Marcus Anthony Roland

Marcus Anthony Roland

Commonwealth of Kentucky, General Counsel
  • Workers' Compensation, Arbitration & Mediation
  • Kentucky
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Biography

Marcus A. Roland is a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated attorney who has practiced law in Kentucky for 25 years. He received his B.A. from Union College, his M.A. from the University of Cincinnati, and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Marc has practice experience in multiple areas of the law but has spent the largest part of his career handling workers' compensation claims. Roland has represented workers' compensation clients, appeared before workers' compensation Administrative Law Judges and presented arguments to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Board, the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court in over 1,000 workers' compensation matters. Marc is also a trained mediator, a trained meeting facilitator, and is the editor of Roland Legal's workers' compensation blog, Ouch!, recognized by LexisNexis as a top workers' compensation blog three years in a row. Roland also serves as the only Kentucky attorney on LexisNexis' Workers' Compensation Advisory Board and exclusively manages LexisNexis' Kentucky workers' compensation law updates. He will also be a contributing writer to the latest edition of The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance, published by LexisNexis. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the KBA Workers' Compensation Section, the Fayette County Bar Association, American Bar Association and is admitted to practice before the Kentucky courts and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky.

Education
University of Kentucky College of Law
J.D. | Law
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University of Cincinnati
M.A. | Communication
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Union College
B.A. | English / German Studies
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Professional Experience
General Counsel
Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission
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Serve as General Counsel for the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission, performing a variety of in-house counsel duties and representing the agency in civil and administrative litigation.
Managing Partner
Roland Legal PLLC
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Partner
Ferreri and Fogle
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Partner of boutique workers’ compensation insurance defense firm
Publications
Articles & Publications
OUCH! blog
Roland Legal
Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis (Contributor)
LexisNexis
Lawmakers speeding toward adjournment with reforms undone (featured source)
workcompcentral.com
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Reviewer)
LexisNexis
Kentucky's Thoroughbred Industry and Workers' Compensation: Out of the Money
LexisNexis
Speaking Engagements
You First Workers' Compensation Claim, KBA Annual Conference, Lexington, KY
Kentucky Bar Association
Advanced Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation Seminar, Louisville, KY
Sterling Education Services
A Practical Guide to Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation in Kentucky
Sterling Education Services
Legal Technology and Ethical Concerns, KBA Workers' Compensation Section, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Kentucky Bar Association
Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Compensation, Kentucky Bar Association, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
KBA Workers Compensation Section
Awards
Top 25 Workers' Compensation Blog
LexisNexis
Professional Associations
Kentucky State Bar
Member
Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Kentucky
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Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Additional Practice Area
  • Insurance regulation
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Blog
Roland Legal Blog
Contact & Map
Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission
Frankfort
42 Mill Creek Park
Frankfort, KY 40601
Telephone: (502) 782-1721