Practice Areas

Healthcare Law

Real Estate Law

Business and Corporate Law

Honors and Awards

The Best Lawyers in America® (Health Care Law), 2008-2012

Court and Bar Admissions

State Bar of Arizona, 1986

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Arizona: Real Property Section; Business Law Section

American Health Lawyers Association

Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers: Past President

"Five Things Physicians Should Know," February 2011

"Report of Ad Hoc Committee on Standards for Attorneys As Business Associates Under HIPAA," Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers, Chair (December 2004)

"EMTALA Regulations - Final," September 2003

"HIPAA Business Associate Agreements," August 2003

"Safe Harbors for Ambulatory Surgery Centers," July 2003

"Messengers Who Do More Than Deliver Messages," MD News, October 2002

"The Current State of Physician Restrictive Covenants in Arizona," July 2002

"The Legal Risks of Boutique Medicine," MD News, May 2002

"Gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies: Nothing in Life Is Free," MD News, March 2002

"Recent Development: Immigration Law: Rights of Detained Aliens – Jean v. Nelson," Harvard International Law Journal, 1984

Presentations

Instructor, Jurisprudence Class, Midwestern University Podiatry Program

Lecturer, Physician Employment Agreements, Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center Pediatric Residence Program

Community Leadership

Jewish Tuition Organization: Chair, 2008-2010

Congregation Or Chadash: Board of Directors, 2002-present; President, 2008-present

Valley First Community Bank: Board of Directors, 2001-2007

Institute for Health Professions Education: Board of Directors; President, 2002-2004

City of Scottsdale: Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, 2000-2003

Education

Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1986

University of Arizona, B.A., with honors and highest distinction, 1983

Birthplace

Peoria, Illinois