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Bend, Or, Us

Scotts Valley, California, United States

My activities at this health plan include the following:• Provide strategic management oversight in implementing, directing, and monitoring the Alliance’s Legal Services Department• Direct the Legal Services Department, act as a subject matter expert and provide executive level advice and guidance on legal and administrative contracting issues and overall business operations• Manage and coordinate legal matters in collaboration with external counsel• Direct health plan… Show more My activities at this health plan include the following:• Provide strategic management oversight in implementing, directing, and monitoring the Alliance’s Legal Services Department• Direct the Legal Services Department, act as a subject matter expert and provide executive level advice and guidance on legal and administrative contracting issues and overall business operations• Manage and coordinate legal matters in collaboration with external counsel• Direct health plan administrative contracting, including maintenance of agreements and negotiation and re-negotiation of contracts in coordination with Alliance staff and external counsel• Direct, manage, and supervise Legal Services Department staff• Provide prudent legal recommendations and counsel to executive team members• Develop legal strategies and objectives, analyze case law, and make recommendations• Perform risk assessment, anticipate and respond to risks, and provide risk mitigation support• Review, guide or provide a response to legal inquiries, including subpoenas• Provide advice and perform legal research related to regulatory issues, provider and vendor contracting, and general healthcare compliance matters• Analyze and interpret legal, regulatory and contractual language, policies, procedures and guidelines, and legislative and regulatory directives Show less

Santa Clara County, California, United States

My activities at the Office of the County Counsel include the following:• Serve as in-house counsel to departments within the Santa Clara County health and hospitals system, including Valley Health Plan, County hospitals, and Behavioral Health Services.• Draft contracts with vendors, and interagency agreements between County departments.• Advise County departments on complying with federal and state privacy laws, and conflict of interest laws involving government… Show more My activities at the Office of the County Counsel include the following:• Serve as in-house counsel to departments within the Santa Clara County health and hospitals system, including Valley Health Plan, County hospitals, and Behavioral Health Services.• Draft contracts with vendors, and interagency agreements between County departments.• Advise County departments on complying with federal and state privacy laws, and conflict of interest laws involving government contracting.• Counsel Valley Health Plan on complying with state and federal health care laws, handling managed care disputes, meeting regulatory requirements, and provide guidance to senior management regarding day-to-day operations and general business issues. Show less

Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

DSR Health Law was formed by attorneys from Kennaday, Leavitt and Daponde. DSR Health Law focuses on the legal needs of health plans and health insurers. DSR was founded in 2016 by attorneys with significant experience representing California managed care plans, including Medi-Cal and Medicare Advantage plans. DSR's team includes previous government regulators, former health plan executives, and veteran lawyers with Am Law 100 law firm experience.My activities at DSR included the… Show more DSR Health Law was formed by attorneys from Kennaday, Leavitt and Daponde. DSR Health Law focuses on the legal needs of health plans and health insurers. DSR was founded in 2016 by attorneys with significant experience representing California managed care plans, including Medi-Cal and Medicare Advantage plans. DSR's team includes previous government regulators, former health plan executives, and veteran lawyers with Am Law 100 law firm experience.My activities at DSR included the following:• Advised clients for law firm specializing in health care law. • Consulted on issues involving a broad range of health care law, including Medi-Cal managed care, provider disputes, contract rate disputes with the Department of Health Care Services, HIPAA compliance, regulatory advice, and enforcement matters with regulatory agencies.• Researched and drafted lengthy memoranda on novel and complex health care law issues involving federal and state statutes, regulations and agency guidance.• Represented health plans in civil court, arbitrations, in actions with regulatory agencies, and in administrative appeals. Show less

Sacramento, California

My experience at Kennaday, Leavitt and Daponde is described above in the description for DSR Health Law.

Redwood City, California

Branson, Brinkop, Griffith & Strong is a law firm that specializes primarily in representing insurance carriers in coverage disputes. My activities at BBGS included the following:• Represented both insurers and insureds in insurance coverage disputes, contribution actions, insurance bad faith claims, and declaratory relief actions.• Handled all aspects of litigation, including discovery, depositions, complex law and motion practice, oral argument, appellate practice, trial preparation,… Show more Branson, Brinkop, Griffith & Strong is a law firm that specializes primarily in representing insurance carriers in coverage disputes. My activities at BBGS included the following:• Represented both insurers and insureds in insurance coverage disputes, contribution actions, insurance bad faith claims, and declaratory relief actions.• Handled all aspects of litigation, including discovery, depositions, complex law and motion practice, oral argument, appellate practice, trial preparation, and mediations.• Drafted complex settlement agreements and subcontracts for a general contractor. Show less

Mountain View, California

Antara BioSciences Inc. was a biotechnology start-up engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of electrochemical chip-based nucleic acid detection and in vitro diagnostic products. As a patent agent, I drafted detailed and comprehensive patent applications covering a range of inventions.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

B.S., Microbiology