Honors and Awards:

• 2006-2010 FL SuperLawyers; 2005-2010 Legal Elite, Florida Trend; 2001-2010 Top Lawyers in S. Florida, S. FL Legal Guide; 2005 Heavy Hitter in Health Care, S.FL Business Journal; 2003-2005 Best of the Bar, S. FL Business Journal; 1996 Best Health Care Attorney, FL Medical Business
• Justic Harry Lee Anstead Award for FL Bar Board Certified Attorney of the Year, Nominee, The FL Bar, 2008
• Named to Temple University's Gallery of Success as alumna of College of Liberal Arts with successful career that would inspire students, Temple University, Phila, PA , 2008

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• MBA in Health Administration, 1977, University of Miami, Miami, FL
• Board Certified Expert in Health Law, The FL Bar, 1995 to present

Bar/Professional Activity:

• AHLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel Member--mediate and arbitrate health care related disputes for physicians, hospitals, other health providers, payers, insurers, etc.
• Chair, FL Bar Health Law Section, Annual Advanced Topics & Health Law Certification Review Course, 2006-09
• Member, Executive Council, FL Bar Health Law Section

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board of Governors, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce 2003-10
• Board of Governors, Dade Community Foundation, 2003-08

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Chapter in 2007 and 2009 FL Bar Health Law Practitioners' Handbook, on how to negotiate technology contracts for health care facilities and professionals.  Licensing and purchasing hardware, software and consulting services for new technology is a large and growing expense for hospitals, physician groups and others in this modern era.  Generally, contracts come from vendors looking like non-negotiable insurance policies!  Providers must consult with competent counsel to negotiate terms to protect their valuable investments and to assure they get what they pay for and were promised.  This Chapter gives lawyers tips on important contract provisions to consider in representing their health care clients., Author, Chapter 17, Negotiating Health Care Technology Contracts, FL Bar Health Law Practitioners' Handbook, Health Care, Health Information Technology, 2007

Transactions:

• Lead corporate and health care attorney in $65 Million sale of primary health clinics and diagnostic center to publicly-traded company
• Successfully appeal revocation of the Medicare Provider Number of surgeon who had been in the program for 17 years, with full reinstatement and billing privileges., 2010

Representative Clients:

• Miami Jewish Home & Hospital for the Aged, Inc.; Urology Specialty Group, LLC; AvMed Health Plan; New Horizons CMHC; Health Choice Network, Inc.; iCARE Health Options, Inc.; FL Optometric Physicians' Network, Inc.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Parent to Suzanne and Paul;   Grandparent to Jake and Isabella

Educational Background:

• JD, cum laude, University of Miami School of Law; MBA/HA with honors, University of Miami School of Business; B.A., cum laude, Temple University, Phila, PA.