• Defended multiple hospitals and hospital systems in wrongful discharge public policy claims involving nursing standard of care, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), utilization review issues, emergency services, ambulance districts, physician conduct issues, and medical record fraud issues.
  • Defended a national religious denomination in a multi-plaintiff boarding school abuse case.
  • Defended a durable medical equipment (DME) company with favorable results, in a high-profile sexual harassment claim made against the company and a key employee of the company.
  • Defended multiple dental practices in employment and contract litigation.
  • Assisted hospital systems and medical practices with physician departures and resolution of withdrawals from partnerships.
  • Revised employee handbooks and drafted human resources policies for hospital systems, individual hospitals and medical and dental practices.
  • Participated on a team representing a hospital system in a union organizing campaign and related NLRB hearings.
  • Assisted a hospital system in defusing a potential class action case involving automatic meal period deductions.
  • Previously defended and currently defending pregnancy discrimination, age discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual harassment and FMLA claims for large national and local clients.
  • Regularly provide human resources counseling to human resources departments, in house counsel, and small business owners,
  • Developed human resources training for supervisors and management;
  • Defended multiple dental practices in employment and contract litigation.
  • Handled negotiation and drafting of physician and executive contracts.
  • Obtained summary judgment on employment cases in state and federal court.
  • Performed traditional labor corporate due diligence on multiple national and international transactions.
  • Handled defense of judgments on appeal, including before federal court and state courts of appeal.
  • Served as member of team that obtained dismissal of 200-plus unfair labor practice “salting” charges.