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MARK S. KENNEDY
In private practice, Mark’s depth of knowledge in healthcare regulation has proven to be an invaluable asset in successfully representing clients in a wide array of civil and regulatory matters. His background and experience provide him a unique understanding of government decision-making and procedures. Mark's broad based health care regulation background has brought him numerous honors including the HHS General Counsel’s Excellence in Legal Services Award. He was selected to serve as a representative to the North Texas Health Care Fraud Working Group and as faculty of the American Health Lawyers Association. Mark is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Oklahoma Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, and participates in other State and Local professional Associations. He is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association and was elected to its Executive Health Council. AREAS OF PRACTICE
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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS Exclusion: the Death Penalty for a Healthcare Provider, Mark S. Kennedy & Jennifer Conatser, The Provider Press, Medical Equipment Suppliers Association (MESA), February/March 2007 Practical Steps to Keep the Money Flowing, Mark S. Kennedy & Jennifer Conatser, The Provider Press, Medical Equipment Suppliers Association (MESA), December/January 2007 Dallas Southwest Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Symposium, The Methodist Hospital of Dallas, Texas 2006 The First Annual Southwest Dallas Dementia Symposium, The Methodist Hospital of Dallas, Texas 2006 Litigation Stampede: Liability and Risk Management, Spring Conference, Oklahoma Assisted Living Assistance, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas 2001 Suspension, Recoupment and Other Payment Hurdles, Lorman’s Medicaid, Medicare, and Medical Assistance, Texas Fort Worth, Texas 2001 Dealing Effectively with government Payment Slowdowns and Suspension, Lorman’s Texas Collections from Insurance Companies, Fort Worth, Texas 2001 Seven Steps to Medicare Compliance, Family Practice Management Journal, The American Academy of Family Physicians, Vol. 8 No. 1, January 2001 Managed Risk and Other Oxymorons, Oklahoma Assisted Living Associations, Fall Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2000 Medicare Suspension and Recoupment, Lorman’s Medicaid, Medicare, and Medical Assistance, Texas Fort Worth, Texas 2000 Knowing the Players and the Tilt of the Field, Medicare, and Medical Assistance, Texas Fort Worth, Texas 2000 Healthcare Law for Bankruptcy Lawyers, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Dallas, Texas 1998 Administrative Enforcement of Healthcare Sanctions, Dallas Bar Association (Health Law Section), Dallas, Texas 1998 Conducting Internal Investigations, Seminar: Clinical, Legal and Reimbursement Issues in Home Care, Gregg & Company, Certified Public Accountants, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1997 Avoiding Mistakes During Survey and Audit of Home Health Agencies, Seminar: Clinical, Legal and Reimbursement Issues in Home Care, Gregg & Company, Certified Public Accountants, Branson, Missouri, 1997 Administrative Enforcement of Health Care Fraud Sanctions, Seminar: Legal and Reimbursement Issues in Home Care, Gregg & Company, Certified Public Accountants, Padre Island, Texas 1997 Administrative Law Primer, Annual Surveyor Conference, Health Care Financing Administration, San Antonio, Texas 1993 Bankruptcy and Medicare, Annual Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, National Health Lawyers Association, Baltimore, Maryland, 1992 Medicare Secondary Payor Update, Medicare Outreach Program, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987 Medicare and Your Client, Representing an Elderly Client, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1987 Medicare Secondary Payor Update, Medicare Outreach Program, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1986 HONORS AND RECOGNITION
LURESE A. TERRELL
Lurese graduated from the University of Oklahoma in May of 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in June of 1998 with a Juris Doctor. While in law school, she was an officer and member of Moot Court. She was an officer in the student chapter of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity International, and was voted outstanding third year student member in 1998 by that chapter. Lurese is licensed to practice before the Texas State Courts, as well as in Federal Court, in the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. She is admitted to the 5th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity International, and through KENNEDY, Attorneys & Counselors at Law, the Texas Association for Home Care and the Medical Equipment Suppliers Association. AREAS OF PRACTICE
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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS Worker's Compensation: What It Could Mean To You, Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association, Texas, March 2001 BRETT M. CORNWELL
Brett comes to the firm with a background in children’s court services with the Houston Area Women’s Center and worked as a Research intern with Brice, Vander, Linden, & Wernick, P.C. of Dallas, Texas. Brett graduated from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas and was a semi-finalist in Intramural Mock Trial Competition while attending there. While an undergraduate at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Brett received his bachelor of arts degree in Political Science. For fun, Brett played soccer on the Southwestern University Varsity Men’s Soccer Team. Brett is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and through KENNEDY, the Texas Association for Home Care, the Oklahoma Association for Home Care and the Medical Equipment Suppliers Association. AREAS OF PRACTICE
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JOHN B. LARRIMER John brings extensive experience as a health lawyer to KENNEDY. John earned his certification as board certified in Health Law in 2002 from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization , re-certified in 2007. His career encompasses both private practice and in-house general counsel positions for a diverse array of health care providers. He has extensive experience representing physicians and other providers in dealing with managed care organization, payors, and credentialing matters. John regularly serves as an Administrative Law Judge, hearing officer, mediator and arbitrator in medical staff and managed care organization credentialing, corrective action and de-selection proceedings in addition to representations before licensing boards and other governmental agencies. John received a bachelor of science in business management from Missouri State University, a MBA from the University of Arkansas, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri Law School. He is licensed to practice Law in Texas and Missouri. He is a past Chair of the Dallas Bar Health Law Section. Prior to his formal education, John completed his distinguished military service and still makes the annual “jump” with his Airborne buddies. He is especially proud of his daughter Brittany, who, after completion of her program at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City, became a Principal of the Ajkun Ballet Theater. John, in a singular move to engender diversity in the paralegal community is attempting to get his cat Max accepted to sit for the paralegal certification exam this fall. AREAS OF PRACTICE
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PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND PEER REVIEW Mr. Larrimer is widely published on a broad range of health law topics in medical and legal journals, including Modern Healthcare, Texas Medicine, Texas Chiropractic Journal, Medical Economics, Diversion for Physicians, The Home Care Advocate, The CPA Journal and the BNA Health Law Reporter. He is also a regular speaker and seminar presenter at regional and national conferences for attorneys, physicians, and other healthcare providers. CERTIFICATIONS, HONORS AND RECOGNITION
KALA' MAYER
Kala' was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Hawaii and San Francisco, California. After moving to New Hampshire in 1977 for two years, she moved to Texas where it is infinitely warmer. In addition to the daily administrative activities of the law office, and attempting to keep the attorneys in line and on task, Kala' assists the attorneys with research on corporate entities and special projects for clients. Kala' is the firm’s biggest proponent for customer service and client contact. She is most likely the first person you will speak to when you call our firm. She does not hesitate to run down the hall to get your attorney out of their meeting and onto your call! |
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Mark S. Kennedy is the founder of KENNEDY, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, a health law boutique in Dallas, Texas. Mark focuses his practice in health law and regulatory compliance. He has handled a wide array of cases and has broad based experience. He formerly was Assistant Regional counsel to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He served nine years in the Dallas Region and was lead litigation attorney for the 5-state region. He represented the Health Care Financing Administration (now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ACMS), Inspector General, and other Departmental Agencies in the federal trial and appellate courts and various administrative tribunals. He represented the government in a multitude of cases concerning Medicare and Medicaid involving payment and reimbursement disputes, fraud and abuse enforcement, health and safety compliance, and provider bankruptcy. Prior to his work with HHS, Mark was associate counsel for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee.
Lurese A. Terrell is an associate attorney at KENNEDY, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, a health law boutique, in Dallas, Texas. KENNEDY, Attorneys & Counselors at Law is focused on health law and regulatory compliance.
Brett Cornwell is an associate attorney at KENNEDY, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, a health law boutique, in Dallas, Texas. The KENNEDY Law Firm is focused on health law and regulatory compliance.
John B. Larrimer is of counsel at KENNEDY, Attorneys & Counselors at Law, a health law boutique in Dallas, Texas. The KENNEDY law firm is focused on health law and regulatory compliance.
Kala' Mayer is the law office manager at KENNEDY, Attorneys & Counselors at Law. Kala' has worked with other health law firms, for KENNEDY, Attorneys & Counselors at Law since inception, and along with Mark Kennedy, at Cochran and Cochran in the '90s. She has seen the regulatory and business landscape for health providers broaden and change.
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