Areas of Concentration

Trial and Appellate Practice in Workers’ Compensation
Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance and Medicare Set-Asides

Current Board Positions

National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP): Past President; Co-chair of Evidence Based Medicine Committee; Past chair of Legal Committee
International Commission on Healthcare Certification: Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified (MSCC) Board of Commissioners Chairperson
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Medical Fee Advisory Board Member
Commercial Park Advisory Council, Treasurer and Past President

Lecturer

Case Law Update, Chicago Bar Association, 2002 & 2003
Medicare Compliance and Medicare Set-Asides, Chicago Bar Association, 2008, 2009 & 2013
Medicare Secondary Payer Training, Illinois Self-Insurers Association Nuts and Bolts, 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2016
Medicare Set-Aside Negotiations, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2010
Medicare Set-Asides in Workers’ Compensation Claims, Illinois Self-Insurers Association, 2010
Workers’ Compensation Practice, Requirements and Deadlines, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois, 2010
Medicare Issues: Conditional Payments, MSAs, Section 111 Reporting and Beyond, FWCI Workers’ Compensation Annual Conference, 2011
Medicare Set-Asides, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Judicial Training, Fall 2011
Medicare Secondary Payer Issues in Liability Claims, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2011
Instructor/Panelist for Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional (CMSP) Program, 2012 & 2017
Pending Legislative Changes to the Medicare Secondary Payer Process, Illinois Self-Insurers Association, 2012
Legal Update/SMART Act panelist for National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2013
Big Changes in the Medicare Arena, NBKL Client Seminar, 2013
Medicare and its Impact on Tort Practitioners, Illinois State Bar Association, 2013
Opioids in the Life of the MSA–Part 1, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2015
Medicare Secondary Payer Issues in Personal Injury Settlements, National Business Institute, 2015
Nuts and Bolts of Illinois Workers’ Compensation, Accident Arising Out of and In the Course of Employment, Illinois Self-Insurers Association, 2015
Nuts and Bolts of Illinois Workers’ Compensation, Medicare Secondary Payer applicability, Illinois Self-Insurers Association, 2016
Private Cause of Action, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2015
Opioids in the MSA, CLM, Atlanta, 2016
An Rx for Prescription Drug Costs: Mitigating Costs While Providing Quality Care, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside, 2016
Medicare Set-Asides and Workers’ Compensation, Chicago Bar Association, 2016
Catastrophic Workers’ Compensation Claims: Investigation, Evaluation, Settlement and Trial, SEAK, 2016
Opioids in the Life of the MSA–Part 2, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2016
Medicare Conditional Payments in 2017: Heightened Scrutiny Means Heightened Compliance Activity, DRI, 2017
Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Getting Ready for Future Medicals in Injury Cases, Lorman, 2017
War on Opioids – Where Are We Now?, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2017
Opioid Symposium – Cleaning Up the Mess: Are We There Yet?, Illinois Self-Insurers’ Association, 2017
Opioids and Illinois Workers’ Compensation, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Judicial Training, 2018
NAMSAP Update, National Council of Self-Insurers, 2018
Instructor, Certified Medicare Secondary Payer – Fellow Program, 2017 & 2018
Opioids in the MSA, Part III Webinar, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2018
Agency Keynote, Opioids, National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals, 2018
Legal Aspects of Opioids in Workers’ Compensation Cases, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 2018
Initial Intake to Final Settlement – A Blue Print for Your Workers’ Compensation Catastrophic Claim, CLM, 2019
Establishing a Successful Non-CMS Submission Program and Using State Workers’ Compensation Laws to Reduce Medicare Set-Asides and MSP Liability, National Council of Self-Insurers, 2019
Insurance Impact on Workers’ Compensation Claims, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Judicial Training, 2020
COVID-19 2020; What We Know and What We Need to Know, Illinois Self-Insurers Association, 2020
WCRC Documentation and Evidence, The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network annual educational conference, 2020

Community Service

Commercial Park Advisory Council, Treasurer and Past President
Habitat for Humanity, Women Build Committee Member and Team Leader