Claimants' Representatives, Chicago, IL, May 29-31, 1985.
Trends in Workers' Compensation Practice in the United States, California Society of
Industrial Medicine and Surgery, Kohala, HI, January 4, 1986.
Medical Malpractice and the Occupational Physician in the Workers' Compensation System,
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, Kohala, HI, January 1986.
The New Workers' Compensation Act, Occupational Health Program Industrial Medical
Council, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, March 4, 1986.
Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability, National Organization of Social
Security Claimants' Representatives Conference, Bar Harbor, FL, April 2, 1986.
Settlement of a Workers' Compensation Case -- Evaluation, Southeastern Massachusetts
University, Dartmouth, MA, March 11, 1986.
Settlement of a Workers' Compensation Case -- Evaluation, Southeastern Massachusetts
University, Dartmouth, MA, April 8, 1986.
Evaluation, Preparation, and Trial of a Stress Claim, National Workers' Compensation
Seminar, Hyannis, MA, July 24, 1986.
Discretionary Attorney Fees Under the New Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Act,
Workers' Compensation Study Group, Boston, MA, January 12, 1987.
Workers' Compensation - New Changes and Practical Advice, Massachusetts Municipal
Personnel Association, Stoughton, MA, February 1987.
Diagnosing the Workers' Compensation Case, National Organization of Social Security
Claimants' Representatives Conference, Washington, DC, June 19, 1987.
Chronic Pain: The Medical Context, National Association of Disability Evaluating
Professionals, Boston, MA, October 24, 1987.
Nurses and Employers: The Issue of Personal Injury, Medical Educations Systems, Buzzards
Bay, MA, February 3, 1988.
The Attack on Workers' Compensation Benefits Through the Legislative Process, Illinois
Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association, Chicago, IL, March 30, 1988.
Risks and Strategies of Job Injury, Medical Education Systems, Nantucket, MA, April 16,
1988.
Practice and Procedure Under the New Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Act: Traps for
the Unwary, Barnstable County Bar Association, Hyannis, MA, October 1988.
Workers' Compensation Offset Considerations, National Organization of Social Security
Claimants' Representatives Conference, Boston, MA, October 26, 1988.
Current National Trends and Reform in Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine,
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Lawrence, KS, January 28, 1989.
Review of Governor's Workers' Compensation Improvement Act of 1989, California
Applicants' Attorneys Association, Sacramento, CA, April 1989.
"Reform" of the State Workers' Compensation System, National Workers' Compensation
Seminar, Hyannis, MA, July 20, 1989.
Current Trends and Developments in Workers' Compensation Law Across the Nation, Nebraska
Continuing Legal Education, Omaha, NE, April 28, 1990.
Chiropractors in the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation System, Hyannis, MA, June 8,
1990.
Physician's Role in the Massachusetts Workers' Compensation System, Braintree Hospital,
Braintree, MA, June 25, 1990.
Settlement of the Workers' Compensation Case, National Workers' Compensation and
Occupational Medicine Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, July 19, 1990
.
Offset and Social Security Disability, National Organization of Social Security
Claimants' Representatives, Washington, DC, June 19-22, 1991.
Trial Demonstration: The Use of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment,
Hyannis, MA, July 16-18, 1991.
Presentation at the University Hospital Occupational Health Program entitled "Workers'
Compensation: An Attorney's Perspective," Boston, MA, December 10, 1991.
The Ten Biggest Mistakes Currently Made in Defending Workers' Compensation Cases, San
Francisco, CA, March 12-13, 1992.
Surviving the New Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Act, Taunton, MA, May 5, 1992.
The Use and Abuse of the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation Cases, Cleveland, OH,
September 18, 1992.
The Use and Abuse of the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation Cases, Boston, MA, October
30, 1992.
AMA Guides and Workers' Compensation, Lawrence, KS, May 20, 1994.
AMA Guides: Understanding the 4th Edition, Hyannis, MA, July 21, 1994.
AMA Guides, 4th Edition, Prescott, AZ, October 5, 1994.
Evaluation of Disability Stress Claims, American Occupational Health Conference, Las
Vegas, NV, May 2, 1995.
Fee Setting, Billing and Collection Practices, 9th Annual Workers Compensation and
Litigation Seminar, Hyannis, MA, June 15, 2000.
How To Answer Trick Questions, 9th Annual Workers Compensation and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 16, 2000.
Negotiating Skills For Physicians,
American College of Gastrointerology, New York, NY,
October 14, 2000.
Bulletproofing Your CV, 10th Anniversary Workers Compensation and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 15, 2001.
Analogies, Examples, and Images: Advanced Techniques to Drive Home Your Testimony, 10th
Anniversary Workers Compensation and Litigation Seminar, Hyannis, MA, June 15, 2001.
Subpoena SurvivalEffective Testimony and Legal Depositions, Satellite Breakfast
Symposium to Association of Managed Care Pharmacists 14th Annual Meeting, April 4, 2002,
Salt Lake City, UT.
Being Effective in Expert Testimony, NACVA, Cambridge, MA, August 23, 2002.
How to Locate an Independent Medical Examiner, Case Management Society of New England,
Falmouth, MA, September 12, 2002.
Panelist Audio Conference "How To Excel During Cross-Examinations", Business Valuation
Resources, March 20, 2003.
Advanced Cross-Examination Workshop, Hyannis, MA, June 25, 2003
.
Negotiating Skills For Occupational Health Professionals, Hyannis, MA, July 21, 2003
.
SEMINAR LEADER/TRAINER
Annual National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar,
1980-2001
.
Workers' Compensation Defense and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March
18
-20, 1993
.
Role of the Expert Witness in the 1990's and Beyond,
San Francisco, CA, April 2-3, 1993
.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, Hyannis, MA, July 20-
22, 1993
.
Prevention of Occupational Injuries, Diseases and Disability, Tampa, FL, October 7-8,
1993
.
Workers' Compensation Defense and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March
16
-18, 1994
.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 23-24, 1994
.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 19-21, 1994
.
Workers' Compensation Defense and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March
22
-24, 1995
.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 22-23, 1995.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 18-20, 1995.
Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March 20-22,
1996
.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 20-21, 1996.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 16-18, 1996.
Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March 5-7,
1997
.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 19-20, 1997.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 22-24, 1997.
SEAK, Inc. Law School For Physicians, Hyannis, MA, September 5-7, 1997
.
SEAK Negotiating Skills For Physicians,
Lynnfield, MA, February 28, 1998
.
Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March 11-13,
1998
.
Seminar On Seminars, Providence, RI, March 27, 1998.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar, Hyannis, MA, June 18-19, 1998.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 21-23, 1998.
Medical Witness Summit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 20-21, 1999.
Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Diego, CA, March 24-26,
1999.
Marketing Your Forensic Practice, Hyannis, MA, June 16, 1999.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar, Hyannis, MA, June 17-18, 1999.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 20-22, 1999.
IME Summit, Hyannis, MA, July 24-25, 1999.
How To Be An Effective Medical Witness, October 16, 1999, West Hartford, CT
How To Be an Effective, Successful and Ethical Medical Witness, American Academy of Pain
Medicine, February 23, 2000, New Orleans, LA
Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, San Diego, CA, March 29-31,
2000.
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar, Hyannis, MA, June 15-16, 2000.
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, July 25-27, 2000.
IME Summit, Hyannis, MA, July 29-30, 2000.
Medical Fiction Writing For Physicians, Falmouth, MA, September 22-24, 2000.
Negotiating Skills For Physicians, Hyannis, MA, July 13-14, 2000.
Medical Witness Summit, Dallas, TX, November 4-5, 2000.
Testifying Skills Workshop, Hyannis, MA, June 13, 2001
National Expert Witness and Litigation Seminar,
Hyannis, MA, June 14-15, 2001
National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar,
July 24
-26, 2001
.
Medical Witness Summit, Charlotte, NC, October 13-14, 2001
.
IME Summit, Dallas, TX, November 3-4, 2001
.
2nd Annual Medical Fiction Writing For Physicians,
Falmouth, MA, October 26-28, 2001
.
Negotiating Skills For Physicians,
Hyannis, MA, July 12-13, 2001
.
Negotiating Skills For Physicians,
Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, December 8, 2001.
Advanced Cross-Examination Workshop, Hyannis, MA, June 25, 2003
.
Negotiating Skills For Occupational Health Professionals, Hyannis, MA, July 21, 2003
.
Negotiating Skills for Physicians,
Falmouth, MA, August 18-19, 2003
.
IME Summit, Chicago, IL, November 6-7, 2003
2003
Medical Witness Summit, Chicago, IL, November 8-9, 2003
.
Testifying Skills for Mechanical Engineers,
North Tahoe, NV, December 3-4, 2003
.
Negotiating Skills for Civil Engineers,
Scottsdale, AZ, January 29-30, 2004
.
Testifying Skills for Civil Engineers, San Antonio, TX, February 19-20, 2004
.
Cross-Examination Workshop, Newport Beach, CA, March 25, 2004
.
Writing and Defending Your Expert Report, Miami, FL, June 4, 2004.
How to Understand and Use the Newly Mandated AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent
Impairment
(Fifth Edition), Los Angeles, CA, June 19-20, 2004
.
Expert Witness Practice Management Workshop, Hyannis, MA, June 23, 2004
.
The 10 Biggest Mistakes Experts Make During Depositions Forum, North Carolina Paralegal
Association, Summer 2004
.
Seminar Leader, Workers Compensation Legal Issues, Hyannis, MA, July 19, 2004
.
Seminar Leader, 24th Annual National Workers Compensation and Occupational Medicine
Conference, Hyannis, MA, July 20-22, 2004.
Instructor ASA Expert Testifying Skills and Report Writing for Appraisers,
Kansas City,
MO, July 29, 2004
.
Medical-Legal Report Writing, Falmouth, MA, August 11, 2004
.
Negotiating Skills for Physicians,
Falmouth, MA, August 13, 2004
.
How to be an Effective Medical Witness, Falmouth, MA, August 14-15, 2004.
2004
IME Summit, Orlando, FL, November 4-5, 2004
.
Medical Witness Summit, Orlando, FL, November 6-7, 2004
.
Expert Report Writing Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, December 1, 2004
Testifying Skills Workshop for Transportation Professionals, Miami, FL, December 10,
2004
.
Negotiating Skills for Civil Engineers,
Tampa, FL, January 27-28, 2005
Testifying Skills Workshop, Newport Beach, CA, March 31, 2005.
2005
Expert Witness Summit, Newport Beach, CA, April 2, 2005.
How to Become a Dangerous Expert Witness, Hyannis, MA, June 15, 2005.
Seminar Leader for 14th Annual National Expert Witness Conference, Hyannis, MA, June 16-
17, 2005.
Seminar Leader and Speaker, How to Be an Effective Medical Witness,
Falmouth, MA, August
18
-19, 2005
.
Seminar Leader and Speaker, IME Summit, Falmouth, MA, August 20-21, 2005.
Seminar Presenter Advanced Testifying Skills for Experts, Chicago, IL, November 4-5,
2005.
Seminar Presenter, Testifying Skills Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, February 16-17, 2006.
Seminar Presenter, Negotiation Skills, Ames, Iowa, March 1-2, 2006.
Seminar Presenter, How to Become a Dangerous Expert Witness, Newport Beach, CA, March 30,
2006.
Seminar Leader, 2006Expert Witness Summit, Newport Beach, CA, March 31-April 1, 2006.
Seminar Presenter, Expert Witness Practice Management Workshop, Hyannis, MA, June 20,
2006.
Seminar Presenter, Advanced Deposition Skills for Experts, Hyannis, MA, June 21, 2006.
Seminar Leader, Workers Compensation Legal Issues and Defense Strategies, Hyannis, MA,
July 17, 2006
.
Seminar Presenter, How to Be An Effective Medical Witness, Falmouth, MA, August 17-18,
2006
.
Seminar Presenter, Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians,
Falmouth, MA, August 19-20, 2006.
Instructor, How to Be A Dangerous Expert Witness, Financial Consulting Group, Phoenix,
AZ, September 11, 2006.
Seminar Presenter, Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians, Chicago, IL, November 17-18,
2006
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Seminar Leader, Advanced Testifying Skills, Chicago, IL, December 1-2, 2006
.
Seminar Leader, Arborists-Dangerous Expert Witness, Napa Valley, CA, December 3, 2006.
Seminar Presenter, ASCE, Advanced Testifying Skills for Engineers, Orlando, FL, February
15-16, 2007.
Seminar Presenter, FEWA, Advanced Cross Examination Workshop, Newport Beach, CA, March
PRODUCER/PRESENTER/SCRIPT WRITER
How to Use Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Five Videos Plus a 200page
Syllabus, American Medical Association, January 1994.
How to Be an Effective Medical Witness, Single Video, American Medical Association, May
1994.
Workplace Violence: Understanding, Preventing and Surviving, Single Video, September
1994.
How to Perform an Excellent Independent Medical Evaluation, Single Video, 1994.
Informed Consent: What Every Physician Should Know, Single Video, 1994.
Overcoming Chronic Pain, Single Video, April 1995.
Medical School for Lawyers, Three Videos, June 1995.
Helping Your Child Achieve, Single Video, March 1996.
Achieving Success With Workers' Compensation, Six Audio Cassette Tapes, April 1996.
Achieving Success As A Medical Witness, Six Audio Cassette Tapes, April 1996.
The Expert Deposition: How to Be an Effective and Ethical Witness, Single Video, May,
1999.
The Expert Medical Deposition: How to Be an Effective and Ethical Witness, Single Video,
May, 1999.
Cross-Examination: How To Be an Effective and Ethical Expert Witness, Single Video, May,
2000
The Most Difficult Questions For Experts: With Answers, Single Video, May, 2000.
Symptom Magnification, Deception and Malingering: Identification Through Distraction and
Other Tests and Techniques, Single Video, July, 2000.
Medical School For Lawyers: The Complete Psychiatric Examination, Single Video, January,
2001.
Medical School For Lawyers: Chiropractic Examination and Treatment, Single Video,
February, 2001.
Winning Over the Jury: Techniques for Experts That Work, Single Video, May 2001
Updated October 2007.
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