LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR IN THE HEALTH CARE LAW SECTION
Health Care Law Section
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s the health care
debate continues to
rage in Washington,
D.C., the HCBA’s
Health Care Law Section is
gearing up for another year of
programming that (hopefully) will
provide some helpful insight to
its members during this turbulent
time in the health law field. For
the upcoming year, T.J. Ferrante
will be joined by Kevin Rudolph as
co-chairs of the Health Care Law
Section, and together, they hope
to organize events and activities
that will be helpful to you in your
day-to-day practice and, more
importantly, that are enjoyable!
First, the Health Care Law
Section owes a deep debt of
gratitude to Sara Seifried for her
outstanding service as the co-chair
of the Section for the past three
years. As for the new co-chair,
Kevin only hopes that he can be
a fraction as effective as Sara
has been.
Kevin currently works as
corporate counsel for Shriners
Hospitals for Children at its
headquarters here in Tampa. He
focuses his practice on health care
matters involving the twenty-two
hospitals that SHC owns and
operates throughout the United
We have
States, Canada,
an ambitious
and Mexico.
agenda for the
In addition to
coming year.
health care
Four CLE
work, Kevin
luncheon
also deals with
programs are
medical research
scheduled for
and intellectual
October 18,
property matters
December 6,
for all of these
February 28,
SHC hospitals.
and April 25.
Before joining
We are always
SHC, Kevin
Your active
seeking
worked for the
participation in
contributing
U.S. Department
the Section further
authors for
of Health and
the Lawyer
Human Services,
strengthens our efforts
Office of the
magazine,
to bring important
General Counsel,
as well as
in Washington,
presenters
information to our
D.C. Before
for our CLE
members for use in
that, Kevin
luncheon
worked for
programs and
their health care law
the U.S. Food
other events.
practices, whether
and Drug
Your active
in private practice,
participation
Administration
in the Section
on drug, device,
government, or
further
and tobacco
in-house.
strengthens our
matters. He left
efforts to bring
Washington and
important
moved to Tampa
information to
in the summer
our members for use in their health
of 2015 to follow his now-wife
care law practices, whether in private
back to her hometown (and, really,
practice, government, or in-house.
because he liked the weather).
It is an honor to serve as your
Although Kevin enjoyed his time
at HHS and the FDA, he is now,
co-chairs this year. If you have any
more than ever, quite happy to
ideas or suggestions to help us
be out of the chaotic spiral that
better serve you, feel free to contact
is D.C.! On the weekends, you can
T.J. Ferrante at [email protected]
find him spending time outside,
or Kevin Rudolph at Kfrudolph@
or trying to “train” his psychotic
shrinenet.org.
six-month-old labradoodle puppy,
while his ornery eight-year old
Authors: TJ Ferrante – Foley &
French bulldog judgingly watches
Lardner LLP & Kevin Rudolph –
the lack of progress.
Shriners Hospital for Children
Find out about upcoming HCBA events at hillsbar.com.
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