Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers; Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow. Chief Judge, Trial Advocacy Board. Recipient, National Women Lawyers Association 1998 Top Female Law Graduate. Member, Cumberland Law Review. Author: Comment, "The Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzle: ERISA Preemption and HMO Liability," Cumberland Law Review; "COBRA is Ready to Strike! EMTALA - The Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act," The Counselor, Spring 2000; "The New Privacy Regulations, Time to Revise Your Medical Records Policy - HIPAA," The Counselor, Spring 2001; "New Privacy Regulations - HIPAA," Healthcare Advantage Newsletter, Spring 2001. Co-Author, "Professional Courtesy Under Stark II, Phase II", Jefferson County Medical Society Newsletter, November 2004. Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Law. Presentations: Medical Group Management Association, Tuscaloosa Chapter, Presented lecture with Lenora W. Pate, Esq. and participated in interactive discussion regarding state and federal regulatory changes and Health Care Law Update. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November, 2004; Pittman Financial Services Medical Information Forum, Prepared and presentation summary information regarding recent regulatory changes at state and federal level affecting the delivery of health care services. Birmingham, Alabama, October, 2004; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Executive MHSA Program Summer 2004, taught Health Care Law component to MHSA Program. Course content includes Stark, Anti-Kickback, HCQIA, HIPAA, EMTALA, professional licensing, ERISA, fruad and abuse, medical staff privileges, medical malpractice, and other health care law topics. Birmingham, Alabama, May-June, 2004; Alabama Record Managers Association, Birmingham Chapter, Presented lecture and participated in interactive discussion regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its confidentiality issues and the impact on the retention and storage of protected health information. Birmingham, Alabama, February, 2004; Medical Group Management Association, Huntsville Chapter, Presented lecture with Lenora W. Pate, Esq. and participated in interactive discussion regarding state and federal regulatory changes and Health Care Law Update. Huntsville, Alabama, November, 2003; National Business Institute - Continuing Legal Education Seminar - "HIPAA in a Nutshell - Cracking the Confidentiality Code", Presented Cle Seminar regarding practical application of HIPAA for practicing attorneys, medical confidentiality issues and HIPAA's impact on legal proceedings. Birmingham, Alabama, October, 2003; University of Alabama at Birmingham - Huntsville, Presented lecture and participated in interactive discussion with Family Practice Residents regarding "Group Practice Formation - the First Year and Beyond". Huntsville, Alabama, July, 2003; Alabama Ambulance Association, State Meeting, Presented lecture and participated in interactive discussion regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its confidentiality issues and the impact ambulance service providers. Birmingham, Alabama, April, 2003; Radiology Business Managers' Association, State Meeting, Presentation with Lenora W. Pate, Esq. involving state and federal regulatory changes and Health Care Law Update. Birmingham, Alabama, April, 2003; Alabama Treasury Managers' Association, Birmingham Chapter, Presented lecture and participated in interactive discussion regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its impact on financial institutions serving health care clients. Birmingham, Alabama, March, 2003; Medical Group Management Association, State Association Mid-Winter Meeting, Presented lecture and participated in interactive discussion regarding state and federal regulatory changes and Health Care Law Update. Birmingham, Alabama, March, 2003; Medical Group Management Association, Dothan Chapter, Presented lecture and participated in an interactive discussion regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Dothan, Alabama, February 2003; Medical Group Management Association, Huntsville Chapter, Presented lecture and participated in an interactive discussion regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Huntsville, Alabama, February 2003; Attorneys' Insurance Mutual of Alabama, December 2002; Presentation for Attorneys - Continuing Legal Education Seminar - HIPAA; Medical Group Management Association, Tuscaloosa Chapter, November 2002; HIPAA Presentation and Implementation Strategies; Client-Sponsored - "HIPAA Seminar", Montgomery, Alabama, November 2002; Rocket City Coders, American Association of Professional Coders, Huntsville, Alabama, October 2002. Presentation and interactive discussion regarding HIPAA; Mineral District Medical Society, Birmingham, Alabama, September 2002; Presentation regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Medical Group Management Association, Birmingham Chapter, September 2002. Presentation regarding new health law developments, including limited English Proficiency Requirements, new ethical marketing guidelines for pharmaceutical representatives, and update on Alabama law; Medical Group Management Association, Huntsville Chapter, July 2002. Presented lecture and interactive discussion regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"); University of Alabama at Birmingham, May 2002, taught Health Law Course for MHSA Executive Program at UAB, course content included Stark, Anti-Kickback, HCQIA, HIPAA, EMTLA, professional licensing, ERISA and other health law topics.