Distinguished Speaker Series 2003-2004

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003
John R. Hellow
Partner, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman

Mr. Hellow is a partner at the law firm of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, where he specializes in Health Law and Health Care Reimbursement. Since 1982, Mr. Hellow has practiced in general regulatory health law issues such as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and health care provider defense. He also advises clients on cutting-edge issues such as HIPAA compliance, disclosure and confidentiality of medical records. He received his Master's in Health Care Administration from Saint Louis University in 1981 and his J.D. (cum laude) from Saint Louis University in 1982. Mr. Hellow was the editor of the Saint Louis University Health Law Review, and note and comment editor of the Saint Louis University Law Review during 1980-1981.

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003
Leslie Norwalk
Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Ms. Norwalk manages the operations of Medicare, Medicaid, Child Health Insurance Programs, and the certification of health care facilities, and advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator on a wide range of issues. She also directs government initiatives such as Stark physician referral regulations, HIPAA, and EMTALA. Norwalk is also co-chair for the Diversity Open Door Forum, the Pharmacy and Device Open Door Forum, and the Physician Open Door Forum. Norwalk received her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law, where she was an editor of the George Mason Law Review and a Dean’s Scholar. She received her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College in economics and international relations. She practiced health law at Epstein, Becker & Green in Washington, D.C. 

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003
William Sage
Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law

Professor Sage is a professor of law at Columbia University School of Law. He received his A.B. at Harvard in 1982, and in 1988, received a M.D. and J.D. from Stanford University, where he served as the notes editor for the Stanford Law Review. He applied his medical training as an Associate at O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles from 1990-95. While there, he worked on President Clinton’s Task Force on Health Care Reform. Dr. Sage joined the Columbia Law faculty in 1995 and teaches health law, regulatory theory, antitrust, and professional responsibility. Dr. Sage has published a wide range of articles, including HIPAA disclosure rules, health care economics, antitrust, effects of attorneys on the health care system, health care quality, managed care and the role of physicians as advocates.

Monday, Feb. 9, 2004
Judith Daar
Professor of Law, Whittier Law School

A leading authority in bioethics, Professor Daar is a professor of law at Whittier Law School where she teaches bioethics, health law, and reproductive technologies and the law. She received her B.A from the University of Michigan, with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa and her law degree from Georgetown University, cum laude. Professor Daar writes extensively in the area of bioethics. Additional professional accomplishments include her position as Lecturer-in-Law at UCLA and Chairperson, L.A. County Bar Association, Committee on Bioethics.

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004
Jack Schwartz
Assistant Attorney General and Director, Health Policy Development, Maryland Attorney General’s Office

Mr. Schwartz is an assistant attorney general and director of health policy development in the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office in 1982, he held a series of senior staff positions at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Schwartz is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and has been a guest lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University, and the University of Virginia. He was a senior consultant to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission on Law and Aging, an institutional review board at the National Cancer Institute, and the advisory board on the Maryland Health care Ethics Committee Network. He has written and lectured extensively on legal, policy, and ethical issues in health care, management, and biomedical research.

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