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Daniel F. Ryan, III presented "Medical Liability Issues for the Spine Surgeon and Non-Operative Practitioner" at the 6th Annual Evidence & Technology Spine Summit in Steamboat Springs, CO January 14-17, 2010.
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Marshall L. Schwartz and Brett M. Littman obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a Surgical Oncologist in Philadelphia County.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III participated and Heather Hansen presented at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's "Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case" seminar on December 9, 2009.
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Heather Hansen gave a presentation entitled, "Electronic Medical Records" at Drexel University College of Medicine’s Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds in Philadelphia, PA, on November 19th, 2009.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III gave a presentation at the Stroke Quintessentials – From Clinical Care to Legal Aspects conference on September 18, 2009 at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
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Dorothy Duffy served as a faculty member for the CLE: Maximizing Your Client’s Recovery in Challenging Times, presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on June 23rd, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III was a featured speaker at the 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Preventing, Managing and Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice. He presented “Using Expert Witnesses Ethically and Effectively to Support Your Case on Causation, Standard of Care and Damages”, June 23-24, 2009 in Philadelphia.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III served as a panelist for “Beyond Medical Liability Reform: Keeping our House in Order” at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Association, June 10-13, 2009 in Bonita Springs, Florida.
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On May 19, 2009, Michael O. Pitt presented Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Suit to the Montgomery County Paralegal Association. The meeting was held at O’Brien & Ryan’s Plymouth Meeting office.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III served as a panelist discussing the 10 Best and Worst Things Trial Lawyers do in the Courtroom as part of the “View from the Bench” CLE Program on May 11, 2009.
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Brett M. Littman and Jeffrey P. Brien recently co-authored an article in the March/April 2009 edition of Assisted Living Consult, focusing on breach of contract and consumer fraud claims.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III was a featured speaker at Current Care of the Neurovascular Patient in NJ: What You Need to Know, held at the Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center of New Jersey on April 23, 2009.
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On April 14, 2008, Carolyn M. Dillon served as a judge for the mock oral argument competition at Widener University School of Law’s Moot Court Program.
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On February 26, 2009, Michael O. Pitt spoke at the Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management (PASHRM) Meeting regarding eDiscovery and the applicability in Healthcare Litigation. The presentation took place at the ECRI Institute in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
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O’Brien & Ryan, LLP takes pleasure in announcing that Anthony P. DeMichele, Carolyn M. Dillon, Amanda A. O’Dea, and Michael O. Pitt have become Partners in the Firm.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III spoke at the Fifth Annual Emerging Technologies Spine Education Summit in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on February 5, 2009. He will be discussing Alternative Dispute Resolution in Medical Malpractice.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III spoke at the 6th Annual Interclerkship Day: Improving Patient Safety Forum conducted by the Jefferson School of Health Policy and Population Health on Monday, January 5, 2009.
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Congratulations to our 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”: Carolyn M. Dillon, Brett M. Littman, Amanda A. O’Dea, and Marshall L. Schwartz.
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Heather Hansen, Esquire was a Faculty member at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-28, 2009.
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Heather Hansen, Esquire presented "Medical Legal Electronic Medical Record Programs" at Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Medicine's Grand Rounds.
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Heather Hansen, Esquire presented “The Defense Perspective On Medical Malpractice” at the University of Pennsylvania, Torts Class on November 13, 2008.
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Heather Hansen, Esquire gave a presentation entitled "Legal Documentation" at Riddle Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds on October 15, 2008.
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Dorothy Duffy, Esquire participated as a panel member at the Minnesota Lawyers Mutual seminar entitled “2008 Update: Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethical Complaints in Your Law Practice.”
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Daniel F. Ryan, III and Heather Hansen have accepted an invitation to become a Fellow in the Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of the Litigation Counsel of America. Membership to this society is by invitation only.
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On December 11, 2008, Daniel F. Ryan, III presented at a CLE regarding Mediation hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association's ADR Committee & the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division. The CLE will take place at the Philadelphia Bar Association.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III was a lecturer for the Current Issues in Medical Malpractice Seminar presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the CLE Conference Center in Philadelphia.
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Jeffrey P. Brien co-authored an article in the July/August 2008 edition of Assisted Living Consult, which focuses on arbitration agreements in Long-term Care facilities.
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Michael O. Pitt, Esquire and Jason W. Bialker, Esquire Obtain Defense Verdict In Philadelphia County Court Of Common Pleas for Family Physician, Medical Technician, and Practice.
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Anthony P. DeMichele successfully defended buyers at an arbitration involving a failed residential real estate transaction.
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O'Brien & Ryan, LLP performed a mock trial for Doylestown Hospital on June 19, 2008.
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Brett M. Littman co-authored an article on Long Term Care Legislation that was featured in Assisted Living Consult.
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Marshall L. Schwartz, Esquire obtained a defense verdict for a surgeon in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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Paul Peel received a favorable ruling from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, reversing a trial court's order that granted a plaintiff’s Petition to Open Judgments of Non Pros and remanded the matter to the trial court with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the defendants.
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Anthony P. DeMichele Successfully Defended a Real Estate Holding Company in a case involving Successor-In-Interest Liability, Fraudulent Conveyance, and Piercing the Corporate Veil.
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Brett M. Littman co-authored an article in the January/February 2008 edition of Assisted Living Consult, which details the preparations a healthcare provider can make heading into a deposition.
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Tracie A. Vizza, Esquire obtained a defense verdict for a family doctor and his practice in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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Brett M. Littman co-authored an article on Electronic Health Records that was featured in Assisted Living Consult.
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Anthony P. DeMichele Obtained an Arbitration Award for a Former Employee Against the Employee’s Former Employers
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Brett M. Littman co-authored an article on Legal Updates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Texas that was featured in Assisted Living Consult.
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Heather Hansen delivered a medical legal update at the 2007 Thomas Jefferson Spine Fellows Symposium in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Brett M. Littman co-authored an article in the May/June 2007 edition of Assisted Living Consult, which focuses on potential complications that may occur when residents of assisted living facilities are transferred to emergency departments.
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Heather Hansen, Esquire obtained a defense verdict for an Orthopedic Surgeon in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
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Michael O. Pitt, Esquire and Amanda A. O’Dea, Esquire obtained a defense verdict for an anesthesia pain management group in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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Daniel F. Ryan, III, Esquire obtained a defense verdict for an orthopedic spine surgeon in Camden County, New Jersey.
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Congratulations to our 2008 Super Lawyers: Daniel F. Ryan, III, John F. O'Brien, III, Bart C. Tuttle, and Dorothy Duffy!!
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Brett M. Littman co-authored an article on Medical Malpractice Prevention that was featured in Medicare Patient Management Magazine.
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MOCK MEDIATION A HUGE SUCCESS
Amanda O’Dea, Co-Chair of the Montgomery County Medical Legal Committee, organized and led a mock mediation seminar at Abington Memorial Hospital. The presentation was a combined effort of the Montgomery County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Medical Society to demonstrate the effectiveness of mediation at various stages of litigation. John F. O’Brien, III, fulfilled the role as mediator and Marshall L. Schwartz, Michael O. Pitt, and Carolyn M. Dillon played various roles in the mediation.
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O'Brien & Ryan attorneys led by Heather E. Hansen, Esquire presented a Mock Trial at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The event took place as part of the Northeast Regional American Medical Student Association Conference hosted by The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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O'Brien & Ryan, LLP played the Philadelphia Eagles in charity softball game
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