Tom is a principal in Ober|Kaler’s Health Law Group. He brings nearly two decades of health care experience to the firm with a practice that includes health care institutions, physicians and dentists, health information technology, insurance, risk management and alternative risk financing. Tom also has significant managed care company and contracting experience.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

United States Supreme Court

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1979

The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., with high honors, 1976

American Health Lawyers Association

American Society for Health Care Risk Management

Associated Italian-American Charters of Maryland, Inc.

Baltimore City Bar Association

Maryland Society for Health Care Risk Management

Maryland State Bar Association

Tom has written over 30 publications and regularly speaks on topics of interest to hospitals, physicians, dentists and risk management executives.

Author, "Mandatory Arbitration or Mediation of Health Care Liability Claims?" Maryland Bar Journal, 2006

Author, Series of medical-legal articles for physicians, Physicians Practice Digest, 2003-2004

Lecturer, "Litigation Management with Unique Settlement Packages" ASHRM American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, San Francisco, 1996

Author, "Getting the Most Out of Your Stop-Loss Policy" Physicians Practice Digest, 1996

Author, "Don’t Ignore the Risk and Financial Exposures of PHOs" Maryland HFMA Journal, 1995

Author, "The Basics of Purchasing Provider Stop-Loss Reinsurance" Maryland HFMA Journal, 1995

Author, "Documentation in the Emergency Department" Contemporary Pediatrics, 1995

Author, "When the Order Says – Do Not Resuscitate" Contemporary Pediatrics, 1995

Chair, Health Care Practice Group, Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.

Managing Attorney, Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation