ANGELA CONNELLY
1854 Saddle Creek Drive, Chicago, IL 66010 • Phone: 312-555-8822 • E-Mail:
angelacon@msn.com
LEGAL COUNSEL
Poised to contribute strong background in health-care law to Health Group Coop
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
>> Energetic, team-focused health-care attorney with more than 14 years of legal
experience, including
paralegal and law-clerk background, and expertise in diverse areas of law.
>> Motivated self-starter who assists in drafting hospital policies and advises on clinical
ethics by serving on
the ethics advisory and policy subcommittee of Veteran Affairs Great Lakes Health Care
System; wellversed
in medical, legal, regulatory analysis/compliance in health care and clinical-research
ethics.
>> Accomplished contributor experienced in case management, factual investigation,
case
development/preparation, litigation, pre-litigation, case analysis, and client advisory
matters.
>> Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communicator with a proven track record
of forging
relationships among stakeholders and performing well both independently and as a team
member.
>> Skilled legal researcher who also excels at computer-based and non-computer-based
legal, technical, and
scientific research.
AREAS OF LEGAL EXPERTISE
>> Health-care law:
o litigation
o regulatory/reimbursement
o fraud and abuse
o false claims
o Medicare/Medicaid compliance
o employment
o clinical ethics
o human-subject research ethics
o institutional ethics
o corporate transactions in heath care
>> Intellectual Property:
o trademark
o copyright
o patents
>> Product Liability
>> Environmental Law
>> Business/Transactional
>> Admiralty/Maritime
>> Construction
>> Medical Negligence
>> Family Law
>> Labor and Employment:
o discrimination
o EEOC complaints
o union grievances
o labor arbitrations
o enforceability of noncompete
covenants
o employment contracts
>> Construction Defect
>> Personal Injury
>> Contract Disputes
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney, Fisch, Swallows & Thomson, P.S., Chicago, IL, Feb. 2003 to
Present
>> Practice health-care law, representing academic medical center.
>> Handle Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement cases, as well as complex health-care
litigation cases.
>> Represent co-plaintiffs Illinois Protection and Advocacy System and MultiCare
Health System in complex
mental-health law case against the State of Illinois involving the state's failure to provide
adequate
community mental-health resources, funding to regional support networks, an adequate
number of beds
for patients committed under the Involuntary Treatment Act, and other issues; collaborate
with in-house
legal department of three-hospital group.
>> Represent clients regarding employment-related issues that typically arise in hospital
and medical settings.
>> Collaborate with hospital and regional medical center in-house legal departments on
regulatory
compliance cases.
Attorney, Fogle & Fogle, Chicago, IL, Dec. 2002 to Feb. 2003
>> Drafted and responded to motions; prepared and responded to discovery related to a
complex litigation
case set for trial.
>> Prepared experts and witnesses in fast-paced legal environment of firm dealing with
construction defect,
personal injury, and employment law.
Law Clerk, Great Lakes Lakeports, Chicago, IL, May 2000 to Apr. 2001
>> Performed legal research and drafted legal memoranda regarding employment law,
personal injury,
contract disputes, trademark law, and environmental law issues.
Summer Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Illinois, Criminal and
Civil Division, Chicago, IL,
Summer 1999
>> Drafted legal memoranda, summary judgment motions, sentencing memoranda, and
other documents.
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Paralegal, Baker and Associates, P.S., Chicago, IL, Jan. 1996 to April 1999
>> Prepared witnesses for arbitrations and trials.
>> Assisted with trial preparation and case development.
>> Managed trial teams and performed case/data analysis.
>> Drafted labor arbitration briefs and mediation memoranda.
>> Prepared responses to EEOC charges and demand letters.
>> Performed legal research and interviewed lay and expert witnesses.
>> Prepared and responded to discovery requests and other pleadings, such as summary
judgment motions.
Paralegal, Riley, Rogers & Cain, LLP, Chicago, IL, Sept. 1993 to Jan. 1996
>> Assisted attorneys with trial preparation in the areas of intellectual property, product
liability,
environmental, labor and employment, business/transactional, and admiralty.
>> Performed legal, scientific, and general research.
>> Analyzed complex data.
>> Interviewed lay and expert witnesses.
>> Wrote arbitration briefs and responses to EEOC charges.
Paralegal, Bogen, Munns & Munns, Chicago, IL, March 1990 to Sept. 1993
>> Managed teams on large construction litigation matters.
>> Traveled extensively to assist clients and consult experts and local counsel with case
analysis, claim
management, and case preparation.
>> Performed legal, medical, and general research in the areas of construction, product
liability, and medical
negligence.
>> Prepared audit response letters and quarterly litigation reports.
Paralegal, Charles Sumner, LLP, Chicago, IL, March 1990 to Sept. 1993
>> Interviewed lay and expert witnesses in the areas of environmental, products liability,
and family law.
>> Analyzed data, organized documents, and executed legal and general research.
>> Prepared and responded to discovery.
Litigation Assistant/Legal Assistant, Frasier & Harrington, Chicago, IL, Sept. 1986
to Aug. 1988
>> Assisted with trial preparation, including witness interviews, in construction and
admiralty/maritime areas.
>> Drafted pleadings, conducted legal research, and organized documents.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Member, Ethics Advisory Committee and Policy Subcommittee, Veteran Affairs
Great Lakes Health Care
System, Chicago, IL, Jan. 2003 to Present
>> Collaborate with other committee members to educate and advise the hospital, health
care providers, and
other interested parties regarding ethical implications of health-care policy and practice
issues.
EDUCATION and TRAINING
>> Juris Doctor, Chicago University School of Law, Chicago, IL, 2001
o Served as Executive Editor, Chicago University Law Review
>> Seminar in health-care ethics, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago, IL,
2002
>> Mediation Certification, University of Illinois School of Law, Chicago, IL, 2000
o Completed a Mediation Clinic course, University of Illinois School of Law, 2000
>> Graduate-level coursework in Labor Theory, Clinical Ethics, Medical Ethics, End-of-
Life Issues, Higher
Education Law, Health Law, Employment Discrimination, and International Health
Issues, University of
Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1995 to 1998
>> Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1986
BAR ADMISSION and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
>> Admitted to Illinois Bar, 2002
>> Member, Illinois State Bar Association
>> Member, American Bar Association Life Sciences Grants
Compliance Subcommittee
>> Member, American Bar Association
>> Member, American Health Lawyers Association
>> Member, Illinois State Society of Healthcare Attorneys
>> Member, Illinois State Trial Lawyers Association
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