Jon believes that the keys to effective legal representation include understanding our clients’ goals and identifying realistic pathways to achieve those goals. He knows clients value honesty, reliability, experience, and legal professionals who are knowledgeable about the worlds in which they operate.
For more than 30 years, Jon has focused on representing institutional health care providers, including general acute and long term care facilities. He is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, and has represented health care providers in a variety of commercial disputes in state and federal courts in California and throughout the country. Jon has defended providers against reimbursement and compliance claims in administrative tribunals and state and federal courts, including the United States and California Supreme Courts. He also appears regularly in proceedings before the Departmental Appeals Board, which is the judicial body of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Jon represents providers in transactional matters ranging from single facility deals to multi-million dollar sales, purchases, or leases of multi-facility chains involving multiple classes of licensure. He has helped clients obtain and protect licenses and certifications for:
For more than 30 years, Jon has focused on representing institutional health care providers, including general acute and long term care facilities. He is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, and has represented health care providers in a variety of commercial disputes in state and federal courts in California and throughout the country. Jon has defended providers against reimbursement and compliance claims in administrative tribunals and state and federal courts, including the United States and California Supreme Courts. He also appears regularly in proceedings before the Departmental Appeals Board, which is the judicial body of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Jon represents providers in transactional matters ranging from single facility deals to multi-million dollar sales, purchases, or leases of multi-facility chains involving multiple classes of licensure. He has helped clients obtain and protect licenses and certifications for:
- General acute care hospitals
- Nursing facilities
- Sub-acute facilities
- ESRD dialysis clinics
- Post surgical recovery centers
- Ambulatory surgery centers
- Behavioral health centers
- Specialty hospitals
- Home health agencies
- Hospice care providers
- Adult day health care facilities
- Home care companies
- Federal health care clinics
- PACE program providers
- Assisted living facilities
- Continuing care retirement communities
- Alcohol and drug treatment programs
- Group homes
Education
- University of California-Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1988)
- Pomona College (B.A., cum laude, 1984)
- History
Bar Admission
- California, 1988
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court, 2011
- State of California, 1988
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Professional Affiliations
- American Health Law Association
- California Association of Health Facilities
- American Health Care Association
- California Association Medical Staff Services
- California Society of Healthcare Attorneys
- American Arbitration Association
- Certified Arbitrator
- Certified Arbitrator
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law, 2020-2026
- Adjunct Professor of Health Care Law at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
Publications
HHS Makes Funds Available to SNFs to Care for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients
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Read MoreCalifornia Bill Would Require Hospitals, Clinics and Other Health Facilities to Report Allegations of Patient Sexual Abuse to State Regulators
Summary of Senate Bill 425 and How Hospitals, Clinics and Health Facilities Will Be Impacted
California Senate Bill 425, introduced in February 2019, would require health facilities and clinics to report any allegations of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct made against a clinician within 15 days of receiving the allegation. Senate Bill 425 was introduced in response to multiple unresolved complaints of alleged sexual misconduct, alleged drug and alcohol abuse and other professional misconduct.
Senate Bill 425’s reporting requirement would apply to doctors and a range of other medical professionals and employees who work at hospitals, clinics and a variety of health facilities. The bill aims to close legal loopholes that can allow a subject of repeated sexual abuse and misconduct complaints
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