Damaris Medina is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Los Angeles & Orange County offices. She is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Practice, a member of the Board of Directors, the Firm’s Chief Diversity Officer and a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Health Care Practice Groups.
Ms. Medina represents hospital systems and a diverse array of other health care clients in high stakes litigation in federal and state court, as well as in arbitration. Ms. Medina has successfully litigated numerous large exposure reimbursement cases against major health plans and recovered millions of dollars on behalf of health care providers. She also advises hospital systems and other health care providers on managed care contracting, revenue cycle strategies, and risk and compliance issues. Ms. Medina routinely defends providers against both private and government payor audits, as well as in False Claims Act cases brought by Federal and State agencies including the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
In recent years, Ms. Medina has received recognition from numerous sources. She has been recognized as one of the “Most Influential Women Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal and she received the prestigious California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) Award in 2017. She has also been named a “Rising Star” and one of the “Top Women Attorneys in Southern California” since 2014 by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Ms. Medina represents a wide range of clients including, but not limited to, large hospital systems, urgent care centers, emergency physician groups, billing companies, gastroenterologists, pathologists, neurologists, hematologists, pharmacies, plastic surgeons, dentists, health care consulting companies, emergency transportation providers, and Part D health plan providers. She also successfully handles business and commercial litigation matters that involve class action issues, securities, business structuring, shareholder disputes, breach of contract, and FINRA arbitration.