Tsoules, Sweeney & Martin, LLC Lawyer Profiles

Ernest L. Tsoules, Jr., Member
Tsoules

Mr. Tsoules has practiced exclusively in the health law field since 1980. He has specialized and lectured in the areas of hospital-physician integration stategies, ambulatory surgery center development, compliance plan development, e-health issues for providers and payors, global risk and managed care contracting, fraud and abuse and Stark II law issues, hospital based physician contracts, reimbursement, and medical staff matters.

Previously he was a member of the health law firms of Kalogredis, Tsoules, & Sweeney, Ltd.; Sebastianelli & Tsoules; and Berriman & Schwartz. Mr. Tsoules regularly lectures at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's annual Health Law Institute, before the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and for various trade organizations regarding health care legal issues.

Mr. Tsoules has been nominated and selected by his peers as one of Pennsylvania's Super Lawyers in the practice of health care law since 2007, an honor reserved for five percent of the Pennsylvania Bar. He is also listed in Best Lawyers of America.

 

Service Line Brochure: Hospital-Physician Strategic Integration Services

Education
Villanova University School of Law, JD, 1979
Member, Moot Court Board
Villanova University, BA, summa cum laude, 1976

Memberships
American Health Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Chester County Bar Association
Medical Group Management Association

Licensed in Pennsylvania

Email: etsoules@tshealthlaw.com

 

Thomas E. Sweeney, Member
Sweeney

Mr. Sweeney has practiced exclusively in the health law field since 1980. He has specialized and lectured in the areas of Medicare and Medicaid enforcement, mental and behavioral health issues, compliance plans, HIPAA privacy regulations, managed care contracting, joint ventures, corporate governance and organization, medical staff matters, and professional licensure.

He formerly was a member of the health law firms of Kalogredis, Tsoules, & Sweeney, Ltd. and Sebastianelli & Tsoules, and was Vice President for Legal Services for the Franciscan Health System. Mr. Sweeney regularly lectures at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's annual Health Law Institute and before a variety of trade organizations, including the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the Pennsylvania Community Providers Association.

 

Service Line Brochure: Public and Private Sector Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Legal Representation

Education
St. Louis University School of Law, JD, 1980
St. Louis University, MHA, 1980
Marquette University, MA, 1975
Marquette University, BA, 1973

Memberships
American Health Lawyers Association

Licensed in Pennsylvania and Illinois

Email: tsweeney@tshealthlaw.com

   

Renee H. Martin, Member
Martin

Ms. Martin advises health care providers on regulatory and transactional matters including patient safety and quality of care, fraud and abuse, EMTALA, reimbursement, compliance, and the development of corporate compliance plans. A significant portion of her practice centers on HIPAA compliance and informational privacy. As a registered nurse with over 15 years of clinical experience, Ms. Martin is uniquely qualified to assist clients in risk management, quality of care, and patient safety issues.

Ms. Martin frequently writes and speaks nationally to health care professionals on a variety of health law topics and serves on the Advisory Board of Advance for Nurses. Ms. Martin is a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

Service Line Brochure: Comprehensive Patient Safety Compliance Services

Education
Villanova University School of Law, JD, 1994
Member, Moot Court Board
Villanova University, MSN, magna cum laude, 1988
"Who's Who in American Nursing"
Neumann College, BSN, magna cum laude, 1982
Bryn Mawr Hospital, Diploma in Nursing, 1977

Memberships
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Served as Chairperson, Managed Care Subcommittee
American Association of Nurse Attorneys
American Nurses Association
American Association of Managed Care Nurses
Member, Board of Directors
Community Volunteers in Medicine
Member, Board of Trustees

Licensed in Pennsylvania

Email: rmartin@tshealthlaw.com

   

Susan B. Orr, Member
Orr

Ms. Orr joined the firm in September 2000. She represents and advises health care providers on a variety of regulatory and transactional areas including medical records, privacy and confidentiality issues (HIPAA), fraud and abuse, health care compliance, and provider and facility licensing.

Having served as practice administrator for her husband’s medical practice for 12 years, Ms. Orr is uniquely qualified to assist clients on practice management issues including reimbursement and payment issues, Medicare and Medicaid compliance, managed care, employment issues, professional practice formation, health care affiliations, joint ventures and contractual arrangements.

Her practice is enhanced by her law school experience as a research assistant to Barry Furrow, Director of the Health Law Institute at Widener University School of Law.


 

Service Line Brochure: Physician and Physician Group Representation

Education
Widener University School of Law, JD, 2000
Recipient, Reed Hamilton Memorial Award for Excellence in Health Law
Beaver College, BA, 1973

Memberships
American Health Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Chester County Bar Association

Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Email: sorr@tshealthlaw.com

   
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