ACI’s Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - Managed Care Litigation Mock Arbitration Session

          May 2015; Chicago, Illinois

American Conference Institute


How to Best Advocate for Your Client in Arbitration and Mediation

          December 2014

New Orleans Bar Association


The 10 ½ Biggest Mistakes to Make in an Arbitration
and the 11.38 Things to Do Right

          September 2014

New Orleans Bar Association


Arbitrating Cultural and Heritage Disputes as to the unique nature of arbitration of title, ownership, and possession of rare and highly valuable artworks

December 2013

AAA Webinar


What’s Next for Healthcare Dispute Resolution?

April 2013; Chicago, Illinois

15th Annual ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference


Arbitration Training: Arbitrating a Health Law Case

October 2012; Minneapolis, Minnesota

American Health Lawyers Association and Hamline University School of Law


The Bridge Between Judicial Management of Cases and the ADR World

March 2012; Lafayette, Louisiana

2012 Spring Judges' Conference of the Louisiana Judicial College

 

The Arbitration Process

            February 2012; New Orleans, Louisiana

            The American College of Legal Medicine


Practical Tools to Maximize Arbitration for your Client

February 2012; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Bar Association


Best Practices to Effectively Represent Your Client in Arbitration (And in Drafting the Arbitration Agreement)

December 2011; New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Bar Association


The Science and Psychology of Professional Relationships

December 2010; New Orleans, Louisiana
Annual Estate Planning Conference, Loyola University College of Law

 

The 10 Most Important Issues in Professional Contracts

December 2010; New Orleans, Louisiana

LSU School of Dentistry


Judge Alvin B. Rubin: A Life of Ethics and Professionalism

May 2010; New Orleans, Louisiana (link to article)
18th Annual Judge Alvin B. Rubin Symposium, Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter

 

Dealing with Delay Tactics in Arbitration

March 2010; New Orleans, Louisiana
American Arbitration Association

 

The Science and Psychology of Professionalism

March 2009; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana State Bar Association Tax Section

 

The Enforceability of Contractual Agreements to Arbitrate: A Survey of the Last Three Years of Jurisprudence

December 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Bar Association Procrastinators' Program


Recent Developments in the Law of Arbitration

November 2008 and December 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana State University Law School

 

Effective Arbitration of Health Care Disputes

June 2008, Panelist and Speaker
National Teleconference sponsored by the American Bar Association Health Law Section and ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education

 

The Difficult Negotiation - Professionalism for Better Results

April 2008; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana State Bar Association Health Care Fraud Seminar

 

Arbitration Basics

May 2007; New Orleans, Louisiana
Chartered Financial Analyst Society of New Orleans

 

Louisiana Health Care Fraud Laws and Recent Developments

May 2007; New Orleans, Louisiana; Moderator
American Bar Association 17th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud

 

Professionalism in Tax Practice

October 2007; New Orleans, Louisiana
Tulane Tax Institute

 

The Importance of Community Legal Preparedness Planning

March 2006; Indianapolis, Indiana
Summit on Public Health and the Law

 

Hurricane Katrina: Legal Responses and Lessons Learned

February 2006; Tucson, Arizona; Plenary Session
American Bar Association Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law 2006

 

Health Impacts of Katrina and Rita: The Lingering Aftermath

February 2006; Panelist

National TeleConference sponsored by the American Bar Association
Health Law Section and Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

 

A.C.E. Presentation on "Chairing the Arbitration Panel"

December New Orleans, Louisiana
American Arbitration Association

 

Professional Relations in Healthcare Enterprises: Structure of the Health Care Enterprise

April 2005; New Orleans, Louisiana
LSU School of Public Health

 

Ethics for the Healthcare Lawyer

December 2004
National CLE TeleConference and Live Audio Webcast for ABA

 

Ethics and Professionalism for Advocates in ADR

December 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana
American Arbitration Association

 

Professionalism in Healthcare Representation

November 2004
Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys
New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Public Relations Society of America

September 2004; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Panel on "Ethical Issues in the Legal Profession"

 

Inter-relationship of HIPAA and LA Law Regarding Privacy of Medical Records

August 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana
Orleans Parish School System, Executives and Administrators

 

Relationship of HIPAA to Privacy of Student Medical Records

August 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana
Orleans Parish School System, Executives and Administrators

 

Analysis of Key Provisions of Health Care Contracts

February 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana
University of New Orleans, College of Business

 

The Science and Psychology of Professionalism

December 2003; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

 

Ethics in Arbitration and Negotiation

September 2003; Dallas, Texas
American Arbitration Association

 

The Basics of Compliance, Fraud and Abuse

August 2003; San Francisco, California
American Bar Association Annual Meeting 2003
Fundamentals in Health Care Law

 

Qui Tam, Compliance, and Self Referral Issues Under Federal and State Laws

April 2003
Tulane Medical School, Internal Medicine Department

 

Tax, Limited Liability, and Management Issues in New Entity Formation: Comparison of L.L.C.s, Partnerships, and Corporations

April 2003
LSU Masters of Public Health Program

 

Professionalism in Representation of Health Care Clients

February 2003
LSU Law School

 

Moderator:  Current Significant Issues in Malpractice Insurance and Claims Against Health Care Providers

December 2002
Health Law Section, Louisiana Bar Association

 

Professionalism in Representation of Health Care Clients

November 2002; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana Hospital Association, 13th Annual Health Law Symposium

 

Ethical Duties of Lawyers and Arbitrators During Negotiations and Alternative Dispute Resolution

October 2002
American Health Lawyer's Association
Physician and Physician Organizations Law Institute

 

The Non-Signor Cases:  A Review of Jurisprudence In Which Parties Have Been Compelled to Arbitrate Even Though Not a Party to an Arbitration Agreement

July 2002
American Arbitration Association

 

Professional Relationships in Healthcare Enterprises

January 2002; New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana State University MPH Program

 

Negotiation and Drafting of Physician Employment Contracts

December 2001; New Orleans, Louisiana
Tulane University Medical School/Internal Medicine Residency Program

 

The Legal Face of Medicine: How Regulatory Structures Affect Hospitals And Health Care Systems

November 2001; New Orleans, Louisiana; Opening General Session
Tulane Schools of Law and Medicine

 

Professionalism in Representing Health Care Clients Before the Government

October  2001; New Orleans, Louisiana; Moderator
Health Law Section, Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana Bar Foundation

 

Contract Negotiations Within a Group Practice

August 2001; Snowmass Village, Colorado

Summer Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Symposium
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology
and Center for Continuing Education

 

Professionalism:  Effective Style and Tactics in Negotiations

May 2001; New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Bar Association

 

The Physician's Guide to Contract Negotiations

April 2001; New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane Medical School

Department of Medicine Fellows and Faculty

 

Professionalism in Negotiations:  Our "Groundhog Days" All Over Again

March 2001; Biloxi, Mississippi, Beau Rivage Resort

New Orleans Bar Association Bench and Bar Conference

Sponsored by Louisiana Appellate and Trial Court Judges


Physicians & Institutions -- Power Struggle, Corporate Practice of Medicine, Medical Staff Bylaws and Disputes, and Membership in MCOs

February 2001

LSU Medical School MPH Program

 

Health Facilities: Structure and Regulation, Facility Regulation, Licensing and Accreditation, and Non-Profit & Public Entities

January 2001

LSU Medical School MPH Program

 

Professionalism in Negotiations

December 2000

New Orleans Bar Association

 

Current Key Issues in Health Care Law

November 2000

Master's Program, University of St. Francis, Illinois

 

A Summary of the Federal Anti-referral Statute: Stark II

October 2000; New Orleans, Louisiana

American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 19th Annual Meeting

 

Doing the eHealth Deal:  A Primer on Best Practices for Drafting and Negotiating

October 2000; Chicago, Illinois

American Bar Association, Health Law Section

Conference on eHealth Law 2000

 

Introduction to Stark II: CME online

April 2000

Disseminated through the Internet by a Consortium of Medical Schools including Tulane Medical School, University of Kentucky Medical School, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of New Mexico Medical School, and others for CME Credit to Physicians

 

What Health Care Lawyers Need to Know: The Ten Most Important Issues In Physician Contracting: CME online

March 2000

Disseminated through the Internet by a Consortium of Medical Schools including Tulane Medical School, University of Kentucky Medical School, University of Minnesota Medical School, University of New Mexico Medical School, and others for CME Credit to Physicians

 

Professional Relationships in Healthcare Enterprises

February 2000

LSU Medical School, MD/MPH Combined Degree Program

 

Key Issues in Contracts Between Radiologists and Radiology Groups and Hospitals

February 2000; Breckenridge, Colorado

Advances in Imaging, 2000; Co-sponsored by Departments of Radiology of Tulane and LSU Medical Schools

 

Health Law from the Government Perspective: Panel Discussion Moderator

November 1999; New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys, 11th Annual Health Law Symposium

 

Stark II: Problem Solving from a Practitioner's Viewpoint

April 1999

Tulane Law School, Special Seminar on Health Law

 

Grand Rounds Lectures at Tulane or LSU Medical Schools:

1999-2000

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics (Tulane and LSU combined), Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Neurology, Department of Orthopedics

Topics include Hospital-Physician Contracts,

Group Practice-Physician Contracts, Managed Care

Contracts, Medical Ethics and Introduction To Stark II

 

Hospital-Physician Contracts, Medical Staff Privileges, and Group Practice Agreements

March 999

LSU Medical School in combined Degree MD/MPH Program

 

Significant Legal Issues in the Negotiation of Hospital Radiology Contracts and Radiology Employment Contracts

February 1999; Park City, Utah

"Advances in Imaging 1999" seminar

Jointly sponsored by Louisiana State University Medical Center

and Tulane University Medical Center, Departments of Radiology

 

Federal and State Legislative Initiatives Effecting the Physician

October 1998; New Orleans, Louisiana

The Radiological Society of Louisiana

 

Responses to Audits by HCFA, Medicare and Medicaid

September 1998; New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane Law School/Tulane Medical School

Fourth Annual Law and Medicine Conference

"Significant Current Issues in the Legal Regulation of Medicine"

 

Legal and Ethical Restrictions in Managed Care Contracting

September 1998; New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane Law School/Tulane Medical School

Joint Fourth Annual Law and Medicine Conference

Seminar "Significant Current Issues in the Legal Regulation of Medicine"

 

Key Current Legal Issues Relating to the Practice of Medicine

April 1998; New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University School of Medicine, Radiology Department

 

Legal and Ethical Issues in the Current Health Care Environment

January 1998; Alexandria, Louisiana

Tulane University Medical Center, Tulane Law School

and Rapides Parish Medical Society

 

Significant Legal Issues In the Current Practice of Medicine

November 997; New Orleans, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish Medical Society Annual Meeting

 

Managed Care Contracting and Medical Ethics

October 1997; New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane Medical School and Tulane Law School: "Justice and Healthcare: Current Status of the Law and The Future of Medicine"

 

Managed Care Contracting

April 997; New Orleans, Louisiana

LSU Law School

 

Attorney-Client Privilege, Self Evaluative Privilege, and Legal Issues Related to Internal Investigations 

December 1996; New Orleans, Louisiana

American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys


Ethical Issues in Managed Care

May 1996

LSU Medical School

 

Organization, Operation, Sale or Dissolution of Ancillary Facilities: The Physician Point of View

April 1996; Atlanta, Georgia

National Health Lawyers Association

 

Issues in the Law of Sports Medicine

December 1995; New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana Sports Medicine Society Seminar

 

Current Antitrust Issues in Health Care

November 1994; New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana Hospital Association Sixth Annual Health

Law Symposium

 

Ancillary Facilities for Physicians in the 1990's: Formation and Dissolution Issues

June 1994

National Health Lawyers Association

 

Legal Aspects of Sports Medicine and Liabilities in the Treatment of Athletes

May 1993

Louisiana State Medical Society


The Danger of Catastrophic Medical Expenses: Medicaid Trust, Trusts and Estates

March 1992

LSU Law School 

 

Dealing with Liabilities of Professionals in the Context of Limited Liability

Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships

August 1992

City Club of Baton Rouge Seminar

 

Elder Law-The Danger of Catastrophic Medical Expenses

November 1991

21st Annual Estate Planning Seminar at LSU Law School

 

Executive Tax Planning

September 1986; New Orleans, Louisiana

Tax Executives Institute

 

Planning For the Payment of Federal Estate Taxes After the Tax Reform Act of 1976

January 1978

Estate Planning Council of New Orleans

 

How to Write a Psychiatric Forensic Report for Use in Litigation

October 1977

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

 

Recent Developments in the Type 'F' Reorganization of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code 1976

Louisiana Bar Association, Section on Taxation



Lectures Presented