Ramos Law Firm Workers' Comp Blog » JJ Timmons http://www.ramoslawblog.com Georgia Workers' Compensation, Medicare Set-Asides and Injury Trust Funds Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Alumni Leaders Week at Johnson & Wales University http://www.ramoslawblog.com/2009/04/24/alumni-leaders-week-at-johnson-wales-university/ http://www.ramoslawblog.com/2009/04/24/alumni-leaders-week-at-johnson-wales-university/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:11:26 +0000 James Timmons, Jr. http://www.ramoslawblog.com/?p=731 Most people probably have the notion that their attorney went to high school, undergrad, law school, and began practicing right away.  That is not necessarily the case.

After I received my undergraduate degree at Ohio Wesleyan University, I attended Johnson & Wales University, where I received a degree in culinary arts.  In fact, I cooked professionally for some time before deciding to go on to law school.

Johnson & Wales University is far more than a culinary institution.  It has a school of hospitality and a business school as well.  Once a year, I am asked to return to Johnson & Wales University at their Charlotte, North Carolina campus to lecture both business and hospitality school students on hospitality law.  It is part of Johnson & Wales University Alumni Leaders Week.

I enjoy lecturing the students, not only because I know I am providing an example of the many different kinds of careers one can choose after receiving their degree, but also because I enjoy the opportunity to have an open forum with a large group of young people about to enter the workforce about their understanding of workers’ compensation law.  From the discussions I’ve had, it is clear that workers’ compensation is something people do not know enough about.  Perhaps this is why there is so much workers’ compensation litigation across the country.  My lectures strive not necessarily to give the students a comprehensive understanding of workers’ compensation law, but rather to encourage them to learn about the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees with regard to workers’ compensation.  To extend that further, I certainly believe that each member of the workforce should strive to learn all they can to help protect themselves and others.

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]]> http://www.ramoslawblog.com/2009/04/24/alumni-leaders-week-at-johnson-wales-university/feed/ 0 RLF Attorneys Attend Advanced WC Institute In St. Simons http://www.ramoslawblog.com/2008/10/22/rlf-attorneys-attend-advanced-wc-institute-in-st-simons/ http://www.ramoslawblog.com/2008/10/22/rlf-attorneys-attend-advanced-wc-institute-in-st-simons/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:42:20 +0000 Gail Bailey http://www.ramoslawblog.com/?p=131 Bryan Ramos, James Timmons, Adriana Sola Capifali and Julia Lindsey participated in the annual Advanced Workers’ Compensation Institute in St. Simons Island, Georgia. The Institute’s meetings were held from October 2 through October 4. During this time, one topic discussed was the use and implementation of the Integrated Claims Management System (ICMS) at the State Board. Essentially, this computer based system is the State Board’s “online” or electronic filing system. The State Board is attempting to become “paperless” and produce “real time” results. Other topics covered included Professionalism, Recent Appellate Division Decisions, Chronic Pain Management, Legislative Changes, Discovery, and the Future of Workers’ Compensation in Georgia. “The topics discussed are very timely and useful to the everyday practice of workers’ compensation,” said J.J. Timmons.

The Ramos Law Firm attorneys annually attend the Institute. According to Bryan Ramos, “[t]he Committee did a fine job at organizing the seminars and I understand that the Institute raised a substantial amount of money for the Kids’ Chance Foundation, which benefits the children of catastrophically injured workers.”

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