Elizabeth Stewart Poisson
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury, Worker's Compensation
513 Chestnut St., Wilmington, NC 28401
About Elizabeth Stewart Poisson
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Worker's Compensation
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2004J.D
- Honors: with honors,
- Law Review: North Carolina Law Review, Member, 2002 - 2003
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, , 2001B.A
- Honors: Pi Beta Phi
Representative Cases
- Blalock v. Southeastern Materials, 209 N.C. App. 228, 703 S.E.2d 896 (2011)
- Javorsky v. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 208 N.C. App. 644, 703 S.E.2d 761 (2010)
- Ard v. Owens-Illinois, 182 N.C. App. 493, 642 S.E.2d 257 disc. rev. denied 361 N.C. 690, 652 S.E.2d 254 (2007)
- Taylor v. Carolina Restaurant Group, 170 N.C. App. 532, 613 S.E.2d 510, aff’d per curiam 360 N.C. 173, 622 S.E.2d 492 (2005)
- Williams v. City of Wilmington, __ N.C. App. __, 716 S.E.2d 876 (2011)
- Perez v. Clark, __ N.C. App. __, 701 S.E.2d 404 (2010)
- Polk v. Nationwide Recyclers, Inc., 192 N.C. App. 211, 664 S.E.2d 619 (2008)
- Deason v. Owens-Illinois, __ N.C. App. __, 664 S.E.2d 665 disc. rev. denied 363 N.C. 124 disc. rev. denied 363 N.C. 124, 675 S.E.2d 41 (2009)
- Wright v. Simpson’s Eggs, __ N.C. App. __, 636 S.E.2d 340 (2006)
Classes and Seminars
- “Social Media and the Workers’ Compensation Practitioner,” 26th Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (North Carolina Industrial Commission, October 2021)
- Panel Discussion, “Whaddya Mean my Checks Will Stop at 500 Weeks?” Quirky Issues in Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, September 10, 2021)
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2019,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 2020)
- Advanced Topics of Workers’ Compensation, Extended Benefits (North Carolina Bar Association, November 13, 2020)
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2018,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 2019)
- Panel Discussion, “Most Important Workers’ Compensation Cases of the Year” (Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 2019)
- Panel Discussion, “Using Social Media as an Investigative Tool – Who Can You “Friend”?” Ethics Hot Issues (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, February 18, 2019)
- “The Physician’s Role in the Return to Work Process,” 23rd Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (North Carolina Industrial Commission, October 2018)
- Panel Discussion, “Deposition Successes,” Convention (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 2018)
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2016,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 2017)
- “Best Practices for Appeals to the Full Commission” 22nd Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (North Carolina Industrial Commission, October 2017)
- Panel Discussion, Most Important Workers’ Compensation Cases of the Year, Convention (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 2017).
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2015,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 2016).
- “Communications with Medical Providers per Section 97-25.6 of the General Statutes: What’s Allowed And What’s Not,” 21st Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (North Carolina Industrial Commission, October 5, 2016).
- Panel Discussion, Most Important Workers’ Compensation Cases of the Year, Convention (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 2016).
- “Proving Disability: How to Meet Your Burden,” Workers’ Comp Roundtable (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, March 4, 2016).
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2014,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 2015).
- Panel Discussion, Most Important Workers’ Compensation Cases of the Year, Convention (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 2015).
- Panel Discussion, Establishing Disability Under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act in 2015: The Spectrum of Earning Capacity Issues from Impairment to Restoration (North Carolina Bar Association, February 2015).
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2013,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 2014).
- Panel Discussion, Most Important Workers’ Compensation Cases of the Year, Convention (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 15, 2014).
- “Tricks and Traps in Clincher Language,” Workers’ Comp Roundtable (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, March 7, 2014).
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2012,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 6, 2013).
- “Medical Causation in Workers’ Compensation Cases,” Mountain Magic (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, October 18, 2013).
- “Appeals to the Full Commission,” Basics of Workers’ Compensation (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, September 27, 2013).
- Panel Discussion, Most Important Workers’ Compensation Cases of the Year, Convention (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, June 16, 2013).
- “Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court Decisions since November 2011,” Workplace Torts & Workers’ Comp (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, December 7, 2012).
- “The Mathematics of Workers’ Compensation,” 17th Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (North Carolina Industrial Commission, October 11, 2012).
- Presentation on Death Benefits, Learning the Ropes—Workers’ Compensation Basics (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, October 5, 2012).
- “Appellate Practice in Workers’ Compensation Claims,” Workers’ Comp Roundtable (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, March 2, 2012).
- “It’s About Time: Calculations for Late Compensation and Penalty Payments,” Mountain Magic (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, October 2009).
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2004
Other Affiliations
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2010 - 2012 (New Lawyers Division Chair)
- Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2010 – 2017, 2021 to present
- Executive Committee, Workers’ Rights Section, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2011 - Present
- Member, North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee, 2014 to 2020, 2022 to present
- Chair, Workers’ Rights Section, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, July 2016 to July 2017
- Co-Chair, Coastal Region of the NCAJ Womens’ Caucus (July 2016 to present) Member, North Carolina State Bar
- Member, North Carolina State Bar Specialization Committee, Workers’ Compensation, 2015 - 2020
- Diversity + Inclusion Officer, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Executive Committee, 2020 - 2021
- Member, North Carolina State Bar Authorized Practice Committee, 2021
- New Hanover County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)
- Workers’ Injury Law Group (WILG)
Past Positions
- The Honorable Hugh B. Campbell, Jr. at the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Intern
- The Honorable Michael E. Beale at the Superior Court of Judicial District 20A of the State of North Carolina, Intern
Articles
Published Works
- E. S. Poisson, “Recent Cases Involving the Exclusive Remedy Provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act: Trivette v. Yount and Taft v. Brinley’s Grading, Inc. et al.” Trial Briefs (North Carolina Advocates for Justice, August 2013)
- Cammarano and V. Johnson (editors), North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success at Every Stage of a Claim (LEXIS-NEXIS® 1st ed. 2012 & 2nd ed. 2014) (wrote Chapter 5, “Course and Scope”)
- E. S. Poisson, “Addressing the Impropriety of Statutory Caps on Pain and Suffering Awards in the Medical Liability System,” 82 North Carolina Law Review 759 (2004)
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