Bio

Defense counsel for physicians and hospitals for 30 years in an eight (8) county area in Southeastern Ohio; trial counsel and risk management advisor to Genesis HealthCare System, Zanesville, Ohio; general counsel and risk management advisor to Quality Care Partners, Zanesville, Ohio; general counsel to numerous physician groups and individual physicians; frequent lecturer to nursing and physician groups on various topics, including litigation, fraud and abuse, risk management, and other related topics. Defense counsel for The Medical Protective Company for 30 years.