Youngsville Health Care Lawyers

Michael LaMagna, Founding Partner of LaMagna McKenna PLLC, brings over 15 years of legal experience in estate planning, probate, health care, and elder law litigation. He has represented both individual clients and health care facilities in a wide range of health care-related legal matters, including complex estate actions. His licensure and industry experience as a Nursing Home Administrator enhance his ability to represent clients in matters involving the complex and evolving legal landscape of health and elder care. Michael has sensitively and successfully represented clients in matters including: Trusts and Estates Litigation Guardianship and Conservatorship Litigation Special Needs Planning Elder Law, Elder Care, and Medicaid Health...

I am an Associate at O'Connell and Aronowitz, focusing on health-related business transactions. I joined the firm in May 2022 as a law clerk, where I sharpened my abilities through legal research, motion drafting, conducting client interviews, and preparing for court proceedings. I am a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Albany County Bar Association. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a concentration in American Studies, from the University of Arizona. During my summer breaks, I gained invaluable experience as an intern at the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office. I received my J.D....

Leilani Rodriguez has a diverse legal background having practiced in both the private and public sectors in state and federal court. Her practice focuses primarily on medical malpractice, personal injury, civil rights, criminal defense and professional liability. She is well versed in both trial and appellate litigation. Prior to transitioning to the private sector, Ms. Rodriguez worked for the New York State Attorney General’s Office defending the State in various lawsuits, including general negligence, medical malpractice, municipal law and automobile accidents. She also worked in the Federal Habeas Corpus Unit and has briefed and argued numerous cases...

Sara is a managing partner at Lengea Law, a boutique law firm that offers practical legal solutions for healthcare businesses. She has over 15 years of experience as a healthcare lawyer, an entrepreneur, and an author. She is also the creator of MedSpa Confidential, a Best Seller on Amazon that provides guidance on how to start, grow, and sell a medical spa business. Sara has a proven track record of launching and growing successful businesses in the healthcare, tech, and beauty industries. She has helped hundreds of clients navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape of healthcare, as well as negotiate...

A native of Huntington, New York, and a resident of New York's Southern Tier for over 30 years, in private practice focusing on health care law, guardianship and general litigation.

Lana Sukhman was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Marlboro, NJ. Lana attended Rutgers University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. In 2003 Lana was admitted to Seton Hall School of Law as a Deans Scholar. During Law School, Lana served as a Law Clerk to Honorable James J. McGann in the Family Part of the Superior Court in Monmouth County, NJ. In 2006 Lana earned her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall School of Law. After receiving her law degree, Lana served as law clerk to the Honorable...

For more two decades, Steven's practice has included commercial litigation, bankruptcy litigation, complex litigation, long term disability insurance litigation, representing medical providers in no-fault arbitrations and litigations, real estate transactions and commercial transactions. With a professional degree in architecture, Steven also provides legal services for all aspects of architectural practice.

Steven received his Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and a Bachelor of Architecture from the New York Institute of Technology. While in school, Steven received American Jurisprudence awards in contracts and trusts and was selected for Who's Who Amongst American Law Students. Prior to founding Super Associates, Steven...

Kurt Bratten is a partner in our Health Law Department. His practice includes a wide range of civil litigation, transactional work, compliance and other advisory services. Kurt’s primary focus is on counseling health care providers regarding various compliance and transactional matters such as state and federal data security and privacy requirements, managed care and other contractual matters, and state and federal regulatory requirements applicable to various provider groups. He frequently assists clients with the assessment of security incidents, HIPAA compliance and response to breaches, and has represented clients before state and federal agencies relating to various cyber security and privacy...

Originally from Mechanicville, New York, and now living in Albany, Nicholas is an Associate working in our Business Law and Transactions and Health Law departments. Joining O&A in August of 2021, Nicholas focuses largely on business law topics and cannabis. Cannabis law is Nicholas’ passion, and he strives to provide guidance to applicants and licensees (including Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensaries (“CAURD”) and Adult-Use (“AU”)) who are uncertain and overwhelmed by the onerous requirements imposed by New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) and the regulations implemented by New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”). Additionally, Nicholas advises clients...

Lauren Mack is a partner in the firm's White Collar Criminal Defense and Government Investigations and Healthcare Litigation practice groups. She has a broad range of experience in criminal investigations, litigation and healthcare fraud and abuse. Lauren brings a unique set of skills to her clients. For healthcare organizations that require proactive guidance in establishing and maintaining adequate compliance programs, she is able to provide a realistic analysis of the issues at hand as well as guidance to help organizations create a compliant environment and thereby prevent consuming investigations by government oversight agencies. Lauren methodically guides responses to...

Gregg D. Reisman is a Partner at Garfunkel Wild, P.C. in New York and a member of the firm’s Health Care, Business, Health Care Information and Technology, HIPAA Compliance and Insurance Regulatory practice groups. Mr. Reisman’s practice focuses on the representation of hospitals, long term care facilities, physicians, other health care providers and health care related entities. He has extensive experience in counseling clients on the legal, regulatory and business issues related to health care services. Mr. Reisman works primarily on health care transactions, regulatory compliance, clinical research, FDA matters, health care payment issues and corporate governance. Mr. Reisman received his B.A....

Jeffrey is a health care attorney and an accomplished litigator in health care, commercial and employment cases. In his national health law practice, Jeffrey has represented providers and their trade associations for 45 years. His clients include clinical laboratories, substance abuse and behavioral health clinics, home care providers, adult care facilities, DME suppliers, and professional practices. His clinical laboratory practice is nationwide, and he is regularly tapped to speak at national conferences and forums on issues affecting clinical laboratories. Jeffrey practices in all federal and state courts and health care regulatory agencies. He has successfully represented the state hospital industry...

Pam has been a Partner at O’Connell & Aronowitz since 1997 where she practices in our Personal Injury Litigation Department. She was the firm’s managing partner for fifteen years. Pam consistently obtains excellent results representing plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, automobile collisions, trucking crashes, dangerous products, abused children, and defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Pam recently settled an automobile collision involving a pedestrian for $4 million. She settled a pedestrian-construction case for $2.65 million. Pam co-counseled a trial for an $11 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving sexually abused children. Pam obtained a $1.8...

David is a Shareholder focusing his practice on Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance audits & investigations, Health Law including fraud and abuse, governmental investigations of all kinds, administrative hearings, Federal and State False Claims whistleblower cases, Medicaid compliance plans, criminal defense, and Article 78 cases. He is the head of the Firm’s Government Investigations Unit and a member of the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Unit. David has had a number of high ranking positions within New York State government. Former Governor George Pataki appointed him General Counsel of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) when the OMIG was created...

James is an Associate in our Trusts & Estates, Business, and Health Law departments. Before joining our firm in August 2024, James developed proficient skills and knowledge as a Senior Associate Attorney at a firm located in the Capital Region. This experience gave James the opportunity to engage with clients in a variety of legal matters, including, estate and long-term care planning, estate tax reduction strategies, estate and trust administration, real estate, corporate transactions and the formation of various business entities. He is dedicated to developing a plan tailored to fit the client’s specific needs and ensuring...

Dan Johnston is an innovative and aggressive attorney with proven success on both sides of personal injury, insurance defense, breach of contract, fraud, complex commercial, and trade secrets litigation. These results have included representing seriously injured plaintiffs, pursuing novel applications of RICO and fraud statutes, representing insurance companies in high-exposure claims, pursuing and defending defamation claims, and more. Dan now exclusively focuses his practice on Federal RICO work, fraud investigations across industries, high exposure insurance defense work, internal investigations, and bet-the-business commercial litigation. Dan’s varied background and experience open the door to cost-effective, successful approaches to case resolution both within...

Jeffrey Tyrpak, an Amherst native, attended Fordham University and obtained his BA in International Political Economy in 2010. In 2013, he earned his JD at UB Law School with a concentration in Finance Transactions.

He started practicing law at a small firm in New York City before returning home and joining our team in December of 2016. While working in New York City, Mr. Tyrpak handled litigation in federal court regarding collective bargaining agreements and ERISA for employee benefit funds. He also worked on government compliance matters under the Affordable Care Act and ERISA.

Currently, Mr. Tyrpak resides in HoganWillig's Real Estate...

Kevin Mahoney received his B.A., Ed.M and J.D. all from the State University of New York at Buffalo. After spending more than 27 years with one of WNY’s larger law firms, Kevin developed a healthy and varied legal experience which positions him well to counsel his clients in a sensible and cost-effective manner. He looks forward to continuing his general counsel service to fire & ambulance companies and districts with the variety of issues each face on a regular basis. As an active interior firefighter, officer and EMT along with his years of working in this area uniquely positions him...

The Law Office of Paul G. Barden, PLLC focuses on personal injury litigation, medical malpractice claims, and healthcare licensing issues. As a former JAG officer, I have the experience and knowledge necessary for helping my clients obtain the justice they deserve. Contact the office today for a free consultation!

For over thirty-five years, initially as a physician and surgeon and subsequently as an attorney representing injury victims, I have worked to help individuals overcome the physical, emotional, and financial devastation inflicted by serious injury. It is a privilege for me to represent seriously injured individuals and their families against insurance companies, corporations, companies, doctors, hospitals, and individuals who were negligent. No matter how extensive or advanced the medical treatment, an individual and his or her family is never the same after trauma alters their lives. Additionally, I am called upon to assist physicians as personal counsel in lawsuits against them,...