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Hon. Douglas W. Gott
Chief Administrative Law Judge • Kentucky Labor Cabinet
Doug Gott, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been an administrative law judge with the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims since 2008. He was appointed Chief ALJ in 2017. He helped develop and implement the DWC’s expedited medical dispute program in 2013. Since becoming CALJ, he has twice chaired the DWC’s Regulatory Advisory Committee to the Commissioner tasked with implementing new regulations; was involved in the DWC’s Medical Advisory Committee to the Commissioner tasked with adopting treatment guidelines and a pharmaceutical formulary; and initiated the development and implementation of the DWC’s first mediation program and regulation. Since late 2018, he has mediated over 700 workers’ compensation claims. He coordinates semi-annual training sessions with the ALJ panel in Kentucky, with regular emphasis on improved legal writing. He has presented on various topics at over 40 state, regional, and national conferences since becoming an ALJ. He is on the Board of the National Association of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary; is a fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers; and a member of the IAIABC dispute resolution committee. -
Robert D. Hudson, Esq.
Labor & Employment Attorney • Frost Brown Todd LLC
A member of Frost Brown Todd LLC, Hudson has over twenty- five years of experience representing management clients in all phases of labor relations. His practice includes various aspects of labor and employment consulting for management, equal employment opportunity, legal compliance training, union avoidance, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, and employment litigation. He practices nationally before various administrative agencies and courts. Hudson’s distinguished service to the business community includes chairing Northern Kentucky’s two largest business organizations. He has authored several award-winning business books, including A Better Tomorrow – Fighting for Capitalism and Jobs in the Heartland (Saratoga Press LLC, 2012), Our Best Tomorrow – Students Teaching Capitalism to America (Headline Books 2013), and The HR Lawyer Within You (Saratoga Books 2015). Hudson's 2013 business columns were submitted for a Pulitzer Prize and he became an award-winning screenwriter in 2017. -
H. Douglas Jones, Esq.
Founder and Member-in-Charge • JSB Attorneys, PLLC
Jones is a Member of JSB Attorneys, PLLC, which provides state-wide professional services through regional Kentucky offices. He has over 30 years’ experience defending employers in Kentucky workers’ compensation claims. Jones was previously selected as one of the “50 Most Influential People in Workers’ Compensation” nationally and Best Lawyers in America - Kentucky. He has served as President of the Kentucky Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section, as well as an adjunct professor at Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where he taught Kentucky workers’ compensation law. Jones has an AV (highest) Martindale Hubbell rating and was inducted into the American Bar Association College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers in 2007. He has authored and co-authored numerous texts related to workers’ compensation law. Jones has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from University of Kentucky, and a Juris Doctor Degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law. -
Kevin Lederer
Director of Client Engagement • Command Investigations
Kevin currently serves as the Director of Client Engagement for Command Investigations and has over a decade of experience in the investigations industry. His current responsibilities include the supervision of Command’s Account Management Team, national customer expansion, oversight of the continuing education curriculum, and developing claim investigation strategies for Command’s clientele. Prior to his promotion into client management, Lederer held various roles at Command including SIU Investigator, Senior Field Investigator and Operations Manager. During this time, he managed a team of investigators in various states, successfully conducted thousands of hours in surveillance operations, and worked a variety of scene investigations, claimant interviews and other field operations. Lederer currently resides in Orlando, Florida with his wife and daughter.
