Each year, our Baker Women team makes a point to engage with our summer associates, particularly getting them involved in some of our signature projects, such as our leadership issue of Strive. For this article, we tasked...more
9/3/2024
/ Career Development ,
Firm Leadership ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Leadership ,
Mentors ,
Professional Development ,
Professional Networking ,
Relationship Development ,
Thought Leadership ,
Women in the Law ,
Young Lawyers
In every corner of the world, women athletes are not just excelling in their sports – they're leading with resilience, determination, and unmatched excellence. The Olympic Games offered us a front-row seat to witness the...more
Baker Donelson secured a win before the Tennessee Supreme Court when, on February 16, 2024, the Court issued a ruling supporting health care providers and those who seek to secure health care for a loved one. In Williams v....more
We recently asked the Baker Donelson community to share "one tip or piece of advice on how to create meaningful mentorships." 1. I had the good fortune as a senior associate and young shareholder to work closely with John...more
Balance eludes us, all of us. The concept is not hard to understand, but achieving it often feels impossible. "Balance" is a now-taboo term to refer to the art of finding the optimal, joyful mix of "work" and "life." The term...more
Attend the upcoming Leopard Solutions Webinar on The Challenges of Women in Big Law on March 28, 2023, to get the survey results from Leopard Solutions latest study on women in big law and hear from industry experts on the...more
Christy Tosh Crider, founder of the Firm's Long Term Care Team, recently interviewed Life Care Services' Vice President/Corporate Counsel and Director of Legal Compliance, Bridgette Uhlemann, to get her perspective on careers...more
Tell me a little bit about yourself and your career path. What led you to Signature HealthCARE? I am a litigator through and through. I started my career at the Louisville, KY Public Defender's office because I wanted to try...more
COVID-19 hit Holyoke Soldiers' Home in March of 2020 when most of us were learning the new term "social distancing" and had no awareness of asymptomatic positives. While the global medical community scrambled to play catch-up...more
Think how history could have been changed if just one person on the bus with a seat had stood for Rosa Parks and with a joyful smile, patted the bus seat where that passenger had been sitting and said, "You can have this spot...more
In roughly the seventh week after a majority of states and the federal government issued emergency declarations or "lock down" executive orders, the true impact of COVID-19 is only beginning to be fully transparent. In long...more
5/4/2020
/ Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Government Investigations ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Privileged Communication ,
Quality Assurance Programs ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Self-Incrimination ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Subpoenas ,
Subsequent Remedial Measures ,
Testimony ,
Wrongful Death
The quest for joy, it's a tricky one. The journey to joy is filled with mirages, things that look like they will bring joy until we reach them, and then the image evaporates....more
What attracted you to the in-house counsel position with DCI Donor Services?
After my son was born, I realized that the demands of a law firm career were not going to enable me to be the mom that I wanted to be. I began...more
I understand that 65 percent of Brookdale residents, 75 percent of Brookdale's workforce, and 80 percent of key health care decision makers are women. Why do you think that is the case?...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule last month advising that arbitration agreements are permissible in long term care communities that receive federal funding, but there's a catch: CMS...more
Self-care is not self-indulgence. Self-care is self-respect. In a busy world of work, family, community, charitable, religious, etc. responsibilities, we are pulled in so many directions....more
Can you tell us about the leadership positions you've held and how you achieved them?
I have found myself professionally, and otherwise, in leadership positions throughout my life. I was a clinical supervisor within six...more
On March 30, 2016, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing its launch of ten Elder Justice Task Forces in the Northern District of California, Northern District of Georgia, District of Kansas, Western...more
9/15/2017
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Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Elder Abuse ,
Elder Care ,
Elder Issues ,
Elder Justice Task Force ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Fraud ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
I had a bad week. A really bad week. No one died. There was no terminal diagnosis. No damage that is permanent. But it was bad enough that I started questioning my goals and priorities. It also got me thinking of a trip to...more
Long term care providers beware, class action suits are coming. Due to allegations of chronic understaffing, long term care providers are beginning to face massive class action lawsuits nationwide. The trend began in 2010,...more
7/17/2015
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Class Action ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Nursing Homes ,
SCOTUS ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Skilled-Care Providers ,
Wrongful Death
Few people have a strong understanding of home and community-based services (HCBS), how they work, how they came about and why they are important. There are a number of reasons why HCBS experts are few and far between. Put...more
7/17/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CFC ,
Disability ,
HCBS Waivers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Residential Care Facilities ,
Social Security Act
The Baker Donelson Women’s Initiative is pleased to present the latest issue of our newsletter. Our Newsletter Chairs, Jennifer Keller and Amy Mahone, have done a fantastic job and I know that you will find it useful and...more
The stomach bug hit me like a freight train. My lawyer-husband left that morning for a three-day trip and my 11- and 13-year-old children were home with me. As I crawled into my bed, I dimly thought, "I should make them...more
The Baker Donelson Women’s Initiative is pleased to present the latest issue of our newsletter. Our Newsletter Chairs, Jennifer Keller and Amy Mahone, have done a fantastic job and I know that you will find it useful and...more
7/22/2014