Law School
University of Utah, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Utah, B.A., magna cum laude, 1980
Memberships
Los Angeles County (Member, Health Law Section, Executive Committee, 1990-1991; Chair, 1993-1994) and American (Member: Health Law Section; Chair, Accreditation, Licensure, and Certification Interest Group, 1998-1999) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association (Member: Credentialing and Peer Review Committee; Regulation, Accreditation and Payment Committee); California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (President, 2000-2001); Healthcare Association of Southern California (Member, Professional Services Committee, 1991—).
Biographical
Topics Editor, 1981-1982, Utah Law Review. Author: Et Tu, Counselor: May An In-House Attorney File a Qui Tam Action Against the Attorney's Employer? Journal of Health Law, Fall 1999; Fair Procedure, Health Systems Review, September/October 1997; Physician Employees: Coping with Peer Review and Employment Law, Inside Health Law, July and August 1996; Avoiding the Dreaded Medicare Termination Action, Inside Health Law, December 1996; A Case Study from California - The Sharing of Peer Review Information Between Hospitals and Nonhospital Providers, Topics In Health Information Management, Vol. 14, No. 4, May 1994; Presentations: Stepped-up Government Enforcement of EMTALA: Understanding the Threat and Preparing a Response, Healthcare Financial Management Association 1999 Corporate Compliance Conference, August 28, 1999; Understanding the New Interpretive Guidelines for EMTALA, Healthcare Association of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, June 25, 1998; Health Care Compliance: Questions, Answers and Practical Solutions, American Medical Group Association National Congressional Seminar, Washington, D.C., April 23, 1998; Risk and Reward: Evaluating Capitation Contracts, National IPA Coalition, Hilton Head, South Carolina, February 27, 1998.