<p> Bryan Thornton is the Founder and CEO of Net Reaction, LLC, an internationally renowned forensics and information security planning firm. Having worked with organizations worldwide, large and small, Net Reaction provides real-time intelligence and information security planning services. Focusing on post-mortem analysis of security incidents and data breaches, Bryan’s team is uniquely able to speak to the threats that face organizations today and to help design risk-based information security programs to mitigate those risks. <br/><br/> Bryan believes that information security is more than just an IT problem – it is a management problem, an operational problem and lastly a technical problem. Net Reaction works within an organization’s individual culture to address each of these issues in a holistic manner. <br/><br/> Bryan is a recognized lecturer and author, regularly speaking in person and via media outlets about risk issues, information crime and holistic information security planning. <br/><br/> Bryan lives in Nashville with his wife and three children. <br/><br/> <strong>Work Experience</strong> <br/> <strong><em>Net Reaction, LLC </strong>– Founder and Managing Director</em> <br/> (March 2005 – Present) <br/> Responsibilities include leading forensic response team and information security consulting practice <br/><br/> <strong><em>Lipscomb University</strong> – Adjunct Professor</em> <br/> (August 2010 – Present) <br/> Helped to design and implement a Masters of Science in Information Security, Masters of Science in Healthcare Informatics and Masters of Science in Information Technology Management. Currently lecture on information security, risk assessment, incident response and forensics. <br/><br/> <strong><em>Kroll Inc</strong> – Director</em> <br/> (December 1998 – February 2005) <br/> Introduced to the firm upon the acquisition of System-X. Responsible for the daily operation of a worldwide incident response and forensic team specializing in cyber forensics. <br/><br/> <strong><em>System-X</strong> – Director of Technical Services</em> <br/> (May 1996 – December 1998) <br/><br/> <strong>Cross Section of Experience</strong> <h6>Law Firms</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Torys, LLP</li> <li>Baker & McKenzie</li> <li>Ropes & Gray</li> <li>Macleod Dixon</li> <li>Goulsten & Storrs, P.C.</li> <li>Ellison, Nielsen, Knibbs, Zehe & Antas, P.C.</li> <li>Traub Eglin Lieberman Straus</li> <li>Weil, Gothhal & Manges LLP</li> <li>Godwin Gruber</li> <li>Sidley Austin Brown & Wood</li> <li>Baker Botts</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Companies</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>ScotiaBank</li> <li>Microsoft</li> <li>Educational Testing Service</li> <li>The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey</li> <li>NEC America</li> <li>Raytheon Corporation</li> <li>Globespan Virata, Inc.</li> <li>Advo, Inc.</li> <li>Juniper Networks</li> <li>Saudi Aramco</li> <li>Intel</li> <li>HypoVereinsbank America, Inc.</li> <li>Malden Mills Industries, Inc.</li> <li>International Specialty Products</li> <li>Tyco International, Inc.</li> <li>The United Nations Office of the High Commisioner, Bosnia</li> <li>Egghead.com</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Education</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>David Lipscomb University, B.S. (Engineering Science), May 1998</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Professional Associations</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Publications</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Thornton, Bryan F. Stirling Engines, A Study in Analysis and Design. Nashville: Lipscomb University, 1997</li> <li>Disaster Recovery Planning: A Model of Mitigation by Preparedness. By Bryan F. Thornton. Winter meeting of ACLEA, Boca Raton. March 2002</li> <li>Thornton, Bryan F. Information Security Readiness Program. Nashville: NXG Strategies, 2005</li> <li>Thornton, Bryan F. Incident Response Planning Guide. Nashville: Net Reaction LLC, 2006</li> </ul> </br> </br> <h6>Depositions and Expert Testimony</h6> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>EXE Technologies, Inc., v. Manhattan Associates, Inc. and Michael Flood – Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division: Hudson County Docket No. C-81-03</li> <li>William A. Booth, M.D. and William A. Boothe, M.D., P.A., v. Brent Hanson – District Court of Collin County, Texas 219th Judicial District Cause No. 219-86-05</li> <li>EOG Resources, Inc. v. Bantam Resources L.L.C., Martin Thering, and Robert Apperson in the District Court of Zapata County, Texas, 49th Judicial District Cause No. 5697</li> <li>Physicians Interactive (a division of Allscripts, LLC) v. Lathian Systems, Inc., et al. - United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia </li> </ul> </p>

<p> Chuck is Vice President of National Programs for CNA Healthcare responsible for underwriting nationwide programs covering Healthcare’s Aging Services products, Nurses and Allied Healthcare professionals, Dentists, and Certified Nurse Anesthetists. Together, these programs represent approximately $550M in written premium for CNA HealthPro. <br/> <br/> CNA’s Aging Services program is one of the largest programs of its kind in the country, with over $300M in premiums, and covering over 4,000 skilled, assisted, and independent living facilities countrywide. <br/> <br/> Prior to joining CNA, Chuck was Vice President of insurance broker Johnson & Higgins. He was responsible for marketing of endorsed association programs as well as the oversight of an endorsed property and casualty insurance program for members of LeadingAge, an association representing not-for-profit service providers to the elderly. </p>

<p> Dale graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Management in 1971. He has over 30 years experience in risk and quality management related positions. He has worked for an insurance company, as an insurance broker and as a regulator. Dale has been responsible for risk management and patient safety at two major national health systems, surviving three mergers along the way. He has been the chairman of the board of directors of a health insurance company and a vice chairman or member of the board of four other professional liability and health insurance companies. Dale has also developed and managed "off shore" captive insurance companies for healthcare systems. <br/> <br/> Throughout his career he has been involved with organizations dedicated to improving patient safety. He was a member of the Hospital Risk Management Advisory Panel of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a member of the American Healthcare System Council on Quality Assurance and Risk Management, a contributor to a Kellogg grant project to develop a Model Risk and Quality Management Program for healthcare organizations, and co-author of a trustee development program and Guidelines for Hospital Risk and Quality Management Board Reports. He is currently the Vice President of Business Health and Risk Management at Banner Health where he is responsible for insurance, management of their insurance subsidiary, claims administration and litigation management for self-insured professional liability and workers compensation, security, records management, HIPAA and occupational health. He is a member of their Care Management Council, co-chair of the Patient Safety Initiative Committee and chair of the Safety Steering Committee. </p>

<p> David Lewison is the National Professional Practice Co-Leader for AmWINS Brokerage Group. AmWINS Group is an insurance wholesaler with over 90 offices in 16 countries that places over $12 billion in premium annually. <br/><br/> Dave is highly experienced in management and professional liability products such as: Directors & Officers, Cyberliability, Employment Practices and Professional Liability. He leads and sets the strategy for the AmWINS Professional Lines practice, assists with claim disputes, authors client advisories, creates risk analysis tools, develops proprietary products, manages market relationships, provides coverage comparisons and other value added resources. <br/><br/> Dave draws upon his over 20 years of experience as a wholesale broker, retail broker and underwriter to teach continuing education classes as well as present on industry panels and author articles regarding Cyberliability, Directors & Officers Liability and Employment Practices Liability. Dave also moderates a <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1414557/profile" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> group on Security & Privacy Insurance. </p>

<p>Eduard Goodman is the Chief Privacy Officer for Identity theft 911 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Eduard received his B.A. from the University of California at Irvine. He attended the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law receiving his Juris Doctor (J.D.) with a dual concentration in Intellectual Property and International law. He later completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business and Trade law at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; with his core research and dissertation topic being international data protection and privacy law. Eduard served as the 2008-2009 Section Chair and is a current Executive Board member of the Technology and E-Commerce Section of the Arizona Bar. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) with designations for the U.S., Canada, and European Union and is an active member of the American Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, International Bar Association, the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.</p>

<p> Liz Kim is Principal Underwriting Counsel for the US division of Hiscox, a leading Lloyd's of London syndicate and international specialist insurer. In that role, she acts as the chief legal advisor to the CUO, as well as to the Practice Leaders, Underwriting Leaders, and underwriting teams. She is responsible for wordings for all policies issued in the US, and for providing risk analysis on both the macro-level and for individual risks. She first joined Hiscox in their Claims Department and was the Head of Technology, Media, and Privacy Claims before taking on her current role. Prior to joining Hiscox, she practiced insurance coverage law for more than a decade, including being involved in some of the most significant insurance cases in the 9th Circuit at one of Chambers' highest-rated California insurance firms. Ms. Kim has advised both domestic and London insurance clients with respect to various GL, E&O, and specialty policies, and litigated coverage actions involving declaratory relief, contribution, rescission, reformation, and bad faith in state and federal courts throughout the United States. She has published several articles and served as a panelist on various topics relating to insurance law, technology and media litigation, and data privacy. Ms. Kim obtained her law degree, <em>magna cum laude</em>, from Seattle University, and is admitted to practice law in California, New York, Washington, and Nevada. </p>

<p> Jacqueline Lakins holds the position of Vice President Specialty Operations for Sedgwick. Jackie is a career insurance and healthcare risk management professional with over twenty-five years’ experience. <br/><br/> She holds the following designations/certifications: Certified Professional In Health Care Risk Management, Certified in Healthcare Compliance and Senior Claim Law Associate. She is a member of the following organizations: Tennessee Bar Association, American Society for Hospital Risk Management (ASHRM), Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance and Society for Claim Law Associates (SCLA). </p>

<p> Jim Saxton, Co-Chair of Stevens & Lee’s Health Care Department and Chair of the firm’s Health Care Litigation Group, has represented physicians in state and federal courts in professional liability claims for nearly 30 years. He also works nationally with insurers and alternative risk providers on risk reduction and physician optimization strategies. <br/> <br/> Jim has authored seven books and over 200 articles. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and a Board of Director of SE Healthcare Quality Consulting, LLC. Mr. Saxton was recently named to the American Health Lawyers Association’s Accountable Care Organization Task Force. </p>

<p> Jayme Taormina Vaccaro has worked in the Risk and Claims field in Healthcare Professional Liability for 24 years. She represents physicians, large groups, allied health providers and hospitals in multispecialty medical malpractice claims. She is Director of Professional Liability Claims with Sedgwick, Inc. Prior to joining Sedgwick, she served as Vice President of Integrated Risk and Claims with MedAmerica Mutual Risk Retention Group and Assistant Vice President of Claims with TDC. <br/> <br/> <strong>Training and Education</strong> <br/> Jayme received her law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, and her undergraduate degree from Cal State. She lives in Lafayette, California.

<p> K Royal, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, is privacy counsel at Align Technology and has over 20 years of professional experience in the legal and health-related fields. Royal has a particular interest in the relationship between health and technology—such as telesurgery, bioethics and privacy. As an attorney, she has been recognized as a Forty-under-40 honoree for Phoenix, as an educational leader through the YWCA and as one of the top pro bono attorneys in Arizona. Royal is currently an in-house global privacy counsel and finishing her PhD in public affairs.</p>

<p> Kasie Leigh Cousino is the Director of Claims for Chelsea Rhone, LLC in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Chelsea Rhone administers HealthCap®, which provides general and professional liability coverage to over 1,000 senior care facilities. Ms. Cousino directs all aspects of HealthCap’s carrier-level claims functions including data analytics, strategy support and case management. She holds a MBA from The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and undergraduate degrees in mathematics, actuarial science and economics. </p>

<p. With over 25 years’ experience in healthcare and insurance, Kevin Kelly co-founded MRM Group™ in 2003. He serves as the company’s president and CEO. MRM Group is a national leader in risk and patient safety education, practice change and consulting services. Kevin’s expertise includes healthcare regulation, operational, management, and consulting activities spanning hospitals and healthcare systems, physician group practices, and academic medical centers. Kevin served as an administrator at Hartford Hospital, The Connecticut Health System and the University of Connecticut Health Center. Kevin was the founder and CEO of several entrepreneurial healthcare ventures, the two most recent were MedSpan Health Options, a private equity provider back HMO and forerunner of the contemporary ACO which was acquired by Oxford/United Health in 2002 and MRM Group, LLC a risk/patient safety education and consulting organization acquired by Coverys in 2016. <br/><br/> Kevin serves on the boards of several philanthropic and healthcare organizations. Kevin holds an undergraduate and graduate degree from Providence College and Yale University respectively in healthcare management, public health and epidemiology. </p>

<div><i><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:10.00pt;">Senior Vice President, North American Private Healthcare Division</span></i></div> <div><i><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:10.00pt;">Healthcare Management Liability Practice Lead</span></i></div> <div><i><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:10.00pt;">&nbsp;</span></i></div> <div><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:10.00pt;">Kim is Senior Vice President, Healthcare Management Liability Practice Lead in Allied World&#39;s North American Professional Lines Division. &nbsp;She is responsible for the oversight of all components of the Healthcare Management Liability business, including product strategy, distribution, relationship management and management of talent and resources. &nbsp;From Allied World&#39;s Farmington, CT office Kim works with the Product Manager and underwriters located throughout the country to monitor and manage the Healthcare management liability product lines which include D&amp;O, EPL, Fiduciary, Crime, Kidnap &amp; Ransom, Employed Lawyers and Managed Care E&amp;O. &nbsp;&nbsp;Kim has over 19 years of healthcare underwriting experience. &nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to her most recent position, she was Senior Vice President, Healthcare Management Liability Product Manager, responsible for product development and oversight. &nbsp;Kim has also participated on local and national industry panels, including those sponsored by PLUS and ASHRM. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:10.00pt;"></span></div>

<p>Kim Martin, J.D., was appointed Chief Compliance Officer by the Board of Directors for Kindred Healthcare in March 2008. She had served as Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Compliance and Vice President of Risk Management since joining Kindred in 2003. Ms. Martin has over 25 years experience as a healthcare compliance and risk management professional. Before coming to Kindred, Ms. Martin was Vice President of Risk Management, Insurance and Compliance of Team Health. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Charter Behavioral Health Systems and Magellan Health Services. In 1993, Ms. Martin served as Vice President of Insurance and Risk Management with Continental Medical Systems. She has extensive experience in risk management and compliance for multi-state, multi-provider healthcare systems. <br/> <br/> Kindred Healthcare is a Fortune 500 company with operations in 47 states. The company owns and operates, long term acute care hospitals, transitional care centers, a contract rehabilitation company, and home care and hospice services. <br/> <br/> Kindred Healthcare is the largest post acute provider in the country with 63,000 employees caring for over 500,000 patients annually. </p>

<p> Sorrin is Vice President of Congressional and Legislative Affairs for Premera. In this capacity, he leads public policy and legislative affairs for all Premera markets. Since joining Premera in 1998, Sorrin has worked on a range of regulatory and legislative matters, as well as an extensive portfolio including legal and regulatory issues associated with advertising and marketing as well provider contracts, payments, and related issues. Prior to joining Premera, Sorrin was in private practice with Bogle & Gates in Seattle. <br/> <br/> Sorrin is a member of the Premera PAC Board of Directors and external boards Sorrin sits on include the Association of Washington Business, the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County and the Washington Research Council. <br/> <br/> Sorrin was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Puget Sound. <br/> <br/> <br/> <strong>About Premera Blue Cross:</strong> Our mission is to provide peace of mind to our members about their healthcare coverage. We provide health insurance and related services to 1.5 million people in Washington and Alaska. Premera Blue Cross has operated in Washington since 1933, and Alaska since 1952. Premera Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Premera Blue Cross is a member of a family of companies based in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, that provide health, life, vision, dental, stop-loss, disability, and other related products and services. For more information, visit <a href="www.premera.com" target="_blank">www.premera.com. </a> </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><img src="https://plusweb.org/Portals/0/Images/Semlies,%20Lori.JPG?ver=2021-03-04-143921-030" border="0" style="width:50%"/></span></span> </span></div> <p> Lori Semlies, a co-chair of the firm’s Medical Malpractice & Health Care Practice, defends medical and nursing home malpractice claims in state and federal courts, including all phases of litigation through trial. She also formed the firm’s Coronavirus Task Force for the defense of health care claims. Lori sits on several firm committees, including Wilson Elser’s Executive Committee. <br/><br/> A frequent lecturer at conferences across the country, Lori speaks on best practices in documentation in a medical institution. She also assists clients with drafting admission agreements and protocols and helps them manage crisis situations. <br/><br/> Lori is active in Wilson Elser’s Women Attorneys Valued & Empowered (WAVE) initiative, which exemplifies the firm’s enlightened approach to advancing the professional and personal well-being of its women attorneys. She also assists with the firm’s mentoring programs. <br/><br/> <strong>MEDICAL MALPRACTICE</strong><br/> Lori’s practice encompasses the defense of hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice cases arising in all areas of medical specialty, from orthopedics to neurosurgery, and involving all types of claims, from brain-damaged infants to failure to diagnose cancer. She also defends dentists, podiatrists, laboratories and telehealth providers. <br/><br/> <strong>Long-term Care Facilities and Nursing Homes</strong><br/> As chair of the firm’s national nursing home team, Lori has particular knowledge of the state and federal regulations that As chair of the firm’s national nursing home team, Lori has particular knowledge of the state and federal regulations that pertain to long-term care facilities. Cases that she handles in connection with nursing homes typically arise from the development of decubitus ulcers, falls that lead to fractures or brain injuries, and allegations of failure to diagnose or properly treat a patient. To limit or avoid punitive damages available to plaintiffs under local or federal statute, Lori and the other members of the firm’s nursing home team have developed useful strategies for getting claims dismissed and have crafted arguments for limiting the use of evidence during the liability phase of a trial. Lori is a much-sought-after speaker on best practices, known for using a mock examination of nursing staff to demonstrate the potential pitfalls of inadequate documentation. <br/><br/> <STRONG>CANNABIS LAW</STRONG><BR/> Lori has melded her substantial risk management skills with the firm’s Cannabis Law Practice to provide expert advice to the medical community focused on medicinal marijuana. This includes advising practitioners and hospitals on drafting policies to address medicinal use and recent presentations and articles on the subject. <br/> <br/> <strong>BAR ADMISSIONS</strong><br/> New York <br/><br/> <strong>MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS</strong><br/> New York Bar Association<br/> Medical Malpractice Defense Bar Association of New York <br/><br/> <strong>EDUCATION</strong><br/> Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 1994, <em>magna cum laude</em><br/> University at Albany, B.A., 1991 <br/><br/> <strong>COURT ADMISSIONS</strong><br/> U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York </p>

<p> Mark Mattioli chairs the Health Law Practice Group at Marshall Dennehey. He provides regulatory, transactional and compliance guidance to hospitals, physicians and other health care providers in a variety of areas, including health care reform, managed care contracting, reimbursement, fraud and abuse (Stark and anti-kickback), health information privacy and security, medical staff credentialing and antitrust. Mark routinely advises health care clients regarding government audits, government payment programs, medical staff issues and electronic discovery, as well as privacy and data security matters. He has extensive experience in consulting and litigating matters in health law and other highly regulated industries. </p>

<p> Matthew Prewitt specializes in creating insurance solutions for retail insurance agents and brokers with medical professional liability clients. In his current role as Area Vice President, Matthew works closely with agents, brokers and associations countrywide to find the best insurance solutions for their clients’ medical professional liability insurance needs. <br/> <br/> Matthew has enjoyed success in all aspects of the healthcare industry including hospitals, networks, physicians, surgeons, allied healthcare, long term care and assisted living. Specifically, Matthew’s main focus is on long term care and assisted living facilities clients, having developed over $20 million in direct written premium countrywide for this segment alone. <br/> <br/> Matthew joined RPS Healthcare in 2007 to focus solely on the healthcare industry. He began his career with AJ Renner and Associates in 2002, concentrating on healthcare and related risks. Matthew majored in finance at the University of Missouri. <br/> <br/> RPS Healthcare, part of Risk Placement Services, is a recognized medical professional healthcare specialist and one of the largest insurance wholesalers in the US. RPS Healthcare specializes in insurance, reinsurance and alternative risk financing solutions, primary or excess, for most healthcare institutions and providers including dentists, physicians and surgeons, facilities, allied healthcare professionals, and advanced medical technologies countrywide. </p>

<p> Melissa is a national litigator maintaining a diverse practice that includes, among other things, representing insurance companies in coverage/bad faith litigation in state and federal court and providing insurance companies with pre-litigation counseling and advice concerning complex coverage and claims-handling issues involving all types of liability insurance, including managed care organization errors & omissions, medical professional and health care organization, and management liability, life sciences, primary and excess directors & officers, employment practices, corporate errors & omissions, and other liability policies, as well as policies issued to venture capital firms and other private companies. <br/> <br/> Prior to practicing law, Melissa gained experience in health care while working hands-on as a registered nurse. <br/> <br/> <strong>Representative Experience</strong> <br/> Represented the plaintiff shareholder in a derivative suit brought over an allegedly fraudulent purchase and sale of stock. <br/> <br/> Successfully secured dismissal of fraud, bad faith and breach of contract lawsuit seeking $15 million from her client (an excess insurer) in connection with insured corporations’ attempt to seek coverage for securities fraud lawsuit, where the insured had not exhausted all of the primary insurance available to it. <br/> <br/> Prosecuted a declaratory relief action on behalf of insurance client and negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of the client on the eve of a summary judgment hearing, resulting in the client paying a fraction of a six figure policy limit that the insured claimed was owed under a professional liability policy. <br/> <br/> Negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of a client involving the valuation of a private companies securities. <br/> <br/> Represented a claimant in an arbitration proceeding, resulting in a favorable arbitration award requiring the respondent to pay royalties to our client for violating a license agreement involving the client’s home organizing product. <br/> <br/> Drafted successful objection to Statutory Administrator’s and Statutory Attorneys’ Fees in Probate Court, resulting in administrator and his attorney agreeing to withdraw in whole their request for statutory fees in probate case involving a minor. <br/> <br/> <strong>Publications</strong> <br/> “A Trend on Coverage Denials under D&O and Professional Liability Policies for Contractual Liability Claims,” <em>Westlaw Journal Insurance Coverage</em>, October 12, 2012. <br/> <br/> “D&O and Professional Liability Update 2008: A Year in Review,” Troutman Sanders LLP (March 4, 2009). <br/> <br/> <strong>Practice Areas</strong> <br/> Insurance <br/> <br/> <strong>Education</strong> <br/> University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002) <br/> Order of the Coif <br/> <br/> University of Oklahoma (B.S., with distinction, 1998) <br/> Phi Beta Kappa <br/> <br/> <strong>Work Experience</strong> <br/> Of Counsel, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2014-present <br/> Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2009-2013 <br/> Associate, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 2002-2008 <br/> <br/> <strong>Bar and Court Admissions</strong> <br/> California, 2002 <br/> Oklahoma, 2012 <br/> U.S. District Court for the Central District of California <br/> U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California <br/> U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California <br/> U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California <br/> <br/> <strong>Memberships and Affiliations</strong> <br/> Member of American Association of Nurse Attorneys </p>

<p> Michael Maglaras is the Principal of Michael Maglaras & Company, an international insurance consulting firm specializing in providing insurance program consulting advice, including self-insurance and captive insurance company feasibility testing and other alternatives to traditional insurance programs for a variety of health care providers and other businesses. Michael Maglaras has had more than thirty-five years of health care liability insurance and consulting experience. He has been involved in the formation of more than 145 captive insurance companies, including four of the original companies formed after the passage of the Federal Risk Retention Act of 1986. </p>

<p> Neal F. Eggeson is the owner of Eggeson Appellate Services - an Indianapolis-based law firm focusing on civil jury trial and appellate practice. Mr. Eggeson spent several years teaching advanced Legal Analysis, Research & Communication as an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. His writings on negligence law have appeared in several law journals, and he is the 2013 winner of the Harrison Legal Writing Award from the Indiana State Bar Association. Mr. Eggeson has earned the designation of "Master Advocate" from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and he has earned a lifetime membership to the Triple Nine Society. </p>

<p> Paul Gabel is the Senior Vice President of Claims and Risk Management for NORCAL Mutual. NORCAL, headquartered in San Francisco, has been a writer of medical professional liability insurance since 1975, insuring physicians, medical groups, and hospitals throughout the country. The NORCAL Group has offices in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Rhode Island and Illinois. <br/> <br/> Paul began his career at NORCAL as a Claims Investigator in 1983. Prior to becoming Vice President of Claims in 2003, he held the positions of Claims Supervisor and subsequently Claims Manager for a number of years. Paul served as the Chair of the Claims Section of the PIAA from 2006 to 2012. <br/> <br/> Paul holds a Bachelor degree in Philosophy and a Masters Degree in Religious Studies. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Paul is an experienced consultant for insurers and healthcare organizations with a broad background in both the health care professional liability industry and the healthcare industry. He is a recognized national expert on all aspects of health care professional liability. </p>

<p> Phil is the senior specialist for medical professional liability services within Kibble & Prentice’s Integrated Health Management Services. Phil has 30 years of experience in medical professional liability for physicians, surgeons, group practices and hospitals - having served in various capacities for physician-owned and commercial insurers in this field. He also served as a VP for a major Hospital insurer. He was a founding Board Member of the National Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). <br/> <br/> Phil is a NW native, and is well known in the region's medical community for his counsel and experience in alternative risk funding for medical groups, captives formations, funded retentions and traditional insurance programs involving healthcare professional liability for hospitals, facilities and providers. <br/> <br/> He has served on a number of non-profit charitable boards, former board member of the Municipal League and currently holds a Director Position with a for-profit healthcare related firm. <br/> <br/> He also served in the WA Legislature for 3 terms, as Chairman of the Health Care Committee - in which he was selected as the National Legislator of the Year in Health Care Policy (1995), and is known as the author of the "Clara Act," which completely and thoroughly revamped the long-term care and elder patient protections in Washington statutes. When Sammamish became a new city, Phil was its very first Mayor. He also served as a technical advisor to the WA Liability Reform Coalition (WALRC) advocating tort reform solutions. In 2011 Phil was appointed by the Governor of Washington to serve on the state’s Health Insurance Exchange Governing Board - a creation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). <br/> <br/> As a Colonel in the Army National Guard, Phil retired after 33 years of service most recently as a Director of the Joint Force Headquarters of the WA National Guard. He served an additional role as Director of Government and Community Relations. Phil has served in 2 overseas assignments and numerous domestic natural disasters. For his service during the Katrina/Rita hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, he received the Federal Humanitarian Service Award, Federal Legion of Merit and the Louisiana Cross of Merit. </p>

<p> Richard Henderson is a Vice President with Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (TransRe). Mr. Henderson has headed Transatlantic's medical malpractice claims department for the past 16 years and has more than 30 years of medical malpractice claims experience. He is actively involved with TransRe's reinsured's‚ brokers and Third Party Administrators in refining their claim handling strategies and in providing meaningful input as to industry trends and claim handling tactics. Mr. Henderson graduated magna cum laude from John Jay College in 1984 and has continued his insurance industry education through completion of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)‚ Associate in Claims (AIC)‚ Associate in Underwriting (AU) & Associate in Risk Management (ARM) programs.</p>

<p> Rocco Orlando III, MD, is senior vice president and chief medical officer for Hartford HealthCare, the premiere health care network in Connecticut with more than 18,000 employees and $2.4 billion in net revenue. <br/><br/> Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s only truly integrated health care system. The system offers the full continuum of care with five-acute care hospitals, the state’s only air-ambulance service, behavioral health and rehabilitation services, a large physician group and clinical integration organization, skilled-nursing and visiting-nurse services, a laboratory system that spans the state, and a number of services for seniors, including senior living facilities. The first chief medical officer for Hartford HealthCare, Dr. Orlando directs and assists Hartford HealthCare clinical staffs in their efforts to achieve national pre-eminence in patient quality and safety and in creating seamless care coordination across the entire network.<br/><br/> Dr. Orlando previously served as chief medical officer of Hartford Hospital and as vice president of Connecticut Surgical Group in Hartford. He is a general surgeon who has been on the medical staff of Hartford Hospital for more than 25 years. Throughout his time at Hartford Hospital, he has held various leadership positions, including president of the medical staff and member of the board of directors.<br/><br/> Dr. Orlando is responsible for quality and safety, medical affairs, clinical informatics, and risk management at Hartford HealthCare, including co-managing Hartford HealthCare’s captive professional liability company. <br/><br/> Dr. Orlando has a national reputation for research and clinical excellence and has delivered more than 100 medical presentations internationally and across the United States. He has written and contributed to more than 50 medical publications, abstracts and book chapters.<br/><br/> Dr. Orlando received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. He completed multiple internships and finished his residency at Hartford Hospital. He also completed a fellowship at the University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is a member of numerous professional societies and was named a fellow to the American College of Surgeons. He resides in Glastonbury. </p>

<p> Stephan Christiansen, FCAS, MAAA, is a Managing Director in the Insurance Research Group at Conning, where he is responsible for guiding the Property Casualty research effort and providing support to Life, Annuity, Health and International efforts. In that capacity he has written several in-depth reports on strategic issues in the Medical Professional Liability sector. Prior to 2001, Mr. Christiansen was a Senior Partner with Conning Capital Partners, a private equity business of Conning. Before joining Conning in 1986, he held senior actuarial, strategic planning and product management roles with Colonial Penn Insurance Group and Insurance Company of North America. Mr. Christiansen is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Mathematics. </p>

<div style="text-align:center;font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"><span style="font-family:'Calibri';font-size:11.00pt;"> <p> Mr. Stompanato is the Regional Vice President of the Chicago Healthcare claim group for AIG. He is responsible for all claim-related activity for the Chicago and London offices as well as serving as liaison for AIG’s underwriting team, assisting with new and renewal marketing efforts as well as addressing claim-related client concerns on a nation-wide basis. </p>