Admitted
1975, Louisiana; 1984, District of Columbia
Law School
Loyola University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Standing Committee on Multi-Jurisdictional Issues) and American (Member, Executive Committee, Women Rainmakers) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association (President, 1989-1990); American College of Health Care Executives (Diplomate).
Biographical
Recipient: Award for Excellence Federal Courts in a Federal System; Gillis Long Public Service Award, Loyola University Law School (2003); C. Dana Snyder Lectureship Award, Lexington, Kentucky, 1985; Family Service League of Greater New Orleans, 10 Most Outstanding People Award (2002); Joseph W. Simon Award, New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce. Author: An Analysis of the Revised Medical Staff Standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; Total Quality Management/Continuous Quality Improvement, Medical Staff Counselor, 1993; Legal Committee Involved in Negotiated Rulemaking Effort, TIPS on Managed Care, Jan/Feb, 1998. Co-Author: LHA Impact Lawbrief, Medicare HMO Patients Score Victory, Jan. 31, 1997; COBRA Addresses Patient Transfer Problem But Does Not Provide Cure, REVIEW, Federation of American Health Systems, July/August, 1986. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2003. Chair, La. Health Care Commission. President, World Trade Center, New Orleans, 2002-2003. La. Bar Foundation (Secretary-Treasurer). Member: Chair of Board, Loyola University, 2002; La. Legislature Task Force on Working Uninsured. Adjunct Faculty: Tulane University School of Public Health and Administration, 1988—. Member, Law Practice Management Section Council. Elliot Fellow, George Washington University. Elliot School of International Affairs, Governing in the Global Age. Member, American Hospital Association - Society of Risk Managers, Keynote Speaker, Annual Program.