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CARL E. HABEKOST is an attorney with the Toledo office of Bugbee & Conkle, LLP. He is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Ohio workers' compensation law. Mr. Habekost has practiced law since 1990 and served as a Staff Hearing Officer with the Industrial Commission of Ohio from 1994 to 2005 where he adjudicated a broad variety of issues including injury claims, permanent and total disability claims, death claims, allegations of fraud and violation of specific safety requirement claims. He has extensive experience practicing workers' compensation law and his background has allowed him exposure to every aspect of workers' compensation. Mr. Habekost has worked as a third party administrator representing employers before the Industrial Commission and Bureau of Workers' Compensation performing advocacy functions and assisting employers with premium and rating disputes. He also has practiced law representing injured workers in cases at trial and appellate courts as well before the Industrial Commission and Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Mr. Habekost now focuses his practice on assisting employers. He represents large self-insured employers, small state-funded employers, and public and private employers in any and all workers' compensation issues. Mr. Habekost also is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist and is uniquely qualified to assist employers with OSHA issues, violation of specific safety requirement claims and intentional tort cases. He earned his B.A. degree from Capital University and his J.D. degree from the University of Toledo College of Law. ADRIENNE M. HINES is a partner in the law firm of Calhoun, Kademenos & Childress Co., L.P.A., and oversees the Sandusky and Port Clinton offices. She has been an attorney for more than 14 years and focuses her practice on workers' compensation, personal injury and bankruptcy. Ms. Hines is certified by the Workers' Compensation Law Specialty Board of the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in the field of workers' compensation law in Ohio. She is currently a member of the Toledo Bar Association (Workers' Compensation and Bankruptcy Committees), Erie County Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association (Workers' Compensation section), the American Association for Justice and the Ohio Association for Justice. Ms. Hines earned her B.A. degree from Ohio University and her J.D. degree from the University of Toledo. KIMBERLY S. KONDALSKI is a partner in the law firm of Eastman & Smith, Ltd, where she practices in the areas of employment law and workers' compensation. She is an Impartial Hearing Officer for the State of Ohio Department of Education. Ms. Kondalski earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Bowling Green State University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Toledo. She is a member of the Northwest Ohio Self-Insured Association, and the Toledo (member, committees on: Law, Employment Law and Workers' Compensation), Ohio State (member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (member, Labor and Employment Law Section) bar associations. Ms. Kondalski is admitted to practice in Ohio and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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