Areas of Practice
Health law, including the representation of hospitals, physicians and other providers in matters relating to fraud and abuse, contracting, medical staff affairs and quality improvement, corporate governance and regulatory compliance
Representative Experience
Hospital and physician contracting, including exclusive agreements, medical directorships, joint ventures, employment agreements, and professional services agreements
Fraud and abuse analysis for healthcare providers relating to services agreements and compensation arrangements
Medical staff affairs, and provider credentialing and quality improvement
Business transactions, including joint ventures, mergers, physician buy-ins and withdrawals
Corporate management of profit and nonprofit entities
Prior Experience
Assistant General Counsel, Legacy Health System, a four hospital nonprofit integrated health delivery system located in Portland, Oregon, 1998-2003
Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, 1997-1998
Law Clerk, Honorable James A. Redden, United States District Judge, District of Oregon, 1993-1996
Honors and Memberships
Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Health Care Law by Woodward/White, 2006; 2007; 2008
Named one of "Portland’s Best Lawyers" in health law by Portland Monthly, 2006-2008
Named as one of 12 national "Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyers" by Nightingale’s Healthcare News, 2007
Member, American Health Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Oregon Women Lawyers
Education
J.D., cum laude, Lewis & Clark College, Northwestern School of Law, 1993
- Associate Editor, Environmental Law
Postgraduate study, University of Stockholm, 1985-86
B.A. in Political Science, with honors, Willamette University, 1985
