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Anthony Hunter Schiff founded the Firm in February 1984. Mr. Schiff was among the first attorneys in California to specialize in physician healthcare law.
Mr. Schiff is AV® peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell.* Mr. Schiff is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Services Graduate School of Public Health, UCLA, where he teaches health law. Mr. Schiff was the co-founder (1979) and Chair (1980) of the Health Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Schiff was President of the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (1990-91). Mr. Schiff received his B.S. in Political Science and a minor in International Affairs from Lewis and Clark College in 1974. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University in 1977. In addition, Mr. Schiff has a Masters in Public Health in Hospital and Health Services Administration from UCLA which he received in 1978. MR. SCHIFF’S E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: |
Michael R. Bernstein joined Mr. Schiff in January, 1992. In addition to a strong healthcare law background, Mr. Bernstein has extensive experience in general business and corporate matters. Mr. Bernstein is a member of the Health Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and has lectured on issues affecting physicians and medical groups. Mr. Bernstein is AV® peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
Mr. Bernstein graduated with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley (Cal) with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1982. He received the Claudius N. and James N. White Finance Scholar in the School of Business at Cal in 1982. He received his Juris Doctorate from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1985. MR. BERNSTEIN’S E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: |
| Dan Willick, Esq. received his A.B. at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1964 (highest honors). He received his A.M. at the University of Chicago in 1966 and received a PhD. from the University of Chicago in 1968. In 1973, Dan received his J.D. from UCLA.
Dan has practiced law since 1973, with an emphasis on healthcare law and complex civil litigation. He has been involved in precedent-setting lawsuits concerning important healthcare issues. Mr. Willick is AV® peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell.* Dan’s expansive healthcare practice includes representing physicians and medical staffs in corrective action hearings. He frequently acts as a hearing officer or arbitrator in medical staff hearings. Dan has prepared medical staff bylaw provisions governing peer review hearings. Dan is a legal consultant to the University of California system on mental health law issues and is general counsel to the California Psychiatric Association. Additionally, Dan advises on the operation of clinics providing psychotherapy and other medical services. Dan is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine and has also held academic appointments at Loyola Law School, USC Keck School of Medicine, University of California at Santa Barbara and California State University at Los Angeles. |
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