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Contributors
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Douglas Shin, Esq.
Douglas Shin, Esq. is general counsel for the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. Mr. Shin directs a legal staff and outside counsel to deliver legal solutions to this industry-leading medical professional liability company. Mr. Shin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego, and his law degree from Loyola Law School where he was a member of the Loyola Law Review.
Mr. Shin began his career as a legal intern for the technology transfer team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and coauthored an article on the commercialization of intellectual property in central and eastern Europe. He also previously worked as a litigator, defending numerous clients in the general and medical malpractice liability, employment and healthcare arenas, including settlement of numerous matters and an arbitration.
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Robert Fessinger, Esq.
Since 1991, Robert Fessinger has devoted his practice to the defense of doctors and hospitals throughout California. He has handled every aspect of medical malpractice defense litigation, from case inception through discovery and trial. He has successfully defended physicians in trials and binding arbitrations as well as handling class-action matters against healthcare providers.
In 2005, Mr. Fessinger relocated his practice to the San Diego office of Schmid & Voiles. Sharing his knowledge and insight, he frequently is asked to lecture to claims specialists, doctors, and attorneys. Mr. Fessinger is a 1991 graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. As part of his legal training, Robert attended London’s Regents College, Inns of Court, where he studied under Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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Robert H. Bradner, Partner, Holland & Knight
Robert H. Bradner is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Federal Practice. With more than 30 years of experience working in the legislative and regulatory arena, Mr. Bradner provides counseling, strategy development, drafting, and advocacy services on a range of complex and difficult federal matters. He works through Congress, the Administration, and the regulatory process to shape developments in areas such as Medicare reimbursement, Medicaid, the regulation of healthcare providers, health insurance markets, biomedical research, and public health programs. He also works on initiatives related to the Veterans Health Administration and U.S. Department of Defense health programs.
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Shane LaVigne, Partner, Capitol Advocacy
Shane LaVigne, partner with Capitol Advocacy, joined the lobbying team in 2013, bringing over a decade of legal, political and public policy experience that has proven invaluable to the firm’s clients. His extensive experience in every facet of California’s political process – as a former political and fundraising consultant, Capitol staff member and as a legislative advocate – provides clients with an insightful and tailored communications strategy to frame issues effectively.
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Peter Mitchell, P.M. Consulting, Inc
Peter Mitchell is a bi-partisan, political analyst of California Politics for over 17 years. In January of 2002, he was honored to form P.M. Consulting, Inc., a political/public affairs firm specializing in: independent expenditures; comprehensive non-partisan analysis on state and federal elections; fundraising; organization/public speaking; political campaign consulting; polling/research, strategy and management; and other services.
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Gabriela Villanueva
Gabriela Villanueva is CAP’s Government and External Affairs Analyst. Prior to joining CAP, she worked at the California State Capitol as a Senior Legislative Aid. For CAP, she provides analysis of state and federal legislation that impacts CAP, its membership, and the medical professional liability industry in general. She is a graduate of Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Comparative Literature Studies.