Rebecca Reed Has Been Appointed to the Bench as an Associate Judge
(August 5, 2010): Liles Parker is pleased to announce that Rebecca Reed, the firm’s San Antonio-based Counsel, has been named as an Assistant Judge in Bexar County, Texas. Ms. Reed will be serving as Judge on a part-time basis and will be handling cases assigned to the Mental Health Docket, helping to adjudicate these issues involving cases out of 52 counties in West and South Texas. As Robert W. Liles, Managing Partner for the firm stated:
“This is a distinct honor for Ms. Reed and we congratulate her on this achievement. She is a talented lawyer and has served as trusted counsel to the firm’s health care clients over the years. Her dedication to community service is to be admired. We are thrilled to hear of her appointment to the bench and look forward to working with her in the future.”
Since joining Liles Parker, Ms. Reed has significantly expanded the scope of Liles Parker’s presence in South Texas. Consistent with her background as a former Bexar County prosecutor, Ms. Reed has handled a wide variety of criminal defense matters. Ms. Reed’s experience as a litigator is quite impressive. She has tried well over 200 trials as First Chair. Her reputation as a litigator is well known by both prosecutors and the judiciary. This experience is especially helpful when faced with complex business litigation cases. Along with this appointment to be Bench, she will continue to serve as Counsel for Liles Parker, representing parties in a wide variety of heath care and complex business cases.
Liles Parker Supports Arlington Pediatric Center
(July 22, 2010): Over the years, the individual attorneys at Liles Parker have actively supported the efforts of Arlington Pediatric Center (APC), which provides free or extremely reduced cost medical care to children in Arlington, Virginia. This year is no different. Liles Parker is proud to be a corporate supporter of APC’s work and encourages other law firms in the DC metropolitan area to contribute so that APC can continue to care for underprivileged children.
APC has made a difference in lives of thousands of Arlington children who lack private medical insurance and might otherwise have no access to consistent, high-quality care. Because of APC’s comprehensive, family-centered approach, many special needs and other children have been able to overcome their medical, psycho-social, learning, and physical challenges.
Liles Parker shares APC’s vision that every child deserves quality medical care and is pleased to do its part. Please visit APC’s website to learn more about the important work it does: http://www.arlpedcen.org/
Michael Cook Joins Firm as Of Counsel
(July 14, 2010): Liles Parker is pleased to announce that Michael Cook has joined the firm as Of Counsel. With more than 35 years of experience in a wide variety of health matters, Mr. Cook is an outstanding asset to our team.
The depth and breadth of Mr. Cook’s experience is extraordinary. Having begun his career as an attorney with the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, he has since managed the health care practices of the Washington, DC offices of several large national law firms. Mr. Cook has represented clients on matters ranging from reimbursement counseling to regulatory, operational, litigation, and transactional matters. In addition, he has served on the Long Term Care Work Group of the Health Reform Commission for a former Governor of Virginia and as a co-chair of a subgroup of his Transition Team.
“Michael Cook is a highly respected attorney who is a great fit for our fast-growing practice,” said managing member Robert W. Liles. “We are thrilled to be able to call on his knowledge and experience in complicated health care matters.”
Mr. Cook will practice in our Washington, D.C. office and holds a law degree from Villanova University School of Law, as well as a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Temple University.
Should you have any questions or would like to speak with Mr. Cook about his legal services, please call our Washington office at (202) 298-8750, or an email to mcook@lilesparker.com.
Welcome to the team, Mike!
Robert W. Liles Participates in Meeting with Congressman Culberson and Health Care Association Representatives in Houston
(April 8, 2010): On Wednesday evening, April 7, Robert W. Liles, Managing Member of the Firm, met with Congressman John Culberson and a group of state and local medical association executives to discuss the recent passage of the health care reform bill. Congressman Culberson heard from the participants, noting their views of how this legislation is going to impact Texas physicians and hospitals. Mr. Liles discussed several provisions of the bill aimed at increasing health care fraud enforcement efforts. He also discussed the currrent ZPIC audits being conducted in Texas by Health Integrity, a Medicare contractor. The event was held at the Harris County Medical Society’s headquarters in downtown Houston.
Providers were understandably worried about the situation at hand. The Federal government’s recent emphasis on combating health care fraud and abuse – establishing nationwide RACs, ZPICs and HEAT teams in just the past year – has left hospitals, physicians and other health care providers in a state of panic. Audits of Medicare and Medicaid claims have been ramped up significantly, while Medicare reimbursement rates have been cut. While the deck seems stacked against health care providers, remember that providers themselves have a number of important rights under existing statutes, including rights for appealing denied claims. In this new environment though, it is imperative that health care providers accurately and appropriately document their services and that they use experienced and trained billers to process their Medicare claims.
If you would like more information on this meeting or the services of Mr. Liles, please call us at (202) 298-8750 or send an email to rliles@lilesparker.com.
Leonard Schneider to Join Firm as Partner
(March 27, 2010): Liles Parker is pleased to announce that Leonard Schneider, Esq. will soon be joining our firm as Partner. Mr. Schneider will be a Partner at Liles Parker and manage our new Houston office, providing our firm a greater ability to handle a wide variety of corporate, health care and administrative matters.
Mr. Schneider is an experienced administrative attorney and is well-versed in litigation matters as well. Serving as the Assistant District Attorney in Galveston, Texas, he tried a number of felony criminal cases, gaining valuable real-world trial experience along the way. Mr. Schneider has also acted as City Attorney for a number of towns and cities around Texas, providing legal guidance on a number of administrative and contractual issues. In this arena, Mr. Schneider drafts and reviews contracts, monitors guidance and statements issues by city authorities, evaluates bidding and purchasing processes on construction projects and assists municipalities with the purchase of real estate. Additionally, Mr. Schneider represents cities in connection with law suits brought against them or suits they are pursuing. In this way, he is able to keep his litigation skills well-honed while developing his legal expertise in a number of other fields.
Notably, Mr. Schneider is also knowledgeable of health care administrative law practices and requirements. He exercises an up-to-date understanding of the rules and regulations governing Federal health care programs.
Liles Parker is extremely happy to welcome Mr. Schneider to the firm. Given his broad range of corporate, criminal and administrative legal experience, we anticipate he will provide valuable insight to all of our clients while ensuring our continued commitment to quality legal services. Should you have any questions or would like to speak with Mr. Schneider about his legal services, please call our new Houston office at (713) 432-7474, or send an email to Mr. Schneider’s new address: lschneider@lilesparker.com. We wish Mr. Schneider the best of luck and look forward to working with him to continue to provide our clients exceptional legal representation.
