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Michael Kaplan

Honors and Awards:

Awarded the 2007 Outstanding Claimant Attorney of the Year by the Professionals in Workers' Compensation Association
Given Certificates of Appreciation by the Director of the Colorado Division of Workers' Compensation for services rendered to the Medical Treatment Guidelines Task Forces in 2006 & 2008.

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Professionals in Workers' Compensation Association 2008 presenter

Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education:

10/14/05 Fall Workers Compensation Update - Faculty
05/18/06 Workers' Compensation Update - Faculty/Presenter
10/06/07 Fall Workers' Compensation Update - Faculty/Presenter
11/14/07 Workers' Compensation: Rules and Procedures for Legal Support Staff - Faculty/Presenter
10/12/2007 Fall Workers Compensation Update - Planning Committee/Presenter
03/14/08 Spring Workers Compensation Update - Planning Committee
10/17/08 Fall Workers Compensation Update - Planning Committee/Presenter
Kiva Workers' Compensation Seminars 2008 presenter National Business Institute Presenter on Workers' Compensation 2006 & 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Workers' Compensation Education Association 2008-2009 Vice President & Board Member since 2004
Professionals in Workers' Compensation Association 2009 Vice President & Board Member
Colorado Bar Association's, Workers' Compensation Section Board Member since 2005

Sara Delashmutt

Sara is the Casemanger for the Social Security Disability and Veteran's Disability department at Sawaya, Rose & Kaplan, P.C. She joined the firm in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for the Social Security Administration as a claims representative in Missouri and Colorado where she gave presentation to the public about Social Security programs. She also worked for the state of Missouri making the decisions in Social Security disability cases. Before she worked in government service, she was a social worker for a large agency in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Sara has a B.S. in Psychology and a B.S. in Sociology from Truman University.

All presentations were in regards to Social Security Disability & Veterans Disability Benefits.

11/14/07: Porter Adventist Hospital
2/21/08: Colorado WIN Partners-Presenter
3/5/08: American Council of the Blind-Presenter
3/6/08: Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado-Presenter
4/4/08: Family Voices of Colorado
4/8/08: Muscular Dystrophy Association-Presenter
5/14/08: National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI- Aurora)-Presenter
6/23/08: Disability Center for Independent Living (NCIL)-Presenter
7/9/08: Centennial Peaks Hospital-Presenter
7/16/08: National Alliance of Mental Illness Volunteer Chapter of Denver-Presenter
11/18/08: High Street Clinic-Presenter
2008: University of Health Sciences-Infections Disease Clinic-Presenter
1/10/09: Muscular Dystrophy Association-Presenter

Upcoming:

4/1/09: National Alliance of Mental Illness Jeffco (NAMI)-Presenter
7/15/09: National Alliance of Mental Illness Volunteer Chapter of Denver (NAMI)-Presenter

Katie McClure

Katie McClure is a Senior Associate at Sawaya, Rose & Kaplan and specializes in Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability and Veterans Disability Law. She is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives and the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. She is also Co-Chair of the CBA Disability Law Section. Ms. McClure has presented at many arenas educating the community on these topics. If you wish for her to present with your organization, please contact Sherryce at the Sawaya Law Firm today. All presentations were in regards to Social Security Disability & Veterans Disability Benefits

9/26/07: Colorado AIDS Project-Presenter
10/11/07: Longmont United Hospital & Hope Cancer Center-Presenter
10/24/07: Lutheran Medical Center-Cancer Services-Presenter
10/25/07: North Suburban Medical Center-Presenter
11/13/07: Parkview Medical Center-Presenter
11/20/07: Parker Adventist Hospital-Presenter
7/9/08: Centennial Peaks Hospital-Presenter

Kristina Vasold

Kristina is one of the attorneys at Sawaya, Rose, and Kaplan, P.C. specializing in Social Security Disability and Veteran's Disability. She joined the firm in 2007. She is a member of the Social Security Disability section of the Colorado Bar Association, as well as the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) and the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, Inc. (NOVA). She was admitted into the Colorado Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in 2007. Kristina has previously given presentations on the Social Security Disability process. While at Michigan State University College of Law, she gave several presentations while working with the Tax Clinic to non-residents on how to complete their yearly income tax returns.

7/9/08: Centennial Peaks Hospital-Presenter

If you would like to book one of our presenters for an event, please send us an email and briefly describe your event along with a contact name and phone number.