Experience

Graff & McGovern, LPA

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • 1991 - Present

  Managing Partner & Health Care Attorney at Law in Private Practice providing full service representation and general legal assistance to medical professionals, their corporations, organizations and medical staffs. Primary focus on health care, real estate and administrative law. Provide individual representation in regulatory, disciplinary, and administrative law matters including licensure, clinical privileging, 3rd party payor terminations; fraud and abuse audits/civil, criminal or administrative actions, governmental program terminations and reinstatement. Serve as General Counsel to several physician and health care entities, real estate brokers, and to several investment holding organizations and limited liability companies. Admitted and qualified to practice before the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, and the State Courts of Ohio. Inductee, American Medical Association's Doctors Advisory Network for expertise in Medical Staff, Managed Care contracts and Physician Licensure issues (1991-present) Show less


Real Estate Investments
• Mexico
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Partner

  • 1985 - Present


Columbus State Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • 1992 - 2002

  Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Sciences, teaching courses in the Law of Massage Therapy, Health Information Management, Health Care Supervision and Risk Management. (1992 - 2002) Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Sciences, teaching courses in the Law of Massage Therapy, Health Information Management, Health Care Supervision and Risk Management. (1992 - 2002)



Ohio State Medical Association

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Counsel

  • 1985 - 1991

  Associate Counsel & Manager of Hospital Medical Staff Services. Provided legal services to the Association, its Governing Council, component county medical societies, specialty societies and approximately 20,000 licensed physician members. Responsible for Association relations with the Ohio State Medical Board, Departments of Health, and Human Services; state Boards of Pharmacy, Chiropractic Examiners, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Dentistry; and the Public Health Council. Responsible for all Administrative Rules and Regulations by state boards and agencies. Served as a registered lobbyist for the Association to the Ohio General Assembly and as primary liaison to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. Served on the Governor's Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Chairman of its Professional Association Committee. Served as Staff Liaison for the OSMA and AMA Hospital Medical Staff Section. Extensive public speaking experience; responsibilities to component entities, constituent organizations and outside groups. Wrote legal articles for the Association's publication Ohio Medicine and was principal researching author of the Physician's Guide to Ohio Law, 1987 Edition and a contributor for the 1990 Edition. Other projects include major revision of the physician licensure and disciplinary statutes, proposed state-wide trauma network, amphetamine and steroid prescribing rules, Medical Board disciplinary hearing rules and development of state-wide model hospital medical staff bylaws. (1985 to 1991) Show less