Our Speakers
Matt Davis
Matthew “Matt” Davis is the Vice President of Client Relations at CaseExperts, and he joined the company at its inception in September 2004. While pursuing his nursing degree, Matt worked as an Outside Adjuster and Bill Review/Negotiation Manager for CaseExperts. Matt received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) in December 2009. Following nursing school, Matt worked as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Glenwood Regional Medical Center (GRMC) in West Monroe, LA, before returning to CaseExperts in December 2010 as a Nurse Case Manager. In 2013, Matt was promoted to Vice President of Operations. In 2016, Brandon Davis assumed the role of Vice President of Operations, and Matt transitioned to Marketing, Client Relations, Company Education and assists in day-to-day operations. Matt has provided numerous continuing education presentations to Claims Adjusters across the United States. Matt is a devoted husband and father of three (3) children, two (2) boys and one (1) girl.
Brandon Davis
Brandon Davis is the Vice President of Operations at CaseExperts, and he joined the company in January 2005. While pursuing his nursing degree, Brandon worked as an Outside Adjuster and Private Investigator for CaseExperts. Brandon received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) in May 2010. Following nursing school, Brandon worked as a Registered Nurse (RN) and charge nurse in the Emergency Department at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA, before returning to CaseExperts in May 2012 as a Nurse Case Manager. In 2016, Brandon was promoted to Vice President of Operations. Brandon focuses on outcome-based nurse case management that includes frequent communication with our referral sources to ensure that all parties involved are well-informed as it pertains to the injured workers’ medical needs. Brandon is a devoted husband and father of one (1) child, a boy.
Todd Kelly
Todd Kelly is the President of Marketing and Sales for Genesis Information Services (GIS), Inc. He has collaborated with his wife and owner of Genesis, Neille Kelly, since its start in 2010. He received a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Louisiana State University.
Todd started his journey into investigations at the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office as an investigator before moving into the private investigation field and has since dedicated over 30 years to the industry.
Today he serves GIS, managing client relations, company standards, and project outcomes. He is an active member of the New Orleans Claims Association, Southern RIMS Chapter, Port of New Orleans Mariners Club, and the Louisiana Claims Association, wherein he has provided educational sessions.
GIS has over 50 years of combined experience in surveillance and investigations. The company was started for one purpose: to identify and reduce fraud. GIS specializes in assisting businesses with intelligence gathering, surveillance, investigations, and subrogation.
Matt Tierney
Graduated 1995 from Indiana University with a degree in Public Affairs with a concentration in Public Policy. Graduated in 1998 from LSU Law Center with a JD and admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association in 1998. Admitted to all Louisiana Courts as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. As a founding member of Tierney and Smiley, LLC, practice area is primarily focused on workers' compensation defense, employer liability and employer's rights. Has tried cases in every workers' compensation district and has appeared before various Louisiana Courts of Appeal and argued before the Louisiana Supreme Court. Presented numerous seminars, presentation and continuing education classes regarding all aspects of Louisiana workers' compensation. Member of LASIE and LABI. Obtained the highest AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale Hubbell.
Corey Meaux
Born and raised in Abbeville, LA, I grew up in your typical small-town USA, with one slight caveat – Abbeville is very Cajun. From gumbos to crawfish boils, some of my earliest and fondest memories are of large family gatherings with my extended family. Another very powerful and early memory that I have is that of my grandfather telling me that I was born to be an attorney. Throughout the years, I also heard this from my parents, sisters, and friends. Whether it’s my extrovert personality, my enjoyment in reading and learning new information, talking about anything and everything, and having the ability to argue my way out of a few groundings from my parents, I’d say they were right.
Strangely enough, my first major while attending college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette was civil engineering. With my love of science and math, and the fact that my dad and so many families and friends were in the oil field, I figured civil engineering was the right choice and would afford me an interesting and solid career path. Well, after 3 years in civil engineering, I found that my passion for the subject was dwindling at best, so I made the great decision to switch my major to pre-law, and I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in 2012.
After exploring law schools in Boston, MA, Charlotte, NC, Charleston, SC, and Texas, I decided to stay close to home and attend Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, LA, where I was a Law Review Editor and graduated cum laude in 2015. While attending law school, I found a passion for politics and worked for 2 years with the Acadiana Legislative Delegation at the Louisiana State Capitol. After graduating law school, I first worked for a local lobbying firm here in Lafayette, LA, where I helped with a successful mayoral campaign.
After my brief stint in politics, I finally made my way to practicing law. I devote the majority of my practice to workers’ compensation defense, but I also provide business consulting and litigation services to numerous clients. I’ve handled workers’ compensation, general liability, property disputes, shareholder disputes, and other litigated matters for my clients throughout the entire state of Louisiana. I’ve also opened multiple businesses and reviewed numerous contracts for my clients. I pride myself as a meticulous writer and researcher, and I believe that my always present positive attitude enables me to routinely work easily with plaintiff attorneys in an effort to resolve cases quickly and efficiently for my clients.
Whenever I’m not in the office, you can likely find me hunting, golfing, spending time with my dog (appropriately named “Justice”) or cooking some sort of Cajun dish while cheering on the New Orleans Saints, LSU Tigers, and UL Ragin’ Cajuns with family and friends.
Dr. Chad Domangue
Dr. Chad Domangue is a nationally recognized neurologist, pain management specialist, patient advocate, entrepreneur, and speaker from south Louisiana. He is a co-creator of the YNRC Relaxation Shot™ for supplement therapies. “I’m a fierce patient advocate. I treat every patient as I would my mom, my brother, my cousin. I’ll sit with you, examine you, review your imaging, and more importantly, I’ll LISTEN to you. I provide every patient with a ‘menu’ of treatment options, and I explain the risks and benefits of each,” said Dr. Chad.
As an Interventional Neurologist and Pain Management Specialist, Dr. Chad has exhaustive training in identifying and administering treatment for conditions that trigger severe and chronic pain and decreased functionality. He is double board-certified in Neurology and Pain Management and is board eligible for Clinical Neurophysiology. These distinct credentials allow Dr. Chad to assess and furnish his opinion as both a pain specialist and a neurologist. It displays a tangible demonstration of his deep commitment to providing the best possible care for his patients. “As a neurologist, I’m a detective that has to figure out what is wrong with your central nervous system, your brain, your spine, your nerves, your spinal cord, your muscles — causing weakness, pain, numbness, headaches,” said Dr. Chad.
Dr. Douglas Lurie
An orthopaedic specialist is more than just a member of your health care team; they also serve as a trusted partner in making the most of your current and future health and wellness. For many men and women in and around New Orleans, Douglas N. Lurie, MD, serves in that role. Through a combination of skill, expertise, and compassionate care, Dr. Lurie helps patients of all ages achieve exceptional joint health results.
Dr. Lurie studied business management at Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. He turned his focus to medicine at the University of South Alabama School of Medicine, where he earned his MD. He went on to further his knowledge and skills through an internship and residency at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, where he worked as a chief resident.
In his practice at Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans, Dr. Lurie offers the full scope of orthopaedic care. He has extensive experience in arthroscopic surgeries of the knee, hip, and shoulder, and especially enjoys providing care to workers who were injured on the job. Helping workers’ compensation patients get on their feet and back to work is an enriching part of Dr. Lurie’s practice. Sports medicine is another passion and an area where he can make a meaningful difference in his patients’ lives.
Kristi Smiley
Kristine D. Smiley has been a member of Tierney and Smiley, LLC since 2005. Her practice includes the areas of general civil litigation, appellate practice, general insurance defense, workers’ compensation defense, employers’ rights, and insurance contract coverage. She is a 2004 graduate of LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center where she was a member of the Louisiana Law Review. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and Louisiana Association of Self-Insured Employers. She is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts. She has also served on the Louisiana Bar Journal Editorial Board.
Chase Roy
Chase received his B.S. in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University in 2007 and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans in 2010. Chase is the Clinical Director at The Industrial Center at Downtown Physical Therapy.
He specializes in all aspects of Industrial Rehab. Chase has performed Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE) since 2010 and has performed over 2000 tests. He runs our Work Conditioning/Work Hardening Program (WorkFit) and specializes in Impairment Ratings. Chase maintains the highest level of communication with physicians, insurers, employers, and vocational counselors to ensure the best outcomes and expedient case resolution.
Mike Parker
I have never been good at writing my biography. Handling cases and catching trout and redfish are my true forte. Nevertheless, here goes.
After turning down a scholarship to play football at Northeastern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Monroe), I graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1981 with a double degree in Chemistry and Biology with thoughts of attending medical school. Thankfully, those plans did not work out and I entered the workforce after graduation. I had never thought about going to law school while I was in college, but I went to work for a law firm in Lafayette doing abstract work in courthouses around the State and got my first taste of maybe wanting to be a lawyer. When the bottom fell out of the oil market in 1982/83, I knew I would have to find something on which I could base a career and not just have a job. With a wife and a young daughter at home, I left for law school at LSU in 1984 while my wife of 39 years, Mary Ann, supported our family. With her help and a lot of hard work, I was able to graduate from LSU in 1987 with a law degree.
I was fortunate to quickly find employment with Martin, Taulbee, Rowe, Bares, and Oliver, where I began to learn the trade of practicing law. After 4 years, I left and joined Allen & Gooch where I spent the next 30 years developing my skills as a lawyer. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to handle a wide variety of cases, so I never got bored doing the same thing over and over. I was able to gain experience in handling trucking litigation, class action suits, insurance coverage disputes, product liability cases, construction cases, and defending employers in worker’s compensation claims. I’ve had the opportunity to testify before legislative committees on changes in the law, and I’ve had the opportunity to argue before the Louisiana Supreme Court (and win). I have also had the pleasure of speaking at numerous seminars on many topics including worker’s compensation. I have also conducted many training sessions for clients and insureds. However, my greatest pleasure has been having the opportunity to serve as a mentor to many young attorneys who have worked with me. I hope they learned from me the concept of hard work, professionalism, and ethical dealings with the courts and other attorneys. The fact I still get calls for advice from those I have worked with in the past still brings me great joy.
In 2021, Keith Landry and I decided to start our own firm and invited Patrick Johnson, Corey Meaux, and Andres Gomez to join us. Luckily, they all said yes, and the firm of Parker & Landry was founded. We have been blessed that our startup has been well received by our clients, the courts, and our brethren in the bar. Our goal is to continue to provide the same level of selectively aggressive service to our clients as they have come to expect from all of us at Parker & Landry. My personal goal is to continue to serve as a role model for the attorneys in our office and those yet to come, and to continue my mentorship of young attorneys. And now and then, when time permits, still catch a couple of trout and redfish.
Lauren Woodruff Rasmussen, PsyD, ABN
Dr. Rasmussen is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment planning of neurological diseases and disorders and health-related conditions.
Dr. Rasmussen has served as an expert in many cases involving traumatic brain injury, competency, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychological conditions as part of a claim involved in litigation. Dr. Rasmussen also specializes in workers’ compensation claims and often provides second medical opinions on injuries/damages in question. She has a special interest in fitness for duty evaluations for individuals looking to return to work or whose capacity to complete their workplace duties are being questioned.
From a clinical perspective, Dr. Rasmussen frequently evaluates patients who are concerned about their memory or who have been diagnosed with progressive neurocognitive conditions. She also assesses for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities in adults (and for accommodations needed on standardized testing or in the classroom), and psychiatric conditions.
Dr. Rasmussen often works with bariatric surgery candidates and patients who need presurgical clearance for major spinal surgeries and implantable devices such as spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pain pumps.
Outside of the office environment, Dr. Rasmussen enjoys rigorous fitness endeavors, spending time with her family, and traveling. She is also involved in consultation work with several neurorehabilitation hospitals throughout the state of Louisiana and occasionally has the privilege to serve as an adjunct faculty member at LSU. She offers practicum training experiences for LSU graduate students specializing in neuropsychology.
Ashley Barbier
Ashley Barbier is a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant with CaseExperts. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University, a Master of Health Sciences degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counseling from the University of Holy Cross. Ashley is a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor and has been with CaseExperts since January 2020.
Kate Robinson
Kate Robinson is the Claims Supervisor for the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama Team at LUBA Workers’ Comp in Baton Rouge, LA. She began working with LUBA Workers’ Comp in 2020.
A proud May 2001 graduate of Louisiana State University in Business Administration and Agribusiness, she was inspired to pursue a career in insurance. Prior to working at LUBA, Kate also worked for State Farm (2001-2006) and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC: 2013-2020).
In her free time, she enjoys running, gardening, traveling with her husband of 23 years and being a mom to her two kids and two dogs.
Larry Frieman, Chief Deputy Attorney General
Larry obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from LSU Medical Center in 1985. While working as a Physical Therapist, he attended Loyola Law School and obtained his Juris Doctorate in 1992. He started practicing law in 1993 and was a partner in the law firm of Juge, Napolitano, Guilbeau, Ruli & Frieman until December 2023.
Larry served one term in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023 representing District 74 covering parts of St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes. He was a member of the Civil Law Committee, Insurance Committee, and Labor Committee. Larry served as Vice-Chairman of the Louisiana Conservative Caucus. He also was a founding member and served as Vice-Chairman of the Louisiana Freedom Caucus.
JOHN D. RAY
Is the owner of The Ray Firm, LLC. His primary practice is in the area of workers’ compensation law. John has served as a mediator for the Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation Court in both District “02” (Alexandria) and District “04” (Lafayette) . In addition, John was a former Assistant Attorney General with the Louisiana Department of Justice (LADOJ). During that time, he served as the Section Chief of the LADOJ Litigation Division’s Workers’ Compensation Section. As Section Chief, he supervised all workers’ compensation litigation in which the State of Louisiana was the employer. In addition, as Section Chief he served as in-house legal advisor to the Louisiana Office of Risk Management and all state agencies and institutions regarding workers’ compensation issues. He has also practiced as an insurance defense attorney in the private sector, practicing exclusively in the areas of workers’ compensation and subrogation. John is a member of many professional organizations including the Louisiana, American, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans Bar Associations. John also served as a vice-chair of the American Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation & Employer Liability Law Committee from 2006 – 2008. In addition, since 2019 John has been the co-chair of the Louisiana Bar Association’s Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar since 2019. He received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Southern University Law Center and is admitted to practice before all Louisiana Courts as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. In 2017 John attained the highest rating of “AV Preeminent” from Martindale Hubble and has maintained that rating.
Joseph H. Jolissaint
Joseph H. Jolissaint is a native of Baton Rouge. He attended LSU for his undergraduate degree and he obtained his law degree from Southern University Law Center. Since graduating law school, Joe has focused his 20 years of practice towards personal injury cases and Louisiana workers’ compensation claims. Currently he is a member of the Louisiana Association of Justice, Louisiana Workers’ Injury Law Advocacy Group (President Elect). Joe was appointed by the Governor Jindal as the plaintiffs’ attorney representative to the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council and served from 2012 to 2017. Joe regulary speaks at the legislature on matters dealing with Workers Compensation bills. Joe has recently been mediating Workers Compensation Cases with the Parker Mediations.
Paul V. Birinyi, M.D.,F.A.A.N.S., F.C.N.S.
Dr. Birinyi, A Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Neurosurgeon was originally hailing from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, Dr. Birinyi completed his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in cellular and molecular neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland. While there, he pursued his interests in the genetics of alcohol and drug abuse at the National Institute on Drug Abuse and in restless legs syndrome at The Johns Hopkins Center for Restless Legs Syndrome.
After returning home from Baltimore, Dr. Birinyi graduated from the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, where he engaged extensively in anatomical education. In residency at Saint Louis University, his interests included resident education and minimally invasive spinal surgery. He continued his interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques with a spine fellowship with Dr. Kevin Foley and the Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Birinyi currently resides in Alexandria, Louisiana where he enjoys spending time in the community, being with his wife and daughters, and partaking in Louisiana’s vast outdoorsman culture.
Samantha Williamson
Samantha Williamson is a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant with CaseExperts. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a Minor in English from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from The University of Alabama. Samantha is a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor and has been with CaseExperts since August 2016.