Semmes is pleased to announce that Michael J. Houde and Colin C. Smith have joined the firm’s Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Practice Group as Associates. Both will be based out of the firm’s Baltimore office and represent employers and insurers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims in Maryland before the Maryland Workers’ Compensation…

Semmes is pleased to announce that Christina M. Donald recently joined the firm’s Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Practice Group as an Associate. She is based out of the firm’s Baltimore office. Ms. Donald represents employers, insurers and self-insured employers in all phases of  workers’ compensation claims. She previously was an associate at a Baltimore…

The observation of Black History Month dates back to 1926 when Carter G. Woodson, now known as the “Father of Black History,” called for a week in early February to celebrate and raise awareness of Black history. Beginning in 1970, that week-long observance became Black History Month. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated…

Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Practice attorney Erinn Grzech presented a webinar on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. She, along with RCM&D’s Stacey Markel and SISCO Benefits’s Nancy O’Neill, discussed a variety of protocols and topics that can help prevent a COVID-19 claim from occurring. COVID-19 claims can become costly and incur a considerable amount of…

As part of its celebration of Black History Month, ALFA International (ALFAI) is highlighting Black attorneys who are making an impact across its global network of law firms. The organization recently featured Semmes Principal and Chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee Jeaneen Johnson.  Ms. Johnson serves on the steering committees for ALFAI’s Hospitality & Retail and…