Missouri Workers Compensation Lawyers
Roskin & Hoffmann, LLC

ATTORNEY B. MICHAEL KORTE

RECOGNITION, AWARDS AND HONORS

• Workers’ Compensation Distinguished Lawyer Award, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and Kids’ Chance, Inc., of Missouri, 2009
• Fellow, College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
• Outstanding Service Award, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2001
• Martindale-Hubbell, A.V. rated,  1993-
• Martindale-Hubbell, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
  • Fellow, 2008-
• The Missouri Bar
  • Workers' Compensation  Committee, 1984-
  • Chair, 1990-1992
  • Vice-Chair 1988-1990
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
  • President, 2000-2001
  • Vice President and President-Elect, 1998-2000
  • Executive Committee, 1996-2002
  • Board of Governors, 1995-
  • Workers' Compensation Committee, Chair, 1992-1996
• Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group, c.1996-
  • Board of Directors/sustaining member, c.1997-
  • Fraud Task Force, 2008-
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1997-
  • Workers' Compensation Committee, 1997-
  • Facilities Review Task Force, c.2001
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Workers Compensation Section State Captain, c. 1997

PUBLICATIONS

• 29 Missouri Practice, Workers' Compensation Law and Practice, Thomson West Publishing
• 29A Missouri Practice, Workers' Compensation Law and Practice, Thomson West Publishing, annual editions, 1996-
• Missouri Workers' Compensation Law, Second Edition, Ch. 1: the Employment Relationship, The Missouri Bar
• "Summary of the Workers' Compensation Bill", Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, June 22, 1998
• "Top Ten Workers Comp Cases of the Decade", Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, October 21, 1999
• "Injuries" and "Accidents": Developments in the Case Law”, Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, June 19, 2000
• "The Last Exposure Rule: Repetitive Injury Exception", Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, June 18, 2001
• "Medical Expert Testimony after Senate Bill 1: 'A Whole New World' or 'Armageddon Now'?", The Missouri Trial Attorney, 2006
• "Missouri Labor Commission Rules on 'Prevailing Factor' Cases", The Missouri Trial Attorney, 2008
• Workers' Compensation Corner (column), 1997 - 2000, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

ACTIVITIES

• Kids' Chance, Inc., of Missouri, President, 1996
• Chief Administrative Law Judge Advisory Committee, c.2000-
• Kirkwood (Mo) Rotary Club, 2006-
  • Board of Directors, 2008-2009
• Kirkwood Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce, 2006-
  • Chamber Ambassador Committee, 2009
  • Board of Directors, 2010-
• Business Network International, 2007-
  • Chapter vice-president, 2009-2010
• Council of Lutheran Churches of Greater St. Louis, Board of  Directors, 1981-1986
  • Executive Committee, 1984-1986
  • Secretary, 1985-1985
• Kirkwood R7 School District
  • Treasurer, Proposition I campaign, 2005
  • Mediation Team, c. 1997
• St Mark's Ev. Lutheran Church (ELCA) Church Council, 1987-1990
  • Executive Committee, 1988
  • Secretary 1989-1990
• Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, Deacon, c. 1994
• Lions Club of Webster Groves, Mo, 1978-1980
  • Director 1980
• University of Missouri Alumni Association Student Board, 1973-1976
• Student Body President, Webster Groves High School, 1970-1971

LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS

• University of Missouri School of Law
  • "The Most Important Developments in Workers' Compensation", Hot Topics in Personal Injury Litigation, Clayton MO, April 11, 1997
• Saint Louis University School of Law
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
  • "Final Disability Evaluation: Trial Preparation and Docketing", Basic Trial Series: Workers' Compensation, March 22, 1991, St. Louis MO
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
  • "1993 Workers' Compensation Reform, S.B. 251, The Claimant's Perspective", 1993 Annual Workers' Compensation Seminar, September 23, 1993, St. Louis MO
  • "Missouri Workers' Compensation Law and Practice", May 8, 2002, University City, MO
• Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Division of Workers' Compensation
  • "Legal Update", Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, September 3, 1997, Columbia MO
  • "Employees/Independent Contractors", Fourth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 9, 1998, Columbia MO
  • "Psychological Injuries", Tenth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 8, 2004, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Case Law Update", Eleventh Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 7, 2005, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Significant Provisions of the New Workers' Compensation Law", Legal Staff Meeting, November 2, 2005, Jefferson City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Case Law Update", Twelfth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 13, 2006, Osage Beach MO
  • "Critical Questions on Compensability and the Vulnerability of the Workers' Compensation Law", Thirteenth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 4, 2007, Osage Beach MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Case Law Update", Thirteenth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 5, 2007, Osage Beach MO
  • "Critical Questions on Compensability and the Vulnerability of the Workers' Compensation Law", Fourteenth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 9, 2008, Osage Beach MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Case Law Update", Fourteenth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 10, 2008, Osage Beach MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Case Law Update", Fifteenth Annual Missouri Issues In Workers' Compensation, June 9, 2009, Osage Beach MO
• The Missouri Bar
  • "Workers' Compensation", September 15, 1988, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1990, June 8, 1990, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1991, June, 1991, Kansas City MO
  • "Deposing The Rating Physician for the Employee", Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, 1991, August 16, 1991, St. Louis MO
  • “Acquisition, Interpretation, Review and Analysis of Medical Records”, Annual Convention, September 27, 1991, Kansas City MO
  • A Short Course in Medicine for Personal Injury Lawyers (moderator), May 1, 1992, Columbia MO
  • “A Short Course in Medicine for Personal Injury Lawyers” (moderator), May 22, 1992, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1992, June 5, 1992, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1992, June 12, 1992, Columbia MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1993, June 3, 1993, Kansas City MO
  • "Employee's Perspective", Workers' Compensation: The New Law, October 29, 1993, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Compensation: The New Law" (moderator), October 29, 1993, St. Louis MO
  • Hot Topics in Workers' Compensation Practice (moderator), April 21, 1994, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1994, June 3, 1994, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1994, June 17, 1994, Columbia MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1995, June 2, 1995, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1995, June 23, 1995, Columbia MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1996, June 7, 1996, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1997, June 5, 1997, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1998, May 28, 1998, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 1999, May 28, 1999, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2000, May 25, 2000, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2001, May 24, 2001, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2002, May 23, 2002, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2003, May 23, 2003, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2004, May 27, 2004, Kansas City MO
  • "Discussion of Legislation", Workers' Compensation Committee Spring Meeting, May 3, 2005, Jefferson City MO
  • "Discussion of Legislation", Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, May 20, 2005, Clayton MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2005, May 26, 2005, Kansas City MO
  • "Medical Interpretation of Objective v. Subjective", Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, May 18, 2006, Clayton MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2006, May 25, 2006, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2007, May 24, 2007, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2008, May 29, 2008, Kansas City MO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Annual Law Update - 2009, May 28, 2009, Kansas City MO
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
  • "Jury Selection/Opening Statement", Trying the Auto Collision Case, January 12, 1990, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers Compensation Trial Preparation", Workers' Compensation Seminar, 22, 1991, St. Louis MO
  • "Making Sense out of Medical Records", Law and Medicine Seminar, May 1, 1992, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Start to Finish", 34^th Annual Convention, June 28, 1992, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Update", 35^th Annual Convention, June 27, 1993, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Update", 37^th Annual Convention, June 25, 1995, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Annual Update of the Law", 38^th Annual Convention, June 23, 1996, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Annual Update of the Law", 39^th Annual Convention, June 22, 1997, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Update on Workers' Compensation Law", 40^th Annual Convention, June 21, 1998, Lake Ozark, MO
  • "Update on Workers' Compensation Law", 41^st Annual Convention, June 27, 1999, Lake Ozark, MO
  • "How to Better Organize Your Law Office", Make Your Plaintiffs Law Practice More Successful! Some Practical Advice, November 15, 2001, St. Louis MO
  • "Hot Issues in the Workers' Comp World", 46^th Annual Convention, June 25^th, 2004, Lake Ozark MO
  • "Working Within the Parameters of Senate Bill No. 1"', Trial Tips Seminar, May 6, 2005, St. Louis MO
  • "Representing Injured Workers Under the New Workers' Compensation Law", New Parameters for Representing Clients in Tort & Workers' Compensation Cases, October 21, 2005, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Law Update", 49^th Annual Convention, June 22, 2007, Lake Ozark MO
  • "The Prevailing Factor: Workers' Compensation after SB1", 50^th Annual Convention, June 20, 2008, Lake Ozark MO
  • “The New World of Workers’ Compensation, March 20, 2009, St. Louis Mo
  The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  • "Update: Heart Attacks and Mental Stress Decisions", Fourth Annual Missouri Workers' Compensation Seminar, March 30, 1990, St. Louis MO
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • "Case Law Update", Workers' Compensation, Legal Issues and Practical Solutions, Kansas City MO, September 15, 1995
• Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Small Business WeeK
    • Business Panel Discussion, May 17, 2008, Kirkwood MO
  • Small Business Week
    • Business Panel Discussion, May 13, 2009, Kirkwood MO
      
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis
  • "Analysis and Review of the Workers' Compensation Legislative Bill No. 251", Workers' Compensation Morning Seminar, July 23, 1993, St. Louis MO
  • "Point/Counter-Point: What Is Being Used and What Is Not? Senate Bill 251 - 1994 Legislative Update", Workers' Compensation Seminar, May 19, 1994, St. Louis MO
• Mid-America Labor/Management Conference
  • "Injured Workers' Union (IWU), Workers Institute for Safety and Health (WISH)", 17^th Annual Mid-America Labor/Management Conference, June 25, 2002, Osage Beach, MO
• St. Louis University School of Public Health
• University of Missouri Outreach and Extension
• Missouri AFL-CIO
• St. Louis Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  • "Workers' Compensation", Workers' Memorial Safety & Health Conference, St. Louis MO, May 1, 2001
• Missouri Self-Insurers Association
  • "Case Law Update", MSIA Annual Meeting, September, 19, 2006, St. Louis MO
  • “Surveillance”, MSIA Annual Meeting, September 22, 2008, Lake Ozark, MO
• Kid's Chance Inc. Of Missouri
  • "Case Law Update", First Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Seminar, February 27, 1998, St. Louis MO
  • "Workers' Comp Legislative Update Senate Bill #1 and #130", April 22, 2005, St. Louis MO
  • "New Statute Overview", Third Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Seminar, June 17, 2005, St. Louis MO
  • "New Fact Law Scenarios", Workers' Compensation Educational Seminar 2006, June 2, 2006, St. Louis MO
  • "Potpourri", Workers' Compensation CLE Seminar 2007, May 11, 2007, St. Louis MO
  • "Case Law Update", Workers' Compensation CLE Seminar 2008, April 25, 2008, St. Louis MO
    
• Missouri Lawyers' Weekly
  • "Workers' Compensation Law Update', November 16, 2001, St. Louis MO
  • "Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation", What Every General Practitioner Needs to Know, Clayton, MO, April 19, 2002
• NMC Services
  • "Billing Practices in Workers' Compensation", Midwestern Regional Management Conference, St. Louis MO, April 22, 1991
• Lorman Education Services
  • "Workers' Compensation for the General Practitioner", St. Louis MO, July 16, 1997
• National Business Institute
  • "Workers' Compensation in Missouri", May 8, 1990, Clayton, MO
  • "Advanced Workers' Compensation in Missouri", January 16, 1991, St. Louis MO
  • "Advanced Workers' Compensation in Missouri", December 10, 1991, Clayton MO
  • "Advanced Workers' Compensation in Missouri", March 9, 1995, Clayton MO
  • "Advanced Workers' Compensation in Missouri", May 16, 1996, Clayton MO
  • "Workers' Compensation in Missouri: Development, Preparation and Settlement of a Claim", February 20, 1997, Clayton MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Hearings in Missouri: Techniques and Strategies", August 20, 1997, Clayton MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Hearings in Missouri: Techniques and Strategies", February 20, 2004, Clayton MO
  • "Workers' Compensation Hearings in: Techniques and Strategies", February 13, 2006, Clayton MO

• Missouri, 1978
• United States District Court,  Eastern District of Missouri, 1978
• Illinois 1980

EDUCATION

• University of Missouri, Columbia MO - J.D., 1978
• University of Missouri, Columbia MO - B.S., Public Administration, 1975
• Webster Groves, MO, High School, 1971

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• The Korte Law Firm, 1978; 1996; 2002-
• Floyd and Roskin, Inc., 1979-1980
• James F. Koester, Inc., 1980-1984
• John B. Schwabe II and Associates, 1984-1996
• Korte and Smallwood, L.L.C., 1996-2002