Friday, July 6, 2018

Governor Hogan Appoints New Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commissioner


Governor Larry Hogan recently appointed James R. Forrester to the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission. Commissioner Forrester, a graduate of Randolph-Macon College, earned his Master’s in Business Administration in 1995 from the University of Baltimore’s Merrick School of Business, and his Juris Doctor in 1998 from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

In 1999, he joined the Law Offices of Ileen M. Ticer as an Associate Claims Attorney, and thereafter, worked with Semmes Bowen & Semmes, P.C. in the Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability practice groups. He was named a Principal in 2009.

Throughout his years in legal practice, Commissioner Forrester has concentrated in workers’ compensation law and has appeared before all levels of the judiciary in the State of Maryland. He served as President and Member of the Executive Board of the Baltimore Claims Association as well as the Co-Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Maryland Defense Counsel.

Commissioner Forrester will begin his term in July 2018.

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