Education:

LSU School of Nursing, Registered Nurse - 1973
Holy Cross College - 1976 BS Allied Health
Loyola University School of Law - 1988

Experience:

Admitted to the bar, 1988, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth District.
Registered Nurse, Certified in Critical Care
Vice President and General Counsel Hotel Dieu Medical Center
President - Case Management, LLC - Healthcare Consulting and National Speaker

Membership:

Louisiana State and American Bar Association
Louisiana Association of Defense Attorneys
American Health Lawyers Associations
American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Section of Healthcare Law, Section of Business
Hospital Risk Management Society, Past President
National Association of Professional and Executive Women

Accolades:

Phi Alpha Delta; Moot Court Finalist, 1987.

Published Works:

Discovery of Privileged Information Provided to a Testifying Expert in the Journal of the Trial Evidence Committee, Section of Litigation/American Bar Association Spring 2007, Volume 15, No. 3
Editorial Board of Section of Litigation of American Bar Association 2007
Editor of Healthcare Law Reporter, 2004
EMTLA Redux - The New EMTALA Regulation Clarify on Call Requirements in Healthcare Law Reporter, Volume 2, Issue 1 (Jan.-Feb. 2004)
The Future of Physician Compensation Based on Percentage Methodology is Still Uncertain in Healthcare Law Report, Vol. 2, Issue 1 (Jan-Feb 2004)
Law Brief Article on Medicare Recoupment in LHA, September 2008 issue