Honors and Awards:

• Elder Law Expert, National Elder Law Foundation
• AV rated Attorney, Martindale Hubble
• Florida's Legal Elite, Florida TREND magazine July 2012 issue, 2012

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Florida Board Certified Elder Law
• CELA-Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Chair of the Elder Law section of the Florida Bar, 2009
• Co-Chair Health and Elder Law Attorneys studying the Affordable Health Care Act, 2012

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Sponsor and Participant in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk 2005-Present
• Founder of the Michael C. Bach, M.D.  Treatment Center
• Past Board Member of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 2005

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Co-Counsel in Gerkin vs. Reiger/Levine.  This is a landmark civil rights class action lawsuit in Federal Distric Court, Middle District, Florida.  As a result, the State of Florida was forced to change the Medicaid policy in 2004 to provide for coverage of all uninsured medical benefits to over 45,000 Medicaid recipients residing in nursing homes.  This new benefit was funded by the Florida legislature with an appropriation of 52 million dollars.