On May 8, 2019, Lisa B. Fernandes Hicks, the managing partner of the Fernandes Hicks Law Group, a law firm located in Plantation, Florida specializing in workers’ compensation insurance defense, was the principal speaker at the Sarasota Bradenton Claims Association CEU educational dinner meeting. The 1997 graduate of the University of Florida Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctorate with honors, was invited by the Association to provide instruction for industry professionals to receive certified Workers’ Compensation Certification credits.
Ms. Fernandes Hicks’ reputation throughout the insurance defense community in Florida for providing creative and unique approaches in the presentation of CEU educational credit seminars, has made her a popular presenter in the industry throughout the State of Florida for employers, servicing agents and carriers. Among the various organizations she has provided instructional presentations are Sedgwick CMS, Gallagher Basset Insurance, and Amtrust. At each of her presentations, she focuses on stressing a balance of practical instruction with an interactive approach with the industry professionals she is addressing. At the Sarasota Bradenton Claims Association presentation, Ms. Fernandes Hicks’ addressed a significant work place topic which potentially impacts all businesses, Drugs, Alcohol and the Intoxication defense.
Ms. Fernandes Hicks is a former collegiate athlete who lettered in basketball and softball at Mississippi College, where she earned Academic All American honors and was named the Outstanding Female Athlete of the Gulf South Conference in her senior year. She established the Fernandes Hicks Law Group in 2019, although the existing firm previously operated as a workers’ compensation insurance defense component of the previous law firm she established in 2002. For further information regarding the Fernandes Hicks Law Group, please visit the firm website at yoursunshinestateattorneys.com. The firm address is 8551 West Sunrise Boulevard, Suite 305, Plantation, Florida, 33322.