NEWS/EVENTS ARCHIVE 03/16/07-11/23/07 Rachel Ryan, associate in our Albany office, attended St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation’s 9th Annual Holiday Kick-Off Celebration at the Fort Orange Club, in Albany, NY on November 23, 2007. The donations for this year’s event will be used to help to offset the investment by St. Peter’s Hospital in the new da Vinci ® Surgical System which assists St. Peter’s Hospital’s work in the area of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Penny M. Hahn and Marc A. Antonucci Join Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP The firm is pleased to announce that Penny M. Hahn and Marc A. Antonucci have joined the firm as Associates. Ms. Hahn is an Associate in our Poughkeepsie office, where she concentrates her practice in Insurance Fraud Law. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree (summa cum laude) from Charleston Southern University and received her Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law. She is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York. Mr. Antonucci is an Associate in our Albany office, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of civil and criminal litigation. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Albany and received his Juris Doctor (cum laude) from Roger Williams University School of Law. He recently served as a law clerk with the Rhode Island Supreme Court Law Department. He is admitted to practice before the courts of New York. Robert H. Iseman, Partner with the firm, was a contributor to the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Section Fall Meeting which was held at The Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown, New York on November 3, 2007. Marcia B. Smith, another Partner with the firm, was one of the Co-Chairs of this event. The program was entitled “Medicaid Fraud: New Era, New Forces, New (and old) Problems.” Other speakers included James G. Sheehan, Medicaid Inspector General, Heidi Wendel, Deputy Attorney General for Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and Deborah Bachrach, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Health Insurance Programs as well as the State's Medicaid Director. For more details please visit http://www.nysba.org Marcia B. Smith, a Partner with the firm was one of the presenters discussing Medicare billing requirements and disclosure obligations for services offered to patients during clinical research trials at a New York State Bar Association CLE in New York City on October 19, 2007 entitled “A Primer on Human Subject Research: Federal and State Law.” For more information please visit http://www.nysba.org Carol A. Hyde, Partner with the Firm, recently spoke on the topic of “The Healthcare Industry in New York” at the New York State Bar Association’s continuing legal education seminar “An Introduction to Health Law.” The day-long seminar was held on May 17, 2007 in Albany, New York. Justin Gray, Associate with the Firm, recently completed “Leadership Dutchess,” the signature program of the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce for the past 18 years. Leadership Dutchess is designed to foster the development of a select group of professionals who grow and learn together over an eight-mon|h period through a variety of experiences including discussions, interactive exercises, experiential roles and community service. For more program information please visit www.gsdcc.org. Laurie K. Chisolm Joins Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP The Firm is pleased to announce that Laurie K. Chisolm has joined the Albany office as an Associate. Ms. Chisolm focuses her practice on commercial litigation. She is a graduate of New York Law School (magna cum laude) and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Ms. Chisolm also received an L.L.M. from Columbia University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and Vermont. Richard A. Mitchell, Partner with the Firm, is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of United Way of Dutchess County. Rick has a long history of involvement in the Dutchess County community. He has served on many boards and was chairman of the American Heart Association, Dutchess County Region, from 1990 to 1992. He also was president of the Area Fund of Dutchess County, now the Community Foundation of Dutchess County, for 1993 and 1994. His involvement with the United Way goes back to when he returned to Poughkeepsie after law school in 1974. He has held many different jobs with the United Way over the years, including board member from 1978-1992 and 1994 to present; campaign chair in 1995, when he helped United Way raise $5.2 million; vice chairman from 2005-2006; and he is now serving a two-year term as chairman of the board from 2006-2008. United Way of Dutchess County is a countywide organization attracting more than 2000 volunteers on an annual basis. It raises money primarily from employers and employees in the county and then allocates funds to various programs for those less fortunate in Dutchess County. For more information about the United Way of Dutchess County please visit www.unitedwaydutchess.org . Marcia B. Smith, Partner with the Firm, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Wiawaka Holiday House, Inc. Wiawaka is a century old women’s retreat on Lake George. Its mission is to provide a nonsectarian retreat and educational center dedicated to enriching the lives of working women and helping disadvantaged women. It is also on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information on Wiawaka Holiday House, Inc., please visit www.wiawaka.org Carol A. Hyde, Partner with the Firm, has been invited to speak on the topic of “The Healthcare Industry in New York” at the New York State Bar Association’s upcoming continuing legal education seminar “An Introduction to Health Law.” The day-long seminar will be held on May 17, 2007 in Albany, New York. Additional information may be obtained from the New York State Bar Association at 518-463-3200 or by visiting their website at http://www.nysba.org/ Joshua E. Mackey, Of Counsel with the Firm, will speak at the Lorman Education Services seminar entitled “Update on Insurance Issues” to be held in Albany, New York on January 17, 2008. More information can be obtained by contacting Lorman Education Services at (715) 833-3940 or visiting www.lorman.com. Justin Gray, Associate with the Firm, is currently a participant in “Leadership Dutchess,” the signature program of the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce for the past 18 years. Leadership Dutchess is designed to foster the development of a select group of professionals who grow and learn together over an eight month period through a variety of experiences including discussions, interactive exercises, experiential roles and community service. For more program information please visit www.gsdcc.org/education.php. Michele V. Handzel, Associate with the Firm, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Albany YMCA. The YMCA is the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America, working to meet the health and human service needs of 20.2 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in the United States. Its mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. For more information on the North Albany YMCA, please visit www.cdymca.org Rachel Ryan, Associate with the Firm, is currently a Board Member of the Girl Scouts, Hudson Valley Council. This local council serves girls in Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene and southern Saratoga Counties. The mission of the Girls Scouts is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Form more information on the Girl Scouts, Hudson Valley Council please visit http://www.girlscoutshvgsc.org. Ms. Ryan is currently President of the Shaker Ridge Ladies Association. The Ladies Association organizes charity, social and golf events for women of Shaker Ridge Country Club. For membership information please contact Bill Sarver at (518) 869-0246 or visit http://www.shakerridge.com. 09/01/06-03/16/07 Rachel Perez Ryan will be one of the panelists in a roundtable discussion on Diversity in the Legal Profession at Albany Law School, Tuesday, March 27, 2007 24th Annual Conference of the Counceling Centers of New York, June 6, 2006, Troy, New York Public Charities in New York Seminar March 22, 2006, Albany, New York Attorney Marcia B. Smith's Health Law Presentation Joshua E. Mackey Joins Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP "Free HIPAA TIPAAs to health care providers on lawyers' Web site" DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AT ALBANY LAW SCHOOL Rachel Perez Ryan, an associate with the firm, will be one of the panelists in a roundtable discussion on Diversity in the Legal Profession at Albany Law School on Tuesday, March 27, from 5:30 - 8:00 pm. The program is sponsored by Albany Law School, the Albany County Bar Association, Capital District Women's Bar Association, Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association, and Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. Discussion topics will include: Employer Perspectives: Benefits of a diverse workforce; opening doors with the Diversity Internship Program Attorney/Intern Perspectives: How to market yourself; succeeding on the partnership track Keys to Success: Mentoring, networking, bar leadership opportunities; overcoming cultural and social barriers 24th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COUNSELING CENTERS OF NEW YORK, JUNE 6, 2006, TROY, NEW YORK Lydia Hoffman Meunier recently addressed the 24th Annual Conference of the Counseling Centers of New York, an organization of college counselors affiliated with colleges and universities in New York State. The pre-conference seminar entitled “Suicide on the College Campus, Issues of Treatment, Intervention, Policy and the Law” was held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on June 6, 2006. Ms. Meunier discussed recent lawsuits involving educational institutions who are defending charges related to their handling of students with mental illness, and offered counsel on preventing institutional liability. An article written by Ms. Meunier entitled “Mental Health Issues on College Campuses” was published in the Spring 2006 issue of the Health Law Journal, published by the New York State Bar Association. The article discusses the nature of liability faced by schools in addressing the needs of mentally ill students and contains a series of measure schools should consider to defend against potential liability. The article was reprinted with permission from: Health Law Journal, Spring 2006, Vol. 11, No. 2, published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207 (1-800-582-2452), http//www.nysba.org PUBLIC CHARITIES IN NEW YORK SEMINAR MARCH 22, 2006, ALBANY, NEW YORK Paul A. Gillan, Carol A. Hyde, Marcia B. Smith and Karen E. Sosler were presenters at the Lorman seminar “Public Charities in New York” on March 22, 2006 in Albany, New York. This one-day seminar highlighted organizing a public charity in New York, the regulation of public charities, corporate governance and related legal issues, current developments, IRS compensation audits and joint ventures with for-profit organizations. Additional presenters included a representative of the New York State Attorney General Charities Fraud Bureau and an accountant specializing in not-for-profit work. ISEMAN, CUNNINGHAM, RIESTER & HYDE LLP’s ATTORNEY MARCIA B. SMITH’S HEALTH LAW PRESENTATION Marcia B. Smith, a partner at Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP, was one of the presenters at the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Section’s Fall Meeting at The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, New York, on October 28-29, 2005. The topic of the meeting was “The New Medicaid Fraud and Overpayment Initiative: Representing Health Care Providers in Medicaid Audits.” Ms. Smith was a speaker in two different sessions: “Ethical Issues in Medicaid Fraud and Overpayment Cases” and “The Prosecution and Defense of a Hypothetical Medicaid Audit Case.” Among the points she raised in the first session, Ms. Smith said, “The New York Code of Professional Responsibility is the legal profession’s way of limiting attorneys from using their informational advantage to serve their own agenda. Many of the rules are intended to require attorneys to see things from their client’s point of view and put their interests before their own.” Ms. Smith cited numerous specifics, from the Medicare disclosure statute to future crime exemptions. For the full copy of Ms. Smith’s speech, please click here. Ms. Smith handles regulatory and transactional matters for a wide range of health care clients, including health care systems, hospitals, physicians and insurers. She assists health care providers in structuring joint ventures, transactions and acquisitions to comply with the evolving regulatory environment, and advises clients on governance, licensure, tax exemption, and Medicare and Medicaid billing matters. She has lectured on various health care topics, including corporate compliance, HIPAA, medical records and confidentiality and antitrust issues affecting multi-provider networks. Currently Ms. Smith is the Chair of the New York State Bar Association Health Law Section’s Compliance and Fraud and Abuse Committee. JOSHUA E. MACKEY JOINS ISEMAN, CUNNINGHAM, RIESTER & HYDE, LLP Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP, is pleased to announce that Joshua E. Mackey, a native of Poughkeepsie, is now of counsel to the firm in the Poughkeepsie office. Josh has joined the firm’s litigation practice, where he concentrates in Insurance Fraud Law. His litigation background includes extensive experience in insurance fraud prevention, investigation, and defense of no-fault, liability, automobile theft, and arson claims. Josh also has conducted SIU (Special Investigative Unit) training for major insurance companies and Fortune 500 companies. Before joining ICRH, Josh was a partner in McDonough Marcus Cohn Tretter Heller & Kanca, LLP. Prior to that, he was a partner in a New York City insurance defense firm. Josh is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; New York Anti-Car Theft & Fraud Association, Inc.; and the New York County Lawyers Association. He also has served on his local homeowner association board. A graduate of Assumption College, Josh was a program assistant with the Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation before attending law school. He earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. "Free HIPAA TIPAAs to health care providers on lawyers' Web site" Read More