Experience

Rating: 9.1 (Superb)

Honors

2007

Outstanding Healthcare Litigators, Nightingale's Healthcare News

2004

Excellence in Preparation for Trial Practice,

2000

University of Florida Scholar, University of Florida

1998

John D. Donovan Award, Boston College

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Work Experience

2003 - Present

Associate, Foley & Lardner

2002 - 2002

Judicial Extern for Hon. Ronald S.W. Lew, United States District Court, Central District

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Associations

2008 - Present

Health Care Compliance Association

Member

2007 - Present

California Society for Healthcare Attorneys

Member

2005 - Present

American Health Lawyers Association

Member

2004 - Present

American Bar Association, Health Law Litigation Committee

Member

2001 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2005 - 2008

Beverly Hills Bar Association

Member

2002 - 2004

USC Moot Court Honors Program

Editor

1999 - 2001

AKD International Sociology Honor Society

Member

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Education

2004

University of Southern California Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

University of Florida

B.A., with honors

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Speaking Engagements

2008

The Amendment 7 Challenge: Is a PSO Hype or Hope?

Florida Peer Review After Amendment 7: Challenges and Solutions

2008

Health Care Friday Focus Web Conference

Quality of Care: Important Changes to Reimbursement and Enforcement

2008

Harvard University Quality Colloquium

Enhancing Quality and Compliance

2008

Executive Briefing Series

What Health Care Executives Need to Know About Quality of Care

2007

Healthcare Financial Management Association's Washington/Alaska Chapter Fall Meeting

Quality of Care: Transforming Health Care Through Payment Reform, Public Reporting and Enforcement

2007

Healthcare Financial Management Association's Nebraska Chapter Fall Meeting

Quality of Care: Transforming Health Care Through Payment Reform, Public Reporting and Enforcement

2006

California Association of Medical Staff Services

The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: A New Opportunity to Protect Peer Review Information

2006

Beverly Hills Bar Association

Advance Health Care Directives

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Publications

2008

Health Law360 Smith V. Selma: Guidance For Peer Review Bodies

2008

Report of Medicare Compliance Hospitals Face Many Hurdles With Growing Role of Quality (quoted)

2008

Legal News: Health Care Florida Peer Review After Amendment 7: Challenges and Solutions

2008

Legal News: Health Care New York Medicaid Program Ceases Hospital Payments for Never Events: Parallels Other State and Federal Efforts to Promote Quality of Care

2008

Legal News: Health Care U.S. Attorney Announces Permanent, Lifetime Exclusion for Quality of Care Failures

2008

Legal News: Health Care Florida Expands Quality of Care Reporting Efforts: AHCA Publicizes Hospital Readmissions Data

2008

Legal News: Health Care Illinois Law Prohibits Percentage-Based Compensation Arrangements Between Physician Groups and Medical Billing Companies: Parallels in Federal and State Perspectives

2008

Legal News: Health Care House Panel Approves Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act: Law Would Prohibit Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements

2008

Legal News: Health Care A Hospital May Not Take Corrective Action Against a Physician Based Solely on Peer Review Findings From Other Hospital

2008

The Medical-Legal News Legal Issues in Quality of Care: A Primer for Consultants, Experts

2008

Florida Medical Business Florida Peer Review After Amendment 7: What Protections Are Left?

2008

AHLA Health Lawyers Weekly Peer Review Advice For Healthcare Systems: California Court of Appeal Ruling in Smith v. Selma

2008

AHLA Health Lawyers Weekly OIG Issues Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities: Quality of Care is Top Risk Area

2008

Health Law360 Peer Review Protections After Amendment 7

2008

Compliance Today Magazine Quality of Care and Compliance: Existing Challenges and First Steps for Hospitals

2008

Compliance Today Magazine Draft Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities

2008

Compliance Today Magazine CMS' Special Focus Facility Initiative and Nursing Home Compare

2008

California Health Law News Topical Reports

2008

California Health Law News California Supreme Court Denies Review of Post-Claims Underwriting Case: Health Plans Must Conduct Pre-Issuance Investigation or Show Enrollee Deception Before Canceling Policies

2008

California Health Law News Health Care Service Plans

2007

AHLA Health Lawyers News Compliance and the Quality of Care Revolution: Fitting the Pieces Together in the Government's New Enforcement Landscape

2007

ABA Health Law Litigation Who's Watching? Strategic, Legal and Operational Issues for Long Term Care Facilities Considering Video Surveillance Monitoring

2007

Health Law360 Another Blow to Medical Staff Peer Review Privilege

2007

California Health Law News Healthcare Arbitration Agreements Face New Attacks: How Providers Can Respond And Draft Effective Agreements

2007

California Health Law News CSHA Topical Reports

2007

ABA The Health Lawyer The Quality of Care Cerberus: Payments, Public Reporting, and Enforcement

2007

Health Law e-Alert CMS Guidance Expands Emergency Services Requirements For Medicare Participating Hospitals

2007

Health Law e-Alert Medical Staff Peer Review Privilege is Dealt Yet Another Blow

2007

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care What's In Your Wallet? OIG Advisory Opinion Approves Credit Cards Rewards Program at Nursing Home

2007

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care States Address Evolving Long-Term Care Needs with Regulatory Changes and New Licensure Categories

2007

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care New Laws Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Long-Term Care Facilities

2007

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care Blurring the Line Between Termination and Exclusion? CMS Publishes Proposed Rule Revising Medicare Appeals Process and Implementing Three-Year Reenrollment Prohibition for Revoked Providers

2007

Health Law e-Alert OIG Advisory Opinion Approves Credit Card Rewards Program

2007

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care New, Stricter CMS Requirements for Physical Restraints Have Facilities in a Bind

2007

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care As Many Seniors Choose Alternatives to Traditional Long-Term Care, Demand for Nursing Homes Declines

2007

Legal News: Health Care OIG Report on Board Oversight and Quality of Care: What It Means for Health Care Boards of Directors

2006

ABA Health Law Litigation Arbitration Agreements for Health Care Providers: Recent Legal Changes and Strategies to Consider

2006

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care OIG Issues Report Regarding Access of Medicare Beneficiaries to Skilled Nursing Facilities Under Prospective Payment System

2006

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care OIG Report on Status of Nursing Home Complaint Investigations

2006

News: Senior Living & Long-Term Care CMS to Increase Payments for Skilled Nursing Facilities Under the Prospective Payment System by 3.1%

2006

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal Health Care Providers and the Automatic Stay: Is Medicare Termination Different than Exclusion?

2005

E-Business Law Bulletin Substantially Similar Superheroes? Marvel's Battle Against Online Game

2005

Entertainment Industry Litigation Reporter Substantially Similar Superheroes? Marvel's Battle Against Online Game

2005

Software Law Bulletin Substantially Similar Superheroes? Marvel's Battle Against Online Game

2004

Intellectual Property Litigation Reporter Substantially Similar Superheroes? Marvel's Battle Against Online Game

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English

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