Mary Adams, RN, MSN-Nurs. Ed, CLNC recently joined Genesis in Kennett Square, PA, after16 years at Pruitt Health in Norcross GA. Mary has over 18 years in the long-term care industry, in addition to her experience as an ER, ICU, and Orthopedic post op Nurse. Mary oversees the risk management team to prevent and mitigate risk and provides support throughout the Genesis network of healthcare centers. She has an extensive background in claims review, managing discovery request, investigating claims, assisting attorneys with litigation matters, and is known for being an advocate for nursing documentation education. Mary collaborates with other divisional support teams within Genesis regarding legal, regulatory, and risk mitigation issues. She spends most of her spare time with her grandsons; however, she still finds time to act as a mentor and encourage teenage girls and young women seeking a career in nursing. Mary is a Certified Forensic Nurse Consultant and Legal Nurse Consultant. She is also a registered nurse in the state of Georgia and holds a Master's Degree in nursing education.

Caroline J. Berdzik, chair of the firm's Employment and Labor and Health Care Practice Groups, devotes her practice to helping businesses, organizations, and management navigate the panoply of employment law issues, from proactive counseling through alternative dispute resolution and trial. She represents companies in diverse industries such as health care, transportation, retail, construction, insurance, and finance, as well as non-profit organizations and educational and religious institutions. Caroline is the Program Vice Chair for this seminar.

Tara J. Clayton is Vice President of Operations Legal Counsel at Trilogy Health Services in Louisville, Kentucky. In her role, Ms. Clayton manages the long-term care litigation for 108 campuses and assists with various legal matters across the company including employee relations and risk management. Ms. Clayton also provides legal guidance to the company's in-house therapy and pharmacy entities. Prior to this position, Ms. Clayton was Associate Counsel at Elmcroft Senior Living and previously practiced at Middleton Reutlinger in the firm's litigation section, concentrating in the areas of health care litigation and nursing home negligence. Ms. Clayton is licensed in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.

Joshua R. Cohen is a founding member and senior partner of the firm. A trial and appellate lawyer, he represents hospitals and physicians in litigation, administrative hearings and investigative proceedings.

Alicia Davis is the medical-legal industry's best-kept secret. As President and CEO of ALN Consulting, Alicia's team of medical-legal professionals provides attorneys and healthcare organizations with everything they need for successful case outcomes. Collaboration, strategy and problem solving are at the core of Alicia Davis' passion for medical-legal consulting. She drives the company's vision of being the leader in providing exemplary medical litigation support services. She is active in the day-to-day management at ALN, ensuring the client's needs are met in the most timely and efficient manner. Alicia's nursing career spans two decades with experience in hospital acute care management, home health agency administration, law firm insurance defense, and regulatory compliance auditing. Alicia achieved the Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) credential in 2009, and is recognized as a specialist in her field. When legal teams need an edge they call Alicia Davis.

Joseph M. (Joe) Desmond is a partner in Boston office of Morrison Mahoney. His healthcare practice concentrates on the defense of long-term care providers including skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, home health agencies, and hospice agencies. He is a first chair trial lawyer who has tried significant cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. Joe advises and represents healthcare providers on a variety of state and federal matters including class action lawsuits, Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, and defense of civil enforcement actions, including Medicare/Medicaid fraud matters. He has argued several cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and tried more than twenty-five cases to verdict throughout New England. Joe is a frequent author and lecturer on the defense of long-term care claims. He has published numerous articles and been asked to present at national seminars, including the American Health Lawyers' Association and the American Conference Institute. Joe has also served on medical malpractice tribunals, the statutory screening panel that determines the merits of medical malpractice cases. He is licensed to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, and is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Joel I. Fishbein, a partner in Litchfield Cavo, LLP's Philadelphia office, concentrates his practices on long-term care litigation, medical malpractice litigation, employment law, legal and professional malpractice, commercial litigation, trucking litigation, products liability, and appeals. Joel has tried dozens of cases and arbitrations and has extensive appellate experience in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He successfully argued Ruszala v. Brookdale Senior Living, in the New Jersey Appellate Division and Taylor v. Extendicare in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Both broke new ground in the enforceability of arbitration provisions in nursing home contracts. Drawing on his expertise in arbitration law and practice, he also aids clients and industry trade groups in drafting arbitration agreements and developing supporting policies.

T. Andrew (Drew) Graham started his practice with Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in 1992, developing expertise in traditional medical and professional negligence. In 1996, Mr. Graham created the firm's Long Term Care Practice Group in response to industry demand for specialist attorneys in the evolving area of long term care litigation. As chair of the LTC Practice Group, Mr. Graham is committed to making it the go-to resource for healthcare providers facing the challenges of a complex and highly regulated specialty. The group has grown to include over 20 attorneys, each with an in-depth appreciation of the industry. Mr. Graham specializes in the management of high exposure professional liability claims including complex regulatory and reimbursement actions, class actions, and batch claims. He has tried more than 40 cases to resolution and has resolved hundreds professional liability of cases through the use of alternative dispute resolution strategies including arbitration and mediation. Mr. Graham is frequently called to assist local counsel with the management of complex batch claims, complex discovery, and trial. Mr. Graham is actively involved in numerous professional organizations and is frequent speaker at industry and legal meetings. He is peer rated AV by Martindale Hubbell. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and daughters.

Peter L. Gregory is a trial lawyer who helps licensed professionals and providers navigate and prevent lawsuits, investigations, and board proceedings and hearings. Mr. Gregory regularly defends lawyers against legal malpractice and a variety of other tort claims, and counsels and represents them in ethics matters. He also defends long term care facilities and providers, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, group homes chemical dependency treatment facilities, and home nursing agencies, against medical negligence claims. Mr. Gregory has tried several cases to verdict and also has considerable experience representing businesses and individuals in a variety of commercial disputes. Mr. Gregory graduated cum laude from the University of St. Thomas Law School, where he served as a member of the Moot Court team. Following law school, he served as a judicial law clerk with the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Roger E. Harris is an accomplished trial attorney having tried over 40 cases to verdict in venues across the State of Georgia. His experience is focused in the areas of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases arising out of medical malpractice & nursing home liability, trucking and transportation litigation, products liability and premises liability. Before starting his legal career, Mr. Harris worked as a marketing consultant in the consumer goods industry and then as a strategic planner in the medical device industry; specifically, developing products designed for use in the long-term care market. As a trial attorney, Mr. Harris draws upon his strategic and analytic skills developed as a strategic planner in business, to effectively develop litigation strategies for the benefit of his clients. These strategies are geared toward cost effective and efficient resolution of cases, whether by way of settlement or trial. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Georgia and Massachusetts Federal District Courts.

Ric Henry is an owner and managing partner of Pendulum, LLC. Pendulum is a full service risk management company providing services and products to healthcare providers of all types. Pendulum is an independently owned company offering a unique third-party approach balancing risk and defensibility strategies in the healthcare setting. Ric has worked in the healthcare sector for more than 35 years and is a member of the American college of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) and a Certified Fellow. He has been licensed as a nursing home administrator in six states, and he holds a current license in Massachusetts. He also has held a certificate as a certified risk manager through the American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers (ASHRM). Ric has provided training on risk assessment and management, quality assurance, and liability issues nationally and overseas. He has presented at many conferences including Crittenden, PLUS International, New York State Bar Association, many state healthcare associations, and several Lloyd's syndicates in London.

Angeline N. Ioannou is the co-managing partner of the Hartford office at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and part of the firm's Healthcare Practice, focusing on the defense of nursing homes, physicians, and healthcare providers. She has presented and published on topics relevant this area of law as an active member of DRI within the Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee as a past co-chair of publications and the 2016 Nursing Home Program Chair. In addition to her health care practice, Angeline also defends complex litigation claims involving wrongful death and catastrophic injuries against various private and public entities in Connecticut and New York.

Robin N. Khanal is a partner in the Orlando office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. He is a civil trial attorney practicing complex personal injury defense, predominantly in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home and assisted living defense, and premises liability. Over the past several years, Mr. Khanal has tried a multitude of cases, with millions of dollars at issue, obtaining favorable results for his clients. This includes both jury trials and arbitrations.

Charlie C. H. Lee is a founding partner of Moore & Lee, LLP. He practices in all areas of litigation, focusing in construction, long term healthcare law, and corporate and commercial law. Mr. Lee has vast and unique experience in representing large national corporations, healthcare and long term care institutions, privately and publicly owned senior care providers, hospitals, insurers, sureties, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), investment and other private equity groups, developers, owners, and large scale general contractors.

Steven Littlehale, MS, GCNS-BC is PointRight's Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. He has more than 25 years' experience as a long-term care professional beginning as a nurse assistant and leading to his work as an advance practice nurse, educator, researcher and consultant. He is a board certified specialist in gerontology and a nationally-known lecturer and consultant with numerous publications. Steven holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont and a Master of Science from Georgetown University.

Paul Marshall has of over 25 years of insurance and risk management expertise and is responsible for the formation, growth, profitability and overall strategy, of McGowan Active Shooter / Workplace Violence Programs. Since the program's inception, he has insured over 1,000 businesses, organizations and events throughout the Unites States and was recently presented with Insurance Business America's Top Influencer / Innovator / Game-Changer Award. Over the last 25 years, Marshall has had direct experience in retail agency sales, program management, underwriting and claims. He has authored various articles and frequently presents at industry conferences. McGowan Program Administrators (MPA) is one of America's leading writer of innovative insurance programs. MPA is a Managing General Underwriter and Program Manager. MPA designs, administers and markets highly-specialized programs of insurance. These programs are available exclusively through MPA. They are offered on "A" Rated, paper and are available in all 50 states.

Ted J. McDonald III, is a founding partner of McDonald Davidson PA in Overland Park, Kansas. He practices in a variety of areas of civil litigation with a primary emphasis on defending and consulting long term care and assisted living facilities. Ted serves as counsel for some of the largest providers of long term care services in the country. Mr. McDonald's background includes experience in products liability, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. Mr. McDonald is a member of both the Missouri and Kansas Bars and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts in Missouri and Kansas. Ted is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and holds numerous positions of leadership with the Defense Research Institute (current member, DRI Law Institute; past Chair, DRI Medical Liability and Healthcare Law Committee; past Chair, DRI Nursing Home-ALF Subcommittee; past member, DRI Governance Committee; past Chair, DRI Young Lawyers' Committee; past Faculty, DRI Nursing Home and Medical Liability Seminars). Mr. McDonald is the Law Institute liaison for this seminar.

J. Richard Moore is a shareholder with Bleeke Dillon Crandall in Indianapolis, IN. His practice focuses on the defense of professional liability claims against physicians, nurses, long-term care providers, architects, engineers and attorneys; advising businesses and insurers regarding large property losses, catastrophic casualty claims, complex insurance coverage questions, fraud and bad faith; and assistance in the resolution of a variety of business and commercial disputes before litigation where possible, and through trial where necessary. Richard is licensed in Indiana, Alabama and Tennessee, and has also assisted in the assessment and handling of matters in Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Missouri, Mississippi and Georgia. Richard is an active member of DRI, having served as Program Chair for the 2011 and 2012 DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation seminars, and as Program Chair for the DRI Sexual Torts seminar. He currently serves as Chair of the DRI Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee.

William J. Mundy brought his well-established healthcare group to Burns White in 2007. He is a Member of the firm's Executive Committee and Co-chair of its HealthCare and Long-Term Care Group. Mr. Mundy's practice is focused on the representation of long-term healthcare providers and the defense of medical malpractice and professional liability claims. Mr. Mundy has written several articles on long-term care litigation, including "Scampone v. Grane: Changing the Landscape for Nursing Home Litigation," The Legal Intelligencer, January 25, 2011; "Arbitration Agreements in Long-Term Care: The Impact of the Federal Arbitration Act and U.S. Supreme Court Opinions," New Jersey Law Journal, March 26, 2012; and "Health Care REITs: Increased Revenue, Increased Risk," The Legal Intelligencer, March 17, 2015.

Kathleen M. Reilly, as Associate General Counsel at Ensign Services, provides risk management, regulatory and legal support to over 200 skilled nursing, assisted living, home health, hospice and urgent care operations. She manages litigation, arbitration and mediation, including oversight of outside counsel, discovery, trials and case resolution. She conducts risk management training regarding various aspects of regulatory and legal issues facing facilities. Prior to joining Ensign Services, Ms. Reilly was Partner and Manager of the Buffalo, New York office of Anspach Law. A seasoned litigator, Ms. Reilly worked as a trial attorney for over 20 years after graduating from SUNY Buffalo Law School, where she served as an Adjunct Professor from 2010-2015.

Victor (Rocky) Romano, M.D., a life-long resident of Oak Park and River Forest, is honored to be practicing orthopaedics in his hometown for over 25 years. He does his best to serve this outstanding community, pledging to give you compassionate and quality orthopaedic care in a timely manner. Specializing in Sports Medicine on athletes of all ages, he takes care of injuries of your shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles. Although skilled in arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder and knee, he prefers conservative care as much as possible, including platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections. He will work with you, your physical therapist and athletic trainers in your rehabilitation while focusing on preventing further injuries. If surgery is necessary, he provides state of the art arthroscopic surgery and directs you through an aggressive physical therapy program to ensure a rapid and safe return to sports. Dr. Romano is skilled in surgical and conservative treatment of trauma and fractures of the upper and lower extremities in children and adults. To prevent return customers, he founded a bone health clinic where his team assesses your risk of future fractures, educates you in proper nutrition for bone health and, when necessary, starts you on medication to increase your bone density, thereby preventing secondary fractures.

Frank Russo is responsible for Silverado's companywide risk management program, which includes Legal, Professional Insurance and Associate & Resident Safety. He brought his expansive skillset to Silverado in 2005 after having developed it working for a predominant Fortune 200 insurance company Among many other roundtables and committees, Frank is an active member of ALFA's Government Relations & Legal roundtable, Defense Research Institute Assisted Living Committee and Workers' Compensation Education Institute. He serves as the Governance Chair on the board of directors for Hope University.

Richard Slutsky, M.D., is an accomplished and dependable internist serving the community of Stamford, CT. Dr. Slutsky attended Wake Forest University, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency in internal medicine at Stamford Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is also affiliated with Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT. Dr. Slutsky is deeply committed to the wellbeing of his patients. He takes a thorough and precise approach to his consultations to ensure that he is consistently giving accurate diagnoses.

Kirsten K. Ullman is the founder and managing partner of Ullman Bursa Law. Ms. Ullman is a trial attorney with a diverse background of experience. During the past two decades, she has dedicated her practice to the areas of professional liability defense, including medical and legal malpractice defense, and has defended nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physicians, hospitals, chiropractors, home health agencies, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and attorneys, and has been designated Long Term Care Litigation Support National Counsel by two major insurance carriers. Ms. Ullman has also practiced in the areas of general liability, products liability, premises liability, transportation law and employment law. She has successfully tried cases in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky and has handled cases as regional counsel in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

Peter B. Winterburn is special counsel in the Memphis office of Lewis Thomason. He concentrates his practice in Long Term Care defense and medical malpractice defense litigation. Mr. Winterburn has represented physicians, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities in Tennessee and Mississippi throughout his career. He also maintains a general civil litigation practice that includes automobile and premises liability, legal malpractice, and appellate practice. Mr. Winterburn is an active member of the DRI's steering committee for Long Term Care Litigation and vice-chairs the Medical Liability and Health Care Law Online Community. He is a member of the LTC Risk-Legal Forum and is the Program Chair for the 2018 DRI Nursing Home ALF Seminar.

Albert Barclay Wong, an AV-rated Partner at Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP in Carmel, Indiana, represents health care providers His practice focuses on defending physicians, hospitals, and nursing facilities in negligence claims. He also represents all licensed health care providers, including physicians, nurses, and dentists in professional licensure matters before all of Indiana's health related boards and committees. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Wong was an Indiana deputy attorney general where he successfully litigated hundreds of administrative actions. Mr. Wong is the Vice Chair of the DRI Medical Liability and Healthcare Law Committee.