Health care attorney with more than 25 years of experience and prior expert witness involvement, this legal professional focuses on health care law and regulatory compliance, including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, fraud and abuse enforcement, managed care contracting, and administrative proceedings. Their work integrates health law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, addressing the statutory and regulatory frameworks governing public and private health care delivery systems.

In private practice, this expert developed a broad-based health care practice that included fraud and abuse investigations, regulatory compliance and reimbursement disputes, managed care contracting, representation in administrative tribunals, and matters involving medical staff governance and medical records and privacy obligations. The expert also served as Practice Group Chair for Medicare and Medicaid Regulation and Reimbursement and later as a Shareholder in a law firm setting, overseeing complex reimbursement matters and related litigation. Practice included counseling and litigation, including trial work in both health care and general commercial disputes.

In addition to active legal practice, this expert serves as an Associate Professor of Law and previously held the role of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, overseeing curriculum, student discipline, faculty development, and academic policy within a law school environment. Teaching and scholarship focus on Health Law, Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, and Constitutional Law. Scholarly work includes law review publications addressing public health law, federal health care programs, regulatory policy, and constitutional considerations in health care regulation.

Professional credentials include admission to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington. The expert holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Science degree and maintains active membership in state and national health law organizations.