April Luncheon - Social Media As A Discovery Tool

Join us on Thursday, April 21 for lunch and presentation: Social media as a discovery tool: an examination of using social media to effectively defend claims, presented by David Padgett and William Littlejohn of Holder, Padgett, Littlejohn and Prickett. In this presentation we will discuss using social media to obtain evidence to show fraud, prove Claimants are exaggerating their pain and limitations, or portraying their employer in a negative manner.  We will examine the admissibility of social media evidence, strategic decisions on when to use the evidence, examples of successfully using social media and the changing landscape of social media.

David Padgett leads the firm’s workers’ compensation defense practice in the Greenville, S.C., office, representing and advising employers, insurers and self-insureds in all aspects of litigation, including mediation, subrogation and appeals. 

David Padgett leads the firm’s workers’ compensation defense practice in the Greenville, S.C., office, representing and advising employers, insurers and self-insureds in all aspects of litigation, including mediation, subrogation and appeals. 

A leader of HPLP’s workers’ compensation defense practice and manager of the firm’s Charleston, S.C., office, William Littlejohn represents insurance carriers, employers, self-insureds, third party administrators and government entities across a var…

A leader of HPLP’s workers’ compensation defense practice and manager of the firm’s Charleston, S.C., office, William Littlejohn represents insurance carriers, employers, self-insureds, third party administrators and government entities across a variety of industries that include construction, forestry, hospitality and service, healthcare and staffing.

Lunch will be at Byron’s South End, 101 West Worthington Avenue, Suite 180, Charlotte, NC28202. Check in at 11:30, lunch and presentation at 12 noon.

2016 RIMS Challenge Team

Congratulations to our App State Students (our 2016 RIMS Challenge Team). Come see them at National RIMS!

From left to right are Boris Salvador-Maldonado, Steven Dalgetty, Kathleen Eakes, and Parker Roberson.

From left to right are Boris Salvador-Maldonado, Steven Dalgetty, Kathleen Eakes, and Parker Roberson.

Student Shadow Day - March 18, 2016

The Carolinas RIMS Chapter is pleased to once again host Shadow Day on March 18, 2016 for rising Risk Management professionals from our partner universities (Appalachian University and UNC Charlotte). This is an opportunity for the Carolinas RIMS Deputy and Associate members to spend time mentoring students who have expressed an interest in the Risk Management arena including Broker, Claims, Risk Manager and Underwriting roles.  

The students will designate their first and second choice fields and the goal will be to match up the student with a Deputy or Associate member whose company can showcase “a day in the life of” their selected profession. The day will end with a dinner for all participants where the students will give a brief overview of their experience.  

Please complete the sign up form where you can designate your selection of one or two students along with the option of selecting a  preferred university. We will do our best to match up all requests. Please submit this form by February 24.

On behalf of the Carolinas RIMS Board, we thank you for your consideration of this educational event which the students rely on for practical experience as they evaluate their future career choices.

March 18 Shadow Day Agenda:
8:00am – 9:00am: Meet/Depart with your student
Compass Group Offices, 2300 Yorkmont Road, Building 1, Charlotte, NC 28217

4:00pm – 6:30pm: Dinner/Student presentations
Byron’s at South End, 101 West Worthington Avenue, Suite 180, Charlotte, NC 28202

RIMS Vendor Appreciation Luncheon - Wednesday, February 17

For those who have received an invitation, please joins us on Wednesday, February 17 at Byron’s South End, 101 West Worthington Avenue, #180, Charlotte, NC28202, for our RIMS Vendor Appreciation Lunch. Registration begins at 11:30am and lunch is served at 12:00pm. 

Reginald Butler is the founder and CEO of Performance Paradigm, an executive education, human capital consultancy. He is a highly recognized motivational speaker and corporate consultant/educator with over 28 years’ experience in delivering transformative learning solutions within the private and corporate sectors. He serves a wide portfolio of diverse clients and industries both domestically and abroad. He is recognized and sought after for his unique delivery of high-energy motivational messages for personal, professional, team and organizational improvement. His work has been called inspiring and life changing, as he leverages his unique experience in cultural dexterity, team dynamics, leadership development and curriculum design to improve human capital performance. He is well versed in experiential learning methodology and leverages behavioral modification techniques to deliver his unique and transformative sessions. He is inspirational, motivational and consistently leaves his audiences with incredible insights for personal growth and enhanced organizational effectiveness.

Reginald works in collaboration with executive leadership teams to develop and execute strategies to change organizational culture, build leadership bench strength and increase human capital effectiveness. He helps individuals and organizations develop leadership competencies that focus on improving performance, managing change and enhancing workforce engagement. His areas of expertise include high performing team development, organizational change management, diversity and inclusion, executive leadership development, conflict resolution, trainer development, workforce retention strategies, and executive coaching.