Title

Lecturer in Legal Studies

Legal Studies

Expertise

In addition to teaching American Health Care: Law and Policy (Fall LGLS 114a) and
Patient Autonomy: Law, Medicine, and Ethics (Spring LGLS 131b) at Brandeis, I am a practicing health care attorney. I have been practicing law for nearly 15 years. I've worked for several hospitals, health care providers, and academic research and development organizations. Prior to law school, I worked as a paralegal and then with health care policy researchers.

Currently, I work in the Office of the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Medical Society (publishers of The New England Journal of Medicine). The Society is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the United States and is recognized nationally as a powerful force in patient advocacy, public health, and the dissemination of medical information. I advise the Society on a range of corporate and transactional matters with a focus on regulatory compliance, risk management, public health policy, ethics, and patient rights.

I am a graduate of Wellesley College, Boston College Law School, and the Harvard School of Public Health. I was born in California, raised in rural Connecticut, and now live in Watertown, MA. I enjoy in-line skating, mentoring, and exploring with my husband and our three shelter-rescue dogs.