Areas of Expertise
Medical staff and hospital-operational affairs, including credentialing and peer review investigations and hearings

Emergency transfer and antidumping issues

Clinical research and Institutional Review Board affairs subject to FDA and DHHS regulations

Medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations

Bioethics and consent issues

Prior Experience
Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, Federal Food and Drug Administration, representing the Agency in enforcement and defensive litigation, 1975-1979

Partner-in-Charge, San Francisco Office of Davis Wright Tremaine, 1994-1999

Representative Clients
Hospitals and multi-institutional health systems; IPAs and other physician organizations

Publications and Presentations
Speaks regularly before medical staffs and other professional organizations, including the National Association Medical Staff Services, the California Association Medical Staff Services, and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys

Has written numerous articles and consulted on published manuals and guidebooks regarding professional credentialing and peer review

Memberships and Activities
Founding member, California Society for Healthcare Attorneys

American Health Lawyers Association

American Bar Association

California Bar

Received the highest attorney rating (AV) by the Martindale-Hubbell rating service

Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in the Bay Area" by Bay Area Lawyer Magazine, 2005

Education
Diploma in Law, Oxford University, 1975

J.D., cum laude, University of Santa Clara School of Law, 1974

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1971