Healthcare
Lewis Brisbois represents healthcare providers, including hospitals, physicians, nurses, technicians, therapists, mental healthcare counselors, pharmacists, dentists, podiatrists, clinics, convalescent homes, and other industry representatives in state and federal courts and administrative proceedings. The firm also handles medical malpractice actions in numerous areas, including obstetrics, emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, general practice, pulmonary medicine, nursing, orthopedics, neurology, oncology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, genetics testing, radiology, dentistry and podiatry.
We also regularly appear on behalf of healthcare providers before the Medical Board of California on licensing and disciplinary matters.
Litigation
Lewis Brisbois is a premier defense firm in the healthcare and medical malpractice field. Our healthcare practice offers more than 200 attorneys, making us one of the largest healthcare practices in the country. We have experienced and well-respected trial attorneys, many of whom are members and have served as officers in such organizations as The American Board of Trial Advocates, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers and American Inns of Court.
Our litigators include healthcare practitioners who bring a special understanding of their colleagues’ circumstances when confronted with malpractice and licensing litigation. Our litigation team includes
- multiple pharmacists,
- a therapist in diverse mental health settings,
- a nuclear medicine technologist,
- nurses,
- law school faculty members,
- medical school instructors, and
- writers and lecturers in a wide variety of medical issues.
Administrative Hearings
We regularly represent healthcare providers in administrative law hearings regarding licensing issues. Representative clients include Longs Drug Stores, Raley’s, Thrifty and Payless Drug Stores, Sierra Pharmacy and numerous physicians and mental health counselors.
COVID-19-Related Matters
As healthcare providers and long term care clients continue to grapple with the impacts of COVID-19, our lawyers stand ready to advise on the practical and legal implications of the outbreak. We offer counsel regarding the application of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and are leading the national conversation with our law and motion and appellate strategy to secure this governmental immunity for our clients.
In addition, our attorneys regularly provide clients with current information on changes at the federal and state level that impact healthcare facilities, including convalescent and skilled nursing care facilities, acute care hospitals, free standing clinics, and surgery centers, as well as the healthcare professionals who work in these settings, including medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, dentists, psychologists, therapists, physician assistants, and nurses. We also assist clients with managing new admissions, visitation by family and others, employee-related issues, and all other aspects of healthcare and long-term care.
Mental Healthcare
Our lawyers defend numerous mental healthcare providers in cases of sexual misconduct, recovered memory and dual relationships. While the need for behavioral health services continues to grow, we help our clients protect their businesses and professionals while maintaining compliance with mental health laws, rules, and regulations.
Hospital Liability
Our team also represents health care facilities, including acute care hospitals, convalescent and skilled nursing care facilities, free-standing clinics and surgery centers. Our experience encompasses a wide range of issues, including care/nursing assessment, chain of command, emergency department care, intensive and critical care units, operating room, labor and delivery informed consent, slip and fall and other general personal injury liability, premise liability and security and safety issues, staff privileging issues (Elam), and Medical Staff Bylaws, transfer of patients to other facilities (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act “EMLATA” and relevant state law) and medical records matters.
Contamination
Our lawyers have defended the Regents of the University of San Diego and the County of Los Angeles in AIDS/blood bank contamination matters. We have successfully advised facilities in cases involving Alpha Fetaprotein, Hepatitis and venereal disease testing.
Laboratory Testing
We have assisted numerous medical laboratories in failure to diagnose, inadequate testing and genetic testing cases. These cases involve erroneous reports of sexually transmitted diseases, misinterpretation of tests, failure to perform genetics testing and drug testing issues.
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Tophas Anderson IV
Partner
Phoenix, AZ602.792.1498Attorney Bio
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Rima M Badawiya
Partner
San Bernardino, CA909.386.3041Attorney Bio
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Rachel C Bekerman
Partner
Los Angeles, CA213.580.3918Attorney Bio
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Kathryn Bonorchis
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Baltimore, MD410.525.6409Attorney Bio
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Christopher Burgoyne
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Baltimore, MD410.319.2678Attorney Bio
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Elizabeth A Burns
Partner
Walnut Creek, CA925.891.3216Attorney Bio
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Christopher Choi
Partner
Sacramento, CA916.646.8223Attorney Bio
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Lynnette Christopoulos
Partner
Los Angeles, CA213.580.6318Attorney Bio
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Peter A D'Arcangelo
Partner
Newark, NJ973.577.6253Attorney Bio
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Vanessa L Efremsky
Partner
Sacramento, CA916.646.8266Attorney Bio
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Todd R Ehrenreich
Managing Partner
Miami, FL786.353.0223Attorney Bio
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Ethan Featherstone
Partner
Las Vegas, NV702.693.4346Attorney Bio
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Pamela M Ferguson
Partner
San Francisco, CA415.438.6638Attorney Bio
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Margaret Fitzsimmons
Partner
Chicago, IL312.463.3454Attorney Bio
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Jesse A Frederick
Partner
Salt Lake City, UT801.251.7342Attorney Bio
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Allison B Friedman
Partner
Walnut Creek, CA925.891.3231Attorney Bio
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Kevin S Gardner
Partner
Salt Lake City, UT801.251.7347Attorney Bio
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Todd A Gray
Managing Partner
Pittsburgh, PA412.567.5596 | 216.344.9463Attorney Bio
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Angeline N Ioannou
Managing Partner
Hartford, CT860.566.8046Attorney Bio
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Lawrence D Jackson
Partner
Philadelphia, PA215.977.4063Attorney Bio
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Reuben B Jacobson
Partner
Walnut Creek, CA415.438.6612Attorney Bio
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Heather M Jensen
Managing Partner
Seattle, WA206.436.2026Attorney Bio
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R. Scott Krause
Managing Partner
Baltimore, MD410.525.6397Attorney Bio
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Thomas P Mannion
Co-Managing Partner
Cleveland, OH216.344.9467Attorney Bio
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Timothy McAleenan Jr.
Partner
St. Louis, MO314.685.8357Attorney Bio
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Andrea G Miller-Jones
Partner
Newark, NJ973.856.8013Attorney Bio
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Marilyn R Moriarty
Partner
San Diego, CA619.699.4958Attorney Bio
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Matthew J Morris
Partner
Madison County, IL618.307.7280Attorney Bio
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Jessica L Mullen
Partner
Northwest Indiana219.440.0618Attorney Bio
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Jennifer K Oetter
Managing Partner
Portland, OR971.712.2809Attorney Bio
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Matthew S Pascale
Partner
Los Angeles, CA213.680.5159Attorney Bio
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Brantley C Rowlen
Managing Partner
Savannah, GA912.525.4960 | 404.348.8576Attorney Bio
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John T Salvucci
Managing Partner
Philadelphia, PA215.977.4057Attorney Bio
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Mark A Schadrack
Partner
San Bernardino, CA909.386.3039Attorney Bio
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Eric J Stiff
Partner
San Francisco, CA415.262.8589 | 916.646.8262Attorney Bio
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Peter E Theophilos
Partner
San Bernardino, CA909.381.7183Attorney Bio
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Judith M Tishkoff
Partner
Los Angeles, CA213.680.5088Attorney Bio
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Kevin M Vannatta
Partner
Fort Lauderdale, FL954.495.2212Attorney Bio
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Kathleen M Walker
Managing Partner
Los Angeles, CA213.680.5199Attorney Bio
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Alecia Walters-Hinds
Partner
New York, NY646.783.0940Attorney Bio
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Jeffrey Weinstock
Partner
Fort Lauderdale, FL954.828.0359Attorney Bio
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Raymond Kenneth Wilson, Jr.
Partner
San Diego, CA213.358.6086Attorney Bio
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Timothy R Windham
Partner
Los Angeles, CA213.680.5183Attorney Bio
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Christopher C Brown
Associate
San Diego, CA619.699.4986Attorney Bio
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Azucena Crespo
Associate
San Bernardino, CA909.381.7183Attorney Bio
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Elizabeth Driscoll
Associate
Newark, NJ973.494.5313Attorney Bio
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Jennifer C Hsu
Associate
San Bernardino, CA714.966.3172Attorney Bio
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Tiffany A Le Melle
Associate
Los Angeles, CA213.680.5010Attorney Bio
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Carolyn L Mitchell
Associate
Houston, TX346.241.4083Attorney Bio
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Kristanna Roper Nikitaras
Associate
Northwest Indiana219.440.0608Attorney Bio
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Timothy Schuler
Associate
Los Angeles, CA213.358.6026Attorney Bio
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Emily Soriano, Pharm.D., J.D.
Associate
San Bernardino, CA909.381.7152Attorney Bio
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Patrick Sullivan-Lovett
Associate
Portland, OR971.334.7028Attorney Bio
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Abigail Waters
Associate
Walnut Creek, CA925.478.3264Attorney Bio
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Danielle Weller
Associate
Walnut Creek, CA925.891.3215Attorney Bio
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Peter J Manso
Of Counsel
Fort Lauderdale, FL954.939.3360Attorney Bio
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