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30% Insurance
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25% Health Care
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25% Medical Malpractice
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20% Litigation
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I am a member in the Seattle office where my practice includes health care, insurance,product liability, mass tort, and civil matters. I provide a wide range... more
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Résumé
License
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18 years since Mary Rebecca Knack was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Connecticut |
Active
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1993 |
12/01/2008 |
| Washington |
Active
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1997 |
01/31/2012 |
| Alaska |
Active Out of State
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2000 |
11/28/2011 |
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Member at
Williams Kastner
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2003–present
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Associate at
Williams Kastner
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1997–2002
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Associate at
O'Brien, Tanski, Tanzer & Young
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1994–1996
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Law Clerk for the Honorable Frederick A. Freedman at
Connecticut Appellate Court
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1993–1994
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See all 4 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Connecticut School of Law |
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Juris Doctor, with honors |
1993 |
| Smith College |
Architecture and Urban Studies |
Bachelor of Arts |
1988 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Defense Research Institute, SLDO Relationship Committee |
2008-present
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, Annual Meeting Steering Committee |
2007-present
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, SLDO Relationship Committee |
2007-present
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, SLDO Relationship Committee |
2006-present
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| Program Chair - Young Lawyers Breakout Session Seminar |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
2004-present
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| Publications Vice-Chair |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
2004-present
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| Liasion |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
2003-present
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| Member, Long Range Steering Committee |
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee |
2003-present
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| Program Chair, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
2007
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| Chair, HIPAA Issues Committee |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
2005-2006
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| Publications Chair |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
2005
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, Annual Meeting Steering Committee |
2002
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| Chair, Women's Mentoring Committee |
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee |
2000-2002
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| Member |
American Health Lawyers Association |
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| Member |
Defense Reseach Insitute |
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Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Committee |
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee |
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, Products Liability Committee |
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| Member |
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee |
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| Member |
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers |
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| Member |
Washington Healthcare Risk Management Society |
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| Member |
Washington State Bar Association |
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| Member |
Washington State Society of Health Care Attorneys |
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| Co-Author, The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: Compliance and The Mandatory Reporting Requirements |
ABA TIPS Business Litigation Committee Newsletter |
2011 |
| Author, The Medicare Maze: How CPAs can help new Medicare enrollees plan for a healthy financial future |
Iowa CPA |
2010 |
| The Medicare Maze: How CPAs can help new Medicare enrollees plan for a healthy financial future |
Washington CPA |
2010 |
| Co-Author, Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Coming Soon to Washington: Are You Ready to Handle Medical Record Request Audits? |
Washington Healthcare News |
2009 |
| Presenter and Author, Practice Arrangements: Stark, Fraud and Abuse, and Anti-Kickback Rules |
Spokane, WA |
2008 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2006 |
| HIPAA Best Practices for Defense Lawyers |
The DRI Defense Library Series |
2005 |
| Co-author, Meaningful Access to All: Health Care Providers and Limited English Proficiency Patients |
For The Defense |
2005 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2005 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2004 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2003 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2002 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2001 |
| Contributing Author: Washington Tort Law |
The Tort Law Desk Reference |
2000 |
See all 14 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Presenter, Untangling Medicare's Subrogation Right |
WDTL Annual Convention |
2010 |
| Presenter, Medicare Secondary Payer, Section 111 of the MMSEA & Case Considerations: What Defense Lawyer Needs to Know |
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers |
2010 |
| Presenter, Handling the Case Involving the Medicare Beneficiary: Resolving the Case, Negotiations, and Settlement Documents |
Utah Association of Defense Counsel and Utah Association for Justice Combined Meeing |
2010 |
| Presenter, Handling the Case Involving a Medicare Beneficiary |
South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association, Annual Seminar |
2010 |
| Panelist, Marsh Roundtable on the MMSEA and Medicare Secondary Payer Act |
Panel |
2010 |
| Presenter, Handling the Case Involving a Medicare Beneficiary: Nuts and Bolts, Case Resolution, Negotiation and Settlement |
Oklahoma Association of Defense Cousel Mid-Year CLE |
2010 |
| Presenter, Handling the Case Involving the Medicare Beneficiary: Nuts and Bolts, Case Resolution, Negotiation and Settlement |
OADC Webinar |
2010 |
| Presenter, Handling the Case Involving the Medicare Beneficiary: Nuts and Bolts, Resolving the Case, Negotiations and Settlement Documents |
Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund |
2010 |
| The Medicare Secondary Payer Act and CMS Reporting Obligations |
DRI, Nursing Home Seminar |
2010 |
| Presenter, Settling Personal Injury Claims Involving Medicare Beneficiaries: Tips and Tools for the Defense |
DRI Webscast |
2010 |
| Presenter, Medicare Secondary Payer & Case Settlement Considerations: What the Defense Lawyer Needs to Know |
DRI Mid-Region Meeting |
2010 |
| Presenter, Collecting Medical Records in WA and OR |
Seattle, WA |
2009 |
| Presenter and Author, Current issue in Compliance: Stark Ill and Beyond |
Portland, OR |
2009 |
| Presenter, What is All This Talk About the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act? |
Kansas Association of Defense Counsel 31st Annual Conference |
2009 |
| Moderator, MMSEA Section 111 Reporting: Are You Ready? |
DRI Webcast |
2009 |
| Presenter, Pre-Trial Pleadings |
Seattle, WA |
2008 |
| Presenter, Strategies for Work/Life Balance |
Seattle, WA |
2007 |
| Responding to Subpoenas and Subpoenas Duces Tecum |
Law Seminar |
2007 |
| HIPAA: Traps in Everyday Clinical Practice |
HIPAA Seminar |
2007 |
| What is all this Talk About Mold?, Mold and its impact on Real Estate |
Turning the Corner |
2003 |
| Moderator, Medical Experts |
Washington State Bar Association |
2002 |
| Presenter, You're Outta Here! Federal Preemption in Products Cases |
Defense Research Institute, Product Liability Conference |
2001 |
| Moderator, Women's Mentoring Breakfast: Advantages for Client Development and Trial Practice |
Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting |
2000 |
See all 23 speaking engagements
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