NC: Michelle Denning Appointed to Serve as Deputy Commissioner

                               

Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Industrial Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Denning as a Deputy Commissioner.

Denning has worked in various capacities at the Industrial Commission and other State agencies that interact with the Commission for the past 16 years. Denning joined the Industrial Commission in 2006, serving for nine years in multiple roles including Full Commission Law Clerk, Legal Counsel to the Chairman, and Special Deputy Commissioner. In 2015, Denning joined the N.C. Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General, where she represented the Industrial Commission in noninsured cases and penalty enforcement matters and later represented the N.C. Department of Public Safety (DPS) in workers’ compensation litigation. In 2018, Denning moved to DPS as Assistant General Counsel where she managed workers’ compensation cases on behalf of the agency. In 2019, Denning returned to the Industrial Commission as General Counsel.

Denning earned her undergraduate degree from Meredith College and her J.D. from Regent University School of Law. She also holds a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission mediation certification (inactive status).

Denning will hear noninsured cases throughout the State.

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