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Dan Ryan will present Legalities of Informed Consent as part of a CME program at the Mercer Campus of Capital Health System in Trenton, NJ on September 13, 2010.
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Dan Ryan co-presented Perinatal Infections, Metabolic Disorders, and Genetic Disorders: Their Role in Pinpointing When the Injury Occurred on June 22, 2010 and Master Class on Successfully Litigating an Infant Brain Injury Trial from Start to Finish on June 23, 2010 at the American Conference Institute’s 9th Annual Obstetric Malpractice Conference, held at The Union League in Philadelphia, PA.
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Heather Hansen was recently featured in an article on the website RT Image, an online information source for radiology professionals.
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Dan Ryan was recently featured in an interview with Super Lawyers Magazine.
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Congratulations to our 2010 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!
- Dan Ryan, John F, O’Brien, III, Dorothy Duffy, Bart C. Tuttle and Michael O. Pitt were all chosen as 2010 Super Lawyers in their field by Super Lawyers Magazine.
- In addition, Marshall L. Schwartz, Amanda A. O’Dea, Carolyn Dillon, Anthony P. DeMichele, Brett Littman, Brook Hastings and Christy Williamson were all selected as 2010 Rising Stars, which recognizes outstanding young and new attorneys.
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On May 12, 2010, Heather Hansen presented "Medical Legal Issues in Ultrasound" at the Women's Imaging Symposium, part of the 30th Annual Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound Conference in Atlantic City, NJ.
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Anthony P. DeMichele obtains Summary Judgment for Insurance Company in Declaratory Judgment Action.
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Dan Ryan has been elected President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates for 2010.
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Dan Ryan presented Legal Perspective on the Medical Care of the Neurovascular Patient in NJ at the Capital Health "2nd Annual Comprehensive Care of the Neurovascular Patient in New Jersey" Conference in Atlantic City, NJ on Friday, April 16, 2010.
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In March, 2010, Dorothy Duffy presented “Developments in PA Civil Procedure” as part of the 23rd Annual Litigation Update presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg.
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Dan Ryan presented "Beyond Medical Liability Reform: Keeping Our House in Order" at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA on March 11, 2010.
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Dan Ryan and Amanda A. O'Dea obtain a defense verdict at trial on behalf of a cardiologist in Philadelphia County, PA.
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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan 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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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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Dan Ryan 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, Dan Ryan 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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Dan Ryan was a lecturer for the Current Issues in Medical Malpractice Seminar presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The seminar took place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the CLE Conference Center in Philadelphia.
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O'Brien & Ryan, LLP performed a mock trial for Doylestown Hospital on June 19, 2008.
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