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Twenty-Nine BMD Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch®

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Brennan, Manna & Diamond is pleased to announce that twenty-nine BMD attorneys are recognized in the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Best Lawyers, publisher of The Best Lawyers in America® report, conducts extensive surveys of attorneys across the country to create annual peer-reviewed lists of distinguished attorneys deemed representative of the gold standard in law practice.

The Best Lawyers in America® list highlights established lawyers from 150 different practice areas while The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America features lawyers who are in the earlier stages of their careers. This year, The Best Lawyers in America® list includes twenty-one BMD attorneys and the Ones to Watch® in America list includes eight. Brennan, Manna & Diamond proudly recognizes our 2024 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch® in America recipients.

The Best Lawyers in America® (L to R): Richard Burke, Jason Butterworth, John Childs, Donald Davis, Donna Flammang, Blake Gerney, Robert Hager, Matthew Heinle, Kathryn Hickner, David Hrina, Matthew Jackson, Kyle Johnson, Joshua La Bouef, J. Brock McClane, Adrian Ribovich, Scott Sandrock, Jeana Singleton, Nathaniel Sinn, Michael Steel, Amanda Waesch, Lee Walko

The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (L to R): Mathew Doney, Victoria Ferrise, Cassandra Manna, Alex McCallion, Bryan Meek, Abigail Peabody, Daniel Rudary, Ashley Watson


HIPAA Changes Alert – 2009

Just when you and your staff are finally getting comfortable with compliance with HIPAA and the Security Standards in your offices, the government has adopted new rules which will require you to make changes to your plans with the first changes to go into effect in September, 2009.

So You Want to Own Your Own Practice

Many practitioners hold the dream of one day owning their own practice. While hanging your own shingle and being your own boss may seem simple, the success of your practice will depend largely on the strength of the foundation you lay prior to opening your doors for business. As such, I have put together a simple checklist of items to consider prior to embarking on your professional dream of independent practice.

Employment Contracts 101: Paving the Path before Walking Down It

One of the most common adventures I navigate with my advanced practice nurse (APN) clients is the negotiation of employment contracts. Long before an APN signs an employment contract, it is important to consider the interaction of personal and professional goals. To examine these areas, the APN may ask questions such as: (1) Is this geographic location desirable for me (and my family)? (2) What type of work environment is attractive? (i.e., hospital, clinic, private practice with a physician, an APN practice, etc.) (3) Is the monetary compensation adequate to meet my needs? (4) What is the employee retention rate at this practice? Is there high employee turnover?

Physicians Obtain New Contract Rights – Ohio House Bill 125

The Ohio Health Care Simplification Act (House Bill 125) was signed into law on May 25, 2008. This Bill is the result of almost two years of legislative action promoted by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide some level of protection to physicians as they contract with managed care plans.

The FACTA Is…Are You in Compliance

In response to the growing number of identity thefts Congress enacted the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA). FACTA was enacted to help prevent identity theft, both personal and medical, and was designed to supervise the personal confidential financial information that is generated in consumer transactions.