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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have utilized the services of a workers’ compensation consultant to assist me in defending stop work orders and penalty assessments for contractors. Classifications are included in that assessment. The consultant is a former workers compensation investigator. That may help your client. Her name is Denise McNeal and her email address is: <a href="mailto:stopworkorder@gmail.com">stopworkorder@gmail.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Diane S. Perera, Esq.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Law Offices of Diane S. Perera, P.A.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>14540 SW 136 Street, Suite 208</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Miami, Florida 33186</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>305-252-1388 - Office</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>305-253-3188 - Fax</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.dpconstructionlaw.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>www.dpconstructionlaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail may contain a communication protected by the attorney-client privilege. If you do not expect such a communication from the Law Office of Diane S. Perera, P.A. please delete this message without reading it or any attachment, and notify the sender at <u><a href="mailto:postmaster@dpconstructionlaw.com">postmaster@dpconstructionlaw.com</a></u> of this inadvertent delivery.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Terpening<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 31, 2011 7:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> constructionlaw@lists.flabarrpptl.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Workers' Compensation Referral<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone recommend an attorney in the Miami area that specializes in workers’ compensation employee classification? The client is a general contractor that was billed excessively by the Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association on a technicality relating to three of the client’s employees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My individual e-mail is jterpening@shutts.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Jimmy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=550 style='width:412.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=115 height=162 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC9882.38D9A5A0" alt="http://www.shutts.com/shutts100.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span 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