O’Brien & Ryan is pleased to announce that Heather Hansen has been named to the American College of Trial Lawyers. The American College of Trial Lawyers is recognized as the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics and the administration of justice. Fellowship is by invitation only, and trial lawyers are invited to become Fellows only after an extremely careful vetting process.

On March 6, 2018, Heather Hansen will present Lessons from Lawsuits: How to Use Health IT to Avoid Being Sued and Improve Healthcare Teams at the HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Her presentation at the annual Health IT conference will highlight the humanity in patient care / engagement, and using it in tandem with technology to allow healthcare teams to reach their highest potential.

O’Brien & Ryan is pleased to announce that Dan Ryan has been named to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Academy is a group of truly elite trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal cases, and plaintiffs’ and defense counsel in civil litigation. While the majority of the Fellows come from the U.S., the Academy includes lawyers from more than 30 countries. Fellowship is by invitation only, and trial lawyers are invited to become Fellows only after an extremely careful vetting process.

On February 23, 2017 Dan Ryan spoke to the Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management in Plymouth Meeting, PA on the subject of current trends and recent case law in medical malpractice litigation.

In February, 2017, Heather Hansen presented Advanced Torts: Law and Practice at both Stanford University Law School and Berkeley Law at UC Berkeley in California.