Experience

California Hospital Association

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President, Legal Counsel

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating legal representation on litigation critical to the hospital industry and consulting on the legal aspects (legislation and regulatory language) of the association's advocacy work. Also serves as an in-house attorney providing legal analysis, issues management, and other legal services to the association and its members. Responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating legal representation on litigation critical to the hospital industry and consulting on the legal aspects (legislation and regulatory language) of the association's advocacy work. Also serves as an in-house attorney providing legal analysis, issues management, and other legal services to the association and its members.



Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

• Oakland, CA

• VP & General Counsel

  • 2006 - 2014

  Responsible for all aspects of the institution’s legal and risk affairs, including providing legal and risk management advice for operations; drafting and reviewing business, non-physician, and physician contracts; directing the institution’s insurance program, acting as legal counselor/advisor to senior management and Board of Directors; selecting and managing outside legal counsel; and overseeing litigation. Responsible for all aspects of the institution’s legal and risk affairs, including providing legal and risk management advice for operations; drafting and reviewing business, non-physician, and physician contracts; directing the institution’s insurance program, acting as legal counselor/advisor to senior management and Board of Directors; selecting and managing outside legal counsel; and overseeing litigation.



BETA Healthcare Group

• United States
• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member

  • 2010 - 2013



Hanson Bridgett LLP

• San Francisco, CA

• Partner

  • 1980 - 2006

  Managed a legal practice devoted exclusively to general civil litigation in state and federal courts and administrative hearings. Responsible for cases involving a wide range of substantive areas of law, including administrative law, appellate practice and procedure, commercial and contract law, government tort liability, landlord/tenant law, professional liability, and probate and fiduciary disputes. Specialized in advising and representing hospitals and medical staffs in internal investigations, administrative hearings, and trial court and appellate litigation arising out of physician credentialing and peer review activities and corrective actions. Show less