Background
Griffith, Robert A. was born on October 13, 1952 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
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Robert A. Griffith
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Saint Bonaventure University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1974). Boston College (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Schwartz, Shaw & Griffith (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Health Care Law, Civil and Criminal Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Massachusetts and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts and United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General, 1978-1982 (Medical Fraud Control Unit). Author: Defending Physicians Before Boards of Registration of Medicine, Health Law Handbook (Alice Gosfield, educated, 1994, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan).
Resisting Disclosure of Mental Health Records During Medicaid Investigations and Audits, Medical Staff Counselor, Fall, 1991. Techniques for Defending Health Care Fraud and Abuse Cases, Medical Staff Counselor, Spring, 1990.
Collateral Sanctions for Criminal Convictions in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Medical Staff Counselor, Summer, 1990.
Instructor: "Representing Health Care Providers charged with Fraud and Abuse," Massachusetts Bar Association, 1994. Liability Beyond Malpractice--Statutory and Regulatory Obligations of Physicians, American Bar Association, National Institute, 1994. Understanding Institutional Rights and Obligations in Fraud and Abuse Cases, Massachusetts Hospital Association, 1994.
Medical Records, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1994.
Defending Physicians Against Medicare and Medicaid Penalties and Other Collateral Sanctions, American Bar Association, National Institute, 1993. Nuts and Bolts of an Appellate Review Proceeding, National Health Lawyers Association, 1991.
Defending Fraud and Abuse Cases, National Health Lawyers Association, 1989. Physician Sanctions, Understanding and Avoiding Penalties, National Health Lawyers Association, 1989.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts (Chair, 1994-1996, Council Member, 1992-1994, Member, Health Law Section) and American (Chair, 1994-1995, Chair-Elect, 1993-1994, Medicine and Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations.
National Health Lawyers Association (Member, 1986).
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Membership
Member: Boston, Massachusetts (Chair, 1994-1996, Council Member, 1992-1994, Member, Health Law Section) and American (Chair, 1994-1995, Chair-Elect, 1993-1994, Medicine and Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations. National Health Lawyers Association (Member, 1986).
