Conversations with AHLA Leaders Podcast Series

Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, interviews Craig Holden, Partner, Baker Donelson, who is AHLA President for the 2020-2021 year. Craig talks about his long career in health law, how the industry will develop after the pandemic, and advice he would give to young health law professionals. Craig also tells Chip how he got into health law and his experiences as an attorney with HHS during the Reagan Administration, why he transitioned from the government to private practice, what a mentor once told him about approaching a major assignment, his favorite city to visit when traveling for work, and what his plaque will say when he’s inducted into the “Health Lawyer Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, interviews Cindy Reisz, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims, who is AHLA President Elect for the 2020-2021 year (President for the 2021-2022 year). Cindy talks about her career in health law and how the future of health care lies in value-based care. Cindy also tells Chip how she got into health law after working in Bass Berry’s corporate and securities group, how her mentors engaged in “teaching by osmosis," how she deals with information overload, her favorite cities to visit when traveling for work, and how Bono influenced what her plaque will say when she’s inducted into the “Health Lawyer Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, interviews Tom Shorter, Partner, Husch Blackwell, who is AHLA President Elect Designate for the 2020-2021 year (President for the 2022-2023 year). Tom talks about his career in health law and how the industry has continued to become more specialized. Tom also tells Chip how a physician termination case eventually led him into health law, the signal his mentor would sometimes give him when meeting with clients, his favorite city to visit when traveling for work, what he tells people who ask him, “What do you do?”, and what his plaque will say when he’s inducted into the “Health Lawyer Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, interviews Patricia Markus, Partner, Nelson Mullins, who is AHLA President Elect Designate for the 2021-2022 year (President for the 2023-2024 year). Trish talks about her career in health law, how technology will continue to transform the provision and payment of health care, and advice she would give to young health law professionals. Trish also tells Chip how her dream of joining the Chicago Cubs eventually led her into health law, the advice her aunt gave her before she went to law school, her favorite city to visit when traveling for work (and why she would never want to live there permanently), why it’s important to listen and seek other viewpoints, and what her plaque will say when she’s inducted into the “Health Lawyer Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Lisa Ohrin Wilson, Senior Technical Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Lisa is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors. Lisa talks about how her interest in legal aid led her to health law, the law school teacher who inspired her, why she finds a career in public service so fulfilling, how the future of health law is constant reinvention, and what her plaque will say when she is inducted into the “Health Law Rock Star Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Suzanne Scrutton, Partner, Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP. Suzanne is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors. Suzanne talks about how her first job out of law school working for the Ohio state government proved useful to her current practice, her path to behavioral health law, being the main contact for the trade association representing providers for individuals with developmental disabilities, her advice for handling litigation with the government, and what her plaque will say when she is inducted into the “Health Law Rock Star Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Carol Carden, Managing Principal of Valuation Services, PYA. Carol is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors. Carol talks about what led her to health care consulting, why health care valuations appeal to her and the challenges involved, how to start building a professional network early in one’s career, why AHLA will always play an important role in health law education, and what her plaque will say when she is inducted into the “Health Law Rock Star Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Ari Markenson, Partner, Venable LLP. Ari is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors. Ari talks about how his childhood walking the halls of hospitals and medical schools led him to health law, challenges related to recruitment and health law specialization, how AHLA’s online Communities helped him become more involved in the Association and grow in the health law community, his desire to develop young professionals for a lifelong career in health law, and what his plaque will say when he is inducted into the “Health Law Rock Star Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Tizgel High, Chief Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer, LifePoint Health. Tizgel is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors. Tizgel talks about her early passion for health law, how being an in-house counsel differs from being an outside counsel, the skills needed to be a “change leader” in health law, how AHLA is poised to help the next generation of health law professionals, and what her plaque will say when she is inducted into the “Health Law Rock Star Hall of Fame.”

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Chip Hutzler, Director, Horne LLP, speaks with Saralisa Brau, Assistant General Counsel, McKesson. Saralisa is a member of AHLA’s Board of Directors. Saralisa talks about her path from pre-med to health law, the challenges and opportunities of specialization in health law, issues related to access and affordability of health care, her focus on increasing inclusion at AHLA, and what her plaque will say when she is inducted into the “Health Law Rock Star Hall of Fame.”

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