Bar Fellowship
George Washington University. Past Chair, United Way Legal Committee. President-elect, Louisiana chapter of Appleseed. Adjunct Faculty, Tulane University School of Public Health and Administration. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations Law and Health Care Law (since 1993); "Who's Who in America," 1993—; "Chambers," since 2003; American College of Health Care Executives (Diplomate); Louisiana Super Lawyers, since 2007; Lawdragon 3000 (2010). Named an Outstanding Physician Fraud and Compliance Lawyer by Nightingale's Healthcare News (2009). Listed as among top 25 female attorneys in Louisiana by Louisiana Super Lawyers, since 2007. Recipient: Louisiana State Bar Association's Friend of Pro Bono award (2010); President's Award, New Orleans Bar Association (2004); La Grand Executive and Woman of the Year, New Orleans City Business; Role Model Award, Young Leadership Council; Best Lawyers in New Orleans, New Orleans Magazine; 10 Most Outstanding People Award, Family Service of New Orleans; Joseph W. Simon, Jr. Memorial Award, New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce (2002); Commencement Address, Loyola (New Orleans) Law School (2001); Gillis Long Public Service Award, Loyola (New Orleans) Law School (2003); Order of the Mark, World Trade Center, New Orleans; Loyola University New Orleans, Integritas Vitae Award (2006); Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations Heroine Award, 2007; Laureate, Chase Bank Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame (2007). Named as a Leading Health Care Attorney by Legal Media Group (2006). Named to: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report's 2007 Influential Women in Business; Leadership in Law, New Orleans CityBusiness (2008). Spokesperson: "Support the People and the Gulf Coast Economy," Ready4Takeoff.org campaign (2010). Co-author: "CMS Issues Final Rule for Physician Ownership of Hospitals," Impact Lawbrief, Louisiana Hospital Association (October/November 2010). Panelist: "The Way Forward," AARP seminar, "Chronic Care Management in the Community - A Summit of Louisiana Leaders," New Orleans, LA (October 19, 2010). Presenter: "Healthcare Reform Update," Louisiana Hospital Association, 22nd Annual Health Law Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (November 2, 2011);
"Care for the Uninsured/Underinsured," Moderator, ACHE Panel Discussion, Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, Medical and Healthcare Services Workshop, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (October 27, 2011); "Health Care and Life Sciences the Louisiana/New Orleans Way," Tulane Association of Business Alumni's 32nd Annual Tulane Business Forum (September 30, 2011); "Women, Health Inequalities & Social Change," Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana (April 13, 2011); "Health Care Reform," New Orleans Downtown Rotary Club (November 17, 2010); "PPACA or ACA - A _____ by Any Other Name: Is Health Care Reform Really New?" 21st Annual Louisiana Hospital Association's Health Law Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (November 3, 2010); "Delivering the Client's Expectations," Merrill Lynch 2nd Annual Women's Symposium (October 7, 2010). Presenter/Moderator: "Louisiana Update: It's Not Just About Medical Malpractice Anymor$," CHRISTUS Health Annual Risk Management Council meeting, Houston, Texas (September 16, 2010); "The Impact of Federal Health Care Reform on Louisiana and Medicaid," CHRISTUS Health Louisiana Annual Retreat, New Orleans, Louisiana (August 28, 2010); "Health Care Reform," Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Medical Staff Presentation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (April 27, 2010); "Health Care Reform," Junior League of New Orleans (March 2, 2010); "Pro Bono and Public Service Work - Serving the Community, Serving Your Clients," New Orleans Bar Association (December 17, 2009); "Health Care Reform: A Louisiana Perspective," Panelist, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Louisiana Public Square, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (September 23, 2009); "Being Prepared: Lessons Learned through the Prism of Katrina," American Society for Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC), Interim Meeting, Orlando Florida (November 10, 2008). Author: "An Analysis of the Revised Medical Staff Standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals" and "Total Quality Management/Continuous Quality Improvement," Medical Staff Counselor (1993); "Legal Committee Involved in Negotiated Rulemaking Effort," TIPS on Managed Care (Jan/Feb 1998). Co-Author: LHA Impact Lawbrief, "Medicare HMO Patients Score Victory" (Jan. 31, 1997); "COBRA Addresses Patient Transfer Problem But Does Not Provide Cure," REVIEW, Federation of American Health Systems (July/August 1986).
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Past-Member, Standing Committee on Multi-Jurisdictional Issues) and American (Past-Member, Law Practice Management Council; Past Chair, Executive Committee, Women Rainmakers) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association (President, 1989-1990; Fellow, 2008).
