PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Compliance

• Medicaid and Medicare Part D
  requirements
  
• Anti-kickback and consent decrees
  
• e-Prescribing laws
  
• State pharmacy laws and practice acts
  

Contracting

• Pharmacy benefit management
  agreements
  
• Pharmacy network agreements
  
• Medicaid provider agreements
  

Licensing

• Third party administrators
  
• Utilization review organizations
  
• Pharmacy benefit management
  companies
  

Commercial Litigation and Mediation:

Mediation Experience in:

• Health Care
• Employment
• Debtor/creditor
• Agriculture
• Special education
• Domestic relations and family

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Phoenix Law Group

• Law Clerk 2005-2008

Caremark (now Caremark CVS) 2002-2005

• Law Department:
  Paralegal supporting attorneys in
  contracting, human resources,
  licensing, procurement
• Pharmacy Call Center supervisor
• Appeals Analyst
• Certified Pharmacy Technician

Related Experience:

• Received certification as mediator
  with Nebraska Supreme Court
• Labor negotiator
• Collective bargaining agreement
  drafting
• Grievance handling through arbitration
• Entrepreneur and business owner

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota, 1979
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political
Science

University of Minnesota, 1982
Master of Arts in Industrial Relations (Labor
and Employment)

Arizona Paralegal Training Program, 2002

Phoenix School of Law, 2008
Cum laude

PUBLICATIONS:

• Arizona Lawyer’s Guide to Pet Trusts,
  Phoenix Law Review, 2008.
• American Health Lawyers Association,
  Arizona Legislative Updates on Health
  Care Reform, 2009.