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Joanna Hair authored an article for the July 2021 issue of HR News highlighting the complex scenario facing employers when an employee with a workers’ compensation claim gets arrested.

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Brian Richardson and Murray Flint authored an article for Business Alabama outlining what employers in the state should know about uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage, which provides benefits to those injured by the negligence of an uninsured or underinsured driver while using a covered company vehicle.

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Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces the addition of seven attorneys in its Atlanta office, including Lucy Aquino, Terrika Crutchfield, Alexis Herring, Adam Simonton, Luke Tobis, Spenser West and Danielle Wilson. With these seven attorneys, the firm has announced the addition of 28 new attorneys in 2021.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2021 Law360 400, an annual ranking of the largest law firms in the U.S. After another year of growth, Swift Currie held strong at rank 271 for the second year in a row.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce partner Lisa A. Wade has been re-appointed as the Diversity Vice-Chair to the Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability General Committee, part of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), for the 2021-2022 term. Additionally, Wade has been appointed as the 2021-2022 Membership Vice-Chair for the committee.

Attorney Brandon Clapp discussed how courts have ruled on business interruption coverage claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the July 23, 2021, issue of Birmingham Business Journal, sharing that they have largely favored insurance carrier decisions to deny claims.

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Published July 12, 2021, Swift Currie attorney Gillian Crowl was included in the Daily Report’s 2021 Georgia Legal Awards in the “On the Rise” category, which recognizes Georgia’s most promising lawyers under the age of 40. For inclusion in this list, attorneys must be innovators, demonstrate strong leadership qualities, demonstrate excellence in litigation or transactional work and commit themselves to pro bono, charitable and professional volunteer work.

For the full list of Georgia Legal Awards honorees, please click here.

Dustin Thompson authored an article for the spring 2021 issue of Workplace Health magazine explaining how to ethically uncover fraudulent workers' compensation claims in response to COVID-19.

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