Gail N. Friend
EXPERIENCED NURSE ATTORNEY for Patients, Providers & Practitioners
Gail Friend is a masters prepared RN who realized how progressive infiltration of the law was altering clinical practice, and health care delivery. She entered South Texas College of Law, graduated cum laude with Order of Lyte honors and was offered employment with an internationally recognized law firm, (currently Rose Norton Fulbright). Eventually she became a partner in Friend & Associates where she continues to successfully practice health care risk management consulting, medical malpractice and administrative health law in Texas. She has represented nurses, physicians, facilities/entities in medical malpractice, OIG investigations, peer review proceedings, before licensing boards and agencies.
has successfully represented injured patients, during a time that research data substantiates increasing patient injuries due to health care system errors. Her underlying goal is to preserve and protect nurses and practitioners’ ability to competently practice in a convoluted system that is legally evaluated by its ability to prevent errors, patient complications and injures.
- Health Care Law
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals
- Elder Law
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Governing Body Peer Review Process
- Healthcare Quality Risk Management
- Licensing Board Representation-Nurse, Ancillary Practitioner
- Management Legal Consulting
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Free Consultation
Initial Consultation Free -
Contingent Fees
Contingent fees are offered if medical malpractice claims are accepted Otherwise arrangement for payment is individualized.
- Certification American Board Professional Liability Attorneys
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
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- Friend & Associates
- Current
- University of Texas - Austin
- M.S. Nursing-Healthcare Administration
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- South Texas College of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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- Honored Listee
- Who's Who
- State Bar of Texas # 07474700
- Member
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- A Litigator's Perspective
- Confidentiality of Health Care Information in the Computer Age
- Firm case citations in O'Connor's, Texas Rules and Civil Trials, And Texas Civil Appeals, 2002–. present
- Identifying and Protecting the Peer Review and Medical Committee Privileges,
- The New Rules of Show and Tell
- Q. What do I do if a health care Technician is going around giving out my medical status?
- A: Your statement is very brief.
HIIPAA and state laws prevent any health care person regardless of the level of practice, from disclosing a patient/resident's personal and medical information . If you are in a health care facility or hospital you (as a resident or patient) have the right to control what will be given out about your "status" and to whom it will be disclosed, if anyone. Status is not the same as personally private or patient protected health care information. Often it is a general character term -- such as "good" "fair" "critical". Again, you have the right to control even those terms. You need to talk with the administration/supervisors, ... Read More
- Q. Is Medical malpractice with insurance companies possible?
- A: Your question is confusing. Are you asking whether an insurance company can commit medical malpractice?
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Can you obtain medical malpractice insurance?
As to the first -- medical malpractice pertains to healthcare providers and practitioners.
As to the second - if you are a health care provider or practitioner, you may obtain protective insurance coverage.
- Q. Do I have a claim for not being watched by the nurses in the hospital after surgery for amputation and fell broke hip?
- A: I would suggest a medical malpractice attorney free consultation to obtain additional information .
You man contact my office, 1-888-352-0726 Or my direct number is 713-256-6524
