Melvin Marx, PAAttorney/Civil Litigator Partner
Oct. 2010 - Oct. 2018Fort Lee, NJ- Assisted senior lawyer, acted as lead lawyer when necessary, and guided junior colleagues. - proficient with e-discovery.
- Communicated progress to supervisors and team members, offering solutions for challenging client issues and managing billing processes. - Strengthened client relationships through proactive communication, prompt responses to inquiries, and regular updates via various channels. - Contributed to establishing effective relationships across the network, supporting the firm's values and initiatives.
. Experienced in transactional and litigation law, specializing in insurance and healthcare regulation and compliance. - Negotiated agreements with leading defense firms and top insurance companies on behalf of various healthcare-related entities. - Conducted extensive compliance work, prepared legal memorandums, and handled depositions and examinations. - Engaged in outreach efforts with industry associations on healthcare statutory and regulatory issues. - Delivered presentations and analyses to clients in person and via telephone. - Skilled in arbitration, pre-litigation, and litigation, including drafting legal briefs and opinion letters. - Reviewed medical contracts and facilitated mergers and acquisitions of facilities. - Collaborated with external counsel and bodily injury counsel to resolve legal matters. - Monitored enforcement actions and advised medical providers on current or proposed regulatory changes.
- Recovered $36M through successful settlement negotiations within two years.
- Managed electronic office transactions (SaaS, hardware acquisitions, software licenses) with IT companies.
- Addressed diverse legal matters: causation, medical necessity, false claims act, policy and coverage, privacy concerns, regulatory, anti-kickback statue, stark law, medical devices, medical coding issues, fraud prevention, HIPAA, HITEC, business collaborations and fair debt collection practices act compliance.