Rainey Kizer Attorneys Thompson and Joiner to Speak at Workers Compensation Seminar

Jackson, TN – Attorneys James V. Thompson and Michael Burnett Joiner of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC (Rainey Kizer) will speak at the 3rdAnnual Workers’ Compensation Law & Practice Seminar scheduled for September 14, 2012 in Memphis.

Thompson will address issues including workers’ compensation settlements, offsets/adjustments and third-party claims, and return to work issues. Joiner’s topics include general principles of workers compensation, risk and elements of a workers compensation case, disabilities, vocational rehabilitation benefits, medical care and choice of health care providers.

Multiple entities including the Tennessee and Mississippi Commissions on Continuing Legal Education, the Arkansas Supreme Court Continuing Education Board, and the Tennessee Department of Insurance have approved this seminar for CLE credit.

Thompson joined the firm after receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2003, where he was on the Editorial Board of the University of Memphis Law Review. At Rainey Kizer he practices in the areas of tort and insurance defense, workers’ compensation, and employment law. He is a member of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, and a Barrister member of the American Inns of Court, Howell Edmunds Jackson Chapter.

Joiner also graduated from law school at the University of Memphis where he was the recipient of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inns of Court Outstanding Pupil Award, and a member of the Law Review as well as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board. He is a member of the University of Memphis Law Alumni Board and the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inns of Court. Joiner’s practice focuses primarily in the areas of tort litigation, workers’ compensation, insurance coverage, and general insurance defense. He is licensed to practice in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia.

About Rainey Kizer

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was named a Go-To Firm® by Fortune 500 general counsels. The full-service law firm with offices in Jackson and Memphis represents local, state, and national clients before state and federal courts and regulatory agencies throughout the Mid-South. For more information visit www.raineykizer.com.

For additional information on this release, please contact:

Casey Smith

Phone: (731) 426-8122

Email: csmith@raineykizer.com

Source: Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, P.L.C.

Website: www.raineykizer.com