James M. Poerio
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Member of CLM Since: 2009
Nominated By John Shelonko
CLM Committees
- Cannabis
- Workers Compensation
- Conference Committee
CLM Contributions
- Author - Pennsylvania Workers' compensation
- Speaker - 2012 Worker's Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Workers' Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Medical Legal Summit
- Speaker - 2014 Medical Legal Summit - Test for Android
- Speaker - 2014 Workers' Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Claims College
- Speaker - 2016 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 CLM and Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2018 Claims College
- Speaker - 2018 CLM and Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2019 Claims College
- Speaker - 2019 CLM Workers Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2020 Claims College
- Speaker - 2020 Claims College - Older
- Speaker - 2021 Claims College
- Speaker - 2022 Claims College
- Speaker - 2023 Claims College
- Speaker - 2023 Work Comp, Casualty and Risk Management Conference
- Speaker - 2024 Claims College
- Steering Committee - Workers' compensation
Articles
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Practice Areas
- Claims Management
- Litigation Management
- Medicare
- Premises Liability
- Transportation
- Workers' Compensation
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
Biography
Jim is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh based law firm, Poerio & Walter, Inc. His practice is concentrated in the defense of workers’ compensation and Federal Black Lung claims. Jim was defense counsel in the landmark case of Republic Steel Corporation v. WCAB (Petrisek), which fundamentally changed the law in Pennsylvania eliminating most claim petitions filed by retirees, saving Pennsylvania employers and carriers literally millions of dollars. Jim is active in the National Counsel of Self-Insurers in addition to the CLM, where he has served as Co-Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Committee, and is a member of the Workers' Compensation Community Advisory Board. He earned his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1981. He has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in workers’ compensation law and for inclusion in “Best Lawyers in America” since 2006. Jim is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell. Jim's firm, Poerio & Walter, Inc., has been recognized as well as a Tier 1 Firm for workers' compensation defense by US News & World Report Magazine.
Education
No information available.
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: PA