Deputy Comptroller General and Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner of Georgia (1973-77). Responsible for day-to-day operations of Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshall’s Office and Industrial Loan Department. Testified for NAIC at U.S. Department of Labor Hearings on Joint State and Federal Regulation of health plans under ERISA.
Private Practice of Law (1977-Present). General corporate and regulatory practice in over 40 states with emphasis on insurance regulation, health care, legislation and governmental affairs. Services include corporate formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions; product approval; multi-state licensing of insurers, captives and HMOs; regulation of sale of insurance by financial institutions and professional employers; internet insurance sales; and health insurance litigation and appeals. Drafter of numerous laws, rules, regulations and regulatory policies. Clients represented include: HIAA, ACLI, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, AFLAC, New York Life, Guardian Life, American General, John Alden, USAA, Nationwide, Balboa, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Wachovia, Mary Kay Corporation and Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia.
Mediation Experience. Technical Advisor, Mediation of Managed Care Dispute between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Promina (2003); Panelist, Mediation of Insurance Disputes, Union des Avocats Internationale, Windsor, England (2003).
CREDENTIALS
University of Georgia, AB, Political Science (1969)
University of Georgia School of Law, JD (1972)
Member, State Bar of Georgia
Registered Mediator, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
State Bar of Georgia, American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Committee on Public Regulation of Insurance Law), Georgia Bar Foundation (Life Member), Phi Delta Phi, Insurance Commissioner’s Managed Care Advisory Committee (2001-Present), Workers’ Compensation Review Commission (2002-2003), Georgia State Government HIPAA Implementation Team (2003) and Medical Malpractice Review Commission (1986-87).
