Health Law Section

WHO WE ARE 

Through the Health Law Section you will have the opportunity to meet and network with other health law attorneys, as well as have access to many great benefits specific to your area of practice.

SECTION BENEFITS 

• Earn CLE credit and learn at our New York-specific and high-quality educational programs and networking events.
• Join a committee for professional growth opportunities — the Health Law Section has more than a dozen substantive committees that provide members with opportunities to learn about specific practice areas — and work to influence the laws that can affect your practice.
• Membership at your fingertips — participate on the Section’s private online community, to post requests for guidance and referrals from health law attorneys from across the state.

SECTION CONTENT

The Section’s newsletter, the Health Law Journal, features peer-written substantive articles relating to the practice of health law on various topics, including the Family Health Care Decisions Act, HIPAA, nursing homes, managed care, mental health, medical ethics, and long-term care.

SECTION COMMITTEES

Health Law Section members may join any of the Section’s committees at no additional charge. Click the tab marked ‘Section Committees’ to find a full list of committees.

Current Health Law Section members may join a committee by updating your NYSBA member profile online.

Important Notice About Committee Memberships
Section committee memberships are self-managed. Please confirm your committee memberships when renewing your Health Law Section dues to ensure that you continue to receive all communications, meeting details, and any community access. Failure to confirm this information may result in your being removed from the committee member rosters.

The Health Law Section has been in the forefront of introducing, monitoring and evaluating legal developments in the area of Health Law at both federal and New York State levels.

Current NYSBA Members may join the Health Law Section by updating their member profiles online at https://www.sso.nysba.org/ or by calling NYSBA’s Member Resource Center direct at 1-800-582-2452.

CONTACT US
To learn more about this Section, please contact Bridget Donlon.
bdonlon@nysba.org
(518) 487-5531

Please do not contact the Section liaison with a request for legal advice or an attorney referral. You can instead visit our ‘Public Resources’ or ‘Lawyer Referral Service’ page for this type of request.