Eric G. Falkenham
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Biography

Eric Falkenham represents self-insured employers and workers' compensation insurance carriers in all areas of employment law. He participates almost daily in workers' compensation hearings at the Department of Labor level as well as the appeals board level and has appeared before the New Hampshire Supreme Court on numerous occasions to argue workers' compensation cases.

Eric handles the full range of worker's compensation cases involving issues from causation to extent of disability, from medical bill reimbursement to vocational rehabilitation. He is experienced with cases involving a variety of injuries, including single trauma, repetitive motion injuries, stress claims, occupational exposure injuries and death claims.

Eric has represented employers ranging from sole proprietor to multi-national corporations. Eric also has been a presenter at numerous events covering workers' compensation law.

EDUCATION:

George Washington University, Juris Doctor, 1985
Hobart College, Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude), 1982

Representative Transactions

• Handled the NH Supreme Court Case which held NH homeowners are not  liable to the uninsured employees  of subcontractors injured during a home construction project.
• Handled the heart attack case, which led to legislation protecting employers from claims for injuries resulting from athletic activities on employer premises.
• Argued before the New Hampshire Supreme Court the Case of Appeal of Kraft Foods in which the Court upheld the legislation protecting employers from claims for athletic activity injuries.
• Argued before the New Hampshire Supreme Court the Case of Appeal of Fillion, which upheld the finality of lump sum settlements on permanent impairment issues.

Professional Affiliations

• Workers' Compensation Appeals Advisory Board, past Member
• New Hampshire Bar Association Legislative Committee, Member
• New Hampshire Bar Association, past Chair of Workers' Compensation Section
• New Hampshire Transportation Appeals Board, Chair

Awards & Honors

• BV® Rating, exemplary rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Speaking Engagements

• Devine, Millimet & Branch: Independent Medical Examinations and Workers' Compensation Law.
• New Hampshire Insurance Adjusters Association Seminar: Working with the Employer on Return to Work and Second Injury Fund Issues.
• Devine, Millimet & Branch: Insurance Law Summer Seminar: Multi-Line Liability and Workers' Compensation Program.
• Lorman Education Services: New Hampshire Return to Work Issues And Workers' Compensation: Return to Work Requirements: Rights and Responsibilities and State of the Law Regarding Aggravation/Recurrence, Cumulative Trauma, and RSA 281-A:46.
• Council on Education in Management: Workers' Comp Update 2002: Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs Through Effective Return to Work and Modified Duty and Practices.
• Eleventh Annual Spring Education Seminar, New Hampshire Insurance Adjusters Association: Single Traumas, Cumulative Traumas, Occupational Disease, And Heart Attack Injuries.
• Tenth Annual Continuing Education Conference, New Hampshire Adjusters Association: Workers' Compensation, Temporary Alternative Duty.
• Council on Education in Management: Workers' Comp Update 2001: Reducing Workers' Comp Costs Through Effective Return to Work and Modified Duty Policies and Practices; Workers' Comp 101 - A Guide to Managing Workers' Compensation Claims in New Hampshire.
• National Business Institute, Inc.: Counseling the Small Business Client in New Hampshire: Workers' Compensation And the Small Business.

Community Involvement

• Department of Transportation Appeals Board, Member

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire