Speeches

"The End of Chevron Deference: Health Law Implications," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., 10th Annual ACMA Case Management and Transitions of Care Conference (New Jersey Chapter), Atlantic City, NJ, June 5, 2026.

"Exclusive Arrangements: Negotiating and Drafting the Agreement," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing & Practice Management (AIABPM) 2026 Annual Meeting, Chandler, AZ, April 20, 2026.

"Is There a Case on That?" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing & Practice Management (AIABPM) 2026 Annual Meeting, Chandler, AZ, April 20, 2026.

"Urine Drug Testing: The Correct Documentation and Coding," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Amy Turner, RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP (Ankura) Society for Pain Practice Management 2026 Billing, Coding & Practice Management Course," Las Vegas, NV, February 14, 2026.

"Developing a Compliance Program: The Protocols and Steps That You Can Implement in Your Practice," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., Society for Pain Practice Management 2026 Billing, Coding & Practice Management Course," Las Vegas, NV, February 14, 2026.

"Compliance and Medicare Audit Appeals in Pain Management: Strategies to Prevent a Costly Impact on Your Revenue," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., Society for Pain Practice Management 2026 Billing, Coding & Practice Management Course," Las Vegas, NV, February 13, 2026.

"Coverage Policies, Reviews, and Appeals for Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Plans," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Strategies for Successful Practice Management, January 31, 2026.

"Preventing and Responding to Drug Investigations," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Controlled Substances Management Comprehensive Virtual Review Course, January 17, 2026.

"When Patients Can't Decide: A guide for clinicians on capacity and surrogate decision-makers," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Jessica Marrone (SVP of Compliance & Risk Management, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists), 10th Annual Clinical Education Conference, New York, NY, July 20, 2025.

"Radiology and Anesthesia Service Agreements: Compliance and Work Force Challenges," by Clay J. Countryman, Esq. (Breazeale Sachse & Wilson) and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., 2025 HFMA Annual Conference, Denver, CO, June 23, 2025.

"Physician Contracting, Licensing & Staff Privileging General Highlights for Medical Staff," by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq., Corewell Health, Royal Oak, MI, May 29, 2025.

"Controlled Substances Act: The Basis for Opioid Prescriptions and Investigations," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Controlled Substance Management Comprehensive Virtual Review Course, February 22, 2025.

"Preventing and Responding to Drug Investigations," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Controlled Substance Management Comprehensive Virtual Review Course, February 22, 2025.

"Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance Considerations for Healthcare Transactions," by Clay J. Countryman, Esq. (Breazeale Sachse & Wilson) and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., 2024 HFMA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 27, 2024.

"2024 Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance Challenges for Radiology Group Practices," by Clay J. Countryman, Esq. (Breazeale Sachse & Wilson) and Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., RBMA 2024 PaRADigm Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 14, 2024.

"Physician Office Laboratories: Stark, AKS, Fee-Splitting Prohibitions, Medical Necessity, and Other Legal Issues," by Clay J. Countryman, Esq. (Breazeale Sachse & Wilson), Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Charles C. Dunham, IV, Esq. (Greenberg Traurig), Stafford Webinar, April 10, 2024.

"Strategic Winning: Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Compliance Considerations," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clay Countryman, Esq., HFMA 2023 Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 27, 2023.

"Physician Medico-Legal (CME) Workshop: Physician Compliance with the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute and Professional Liability Cases," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Robert Dindoffer, Esq., American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), March 18, 2023.

"Controlled Substance Act: The Basis for Opioid Prescriptions and Investigations," by Abby Pendleton, Esq., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Controlled Substance Management Comprehensive Virtual Review Course, January 28, 2023.

"Preventing and Responding to Drug Investigations: The Implications of Supreme Court Decisions on Ruan and Others," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Controlled Substance Management Comprehensive Virtual Review Course, January 28, 2023.

"AI in Healthcare (with Telehealth Case Study)," by Clinton Mikel, Esq., Taos Health Law Roundtable Conference, January 19, 2023.

"Physician Office Laboratories: Stark, AKS, Fee-Splitting Prohibitions, Medical Necessity, and Other Legal Issues," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Strafford Webinar, April 13, 2022.

"High Dollar Compliance Issues for Imaging Professionals," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Clinton Mikel, Esq., Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) webinar, March 22, 2022.

"Research Basics for Medicare Reimbursement Issues," by Kyle Brierly, Esq. (Athene Law, LLP) and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., and moderated by Jesse Hale, Esq. (Sutin, Thayer & Browne), American Bar Association Health Law Section Webinar, March 2, 2022.

"Staying Compliant in Radiology - Major Legal Developments," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2021 RBMA PaRADigm Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 18, 2021.

"Feast and Famine: The Economics of Healthcare in a Pandemic," by John Cherf, M.D., MPH, MBA (Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center), Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., M. Manza Habib, M.D., FACP, FAAHPM, MRCP (Rutgers Health) and Jessica Smith (Berkeley Research Group), 2021 American Bar Association Health Law Section, Physicians Legal Issues: Healthcare Delivery & Innovation Virtual Conference, September 21, 2021.

"Recent Legal Developments All Radiology Providers Should Know", by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2021 AHRA 49th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nashville, TN, August 3, 2021

"Recent Legal Developments all Radiology Providers Need to Know" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2021 AHRA Virtual Spring Conference, April 8, 2021

"Reimbursement Dispute Hot Topics," by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Stefanie Philips, Esq. (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan), ICLE 27th Annual Health Law Institute, March 11, 2021.

"New Updates to Stark Regulations Explained" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., and Clinton Mikel, Esq., Xoran Technologies Webinar Series, December 17, 2020.

"New Final AKS Regulations - Head Start on What You Need to Know" by Clinton Mikel, Esq., American Bar Association Washington Health Law Summit 2020 Virtual Conference , December 8, 2020.

"Physician Challenges in the Current Health Care Market" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., LSBA Webinar Healthcare Law: What you Need to Know Amid the COVID-19 Crisis Part 1 &2, November 13, 2020.

"High Stakes of Compliance in an Evolving Regulatory Environment" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., TLC 2020, American College of Physician Advisors.

"Staying Out of Trouble: Growing your Business in a Compliant Manner" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2020 RBMA Spark Virtual Conference, September 23, 2020.

"Staying Out of Trouble: Growing your Business in a Compliant Manner, Live Q&A Roundtable" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2020 RBMA Spark Virtual Conference, September 23, 2020.

"Recent Legal Developments all Radiology Providers Need to Know" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2020 AHRA Virtual Annual Meeting, August 13, 2020.

"Legal Issues Affecting Hospital Case Managers" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., CMSA 2020 Annual Conference Virtual Edition, June 28 - July 2, 2020.

"Fraud and Abuse Update" by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. and Adam Townshend, Assistant U.S. Attorney (W.D. Michigan), Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 26th Annual Health Law Institute (HLI), Livestreamed, May 13, 2020.

"M&A Trends and Developments" by Scott Rayson, Joe Sowell, and Howard Wall, and moderated by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Taos Health Law Roundtable, January 24, 2020.

"A.I. and Digital Health: Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Concerns" by Clinton Mikel, Esq., Taos Health Law Roundtable, January 24, 2020.

"Case Studies in Healthcare Fraud Defense: Effective Use of Data Analytics, Expert Testimony, and Independent Compliance Program Evaluation" by Lindsay Knutson and Katie Norris of Berkeley Research Group, and moderated by Clinton Mikel, Esq., Taos Health Law Roundtable, January 23, 2020.

"Head Start: What You Need To Know Now About the Newly Proposed Stark Regulations" featuring Kimberly Brandt, Clay Countryman, Matthew Edgar, Clinton Mikel, Esq., and Lisa Ohrin Wilson, American Bar Association Health Law Section webinar, October 30, 2019.

"Agency Deference and the Impact of Kisor in Healthcare: Challenging CMS and Other Agency Actions" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., Mimi Hu Brouillette, Esq., and Daniel Jarcho, Esq., Strafford Nationwide Webinar, September 25, 2019.

"Hot Legal Issues with MA Plans" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., The 7th National Physician Advisor and Utilization Review Boot Camp, Washington, D.C., July 31, 2019.

"Legal Issues Affecting Hospital Case Managers" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., CMSA 2019 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 11, 2019.

"Stark One-on-One" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2019 RBMA Spark Conference, Miami, FL, June 5, 2019.

"Staying Out of Trouble - Growing Your Business in a Compliant Manner" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2019 RBMA Spark Conference, Miami, FL, June 4, 2019.

"Doing Business in a Radioactive Industry (a/k/a Legal Challenges for Overregulated Imaging Providers)" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2019 RBMA PaRADigm Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, April 15, 2019.

"Explore Appeal Avenues and Evaluate the Costs for Addressing Denials at Each Level" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq.,16th Annual Physician Advisor and Medical Director Summit, Chicago, IL, April 15, 2019.

"Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Provisions" by Clinton Mikel, Esq., Strafford Webinars, March 19, 2019.

"Physician Compensation Trends to Consider in Establishing Fair Market Value (FMV)" moderated by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., and presented by Rud Blumentritt, CPA/ABV, CVA (Horne, LLP) and Albert "Chip" Hutzler, JD, MBA, CVA (HealthcareAppraisers), American Bar Association Health Law Section webinar, January 10, 2019.

"Recent Privacy Developments" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq. for the Health Section, 36th Annual National CLE Conference, Snowmass, CO, January 2, 2019.

"Courts Recognize Irreparable Harm to Providers Caused by Medicare Appeals Backlog" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., Special Edition Finally Friday, September 18, 2018.

"Regulatory Update - 60 Day Recoupment, CMS/OMHA Appeal-Reduction, Front-End Compliance and Appeals" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., The 6th National Physician Advisor and Utilization Review Team Boot Camp 2018, Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 2018.

"Will Medicare Revoke Your Billing Privileges?" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Donald Romano, Esq. (Foley & Lardner, Washington, DC), Appeal Academy webinar, June 26, 2018.

"Will Medicare Revoke Your Billing Privileges? Don't Answer "No" Too Quickly" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Donald Romano, Esq. (Foley & Lardner, Washington, DC), American Bar Association Health Law Section & Chicago Medical Society Physicians Legal Issues Conference, Chicago, IL, June 8, 2018.

"Healthcare Marketing in the Crosshairs" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2018 RBMA SPARK Conference, Nashville, TN, June 5, 2018.

"Mission Creep: The Physician Advisor and Payer Contracts" by Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA (President, PACE Healthcare) and Abby Pendleton, Esq., 2018 National Physician Advisor Conference/SEPAS 2018, Greenville SC, May 1, 2018.

"Denials Scene" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., 2018 National Physician Advisor Conference/SEPAS 2018, Greenville, SC, May 1, 2018.

"Staying Compliant in a Heavily Regulated Industry" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq. for Singh Development, Royal Oak, MI, April 18, 2018.

"Stark Law, Fraud and Abuse" and "Stark One-on-One" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 2018 PaRADigm Conference, San Diego, CA, April 7, 2018.

"Cost Breakdown of Denials Management" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., World Congress 15th Annual Physician Advisor and Medical Director Summit, Orlando, FL, March 20, 2018.

"Mock ALJ Hearing" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., World Congress 15th Annual Physician Advisor and Medical Director Summit, Orlando, FL, March 19, 2018.

"Fraud and Abuse Update" by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. and Adam Townshend, Assistant U.S. Attorney (W.D. Michigan), Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 24th Annual Health Law Institute, Plymouth, MI, March 9, 2018.

"The Perils of Ransomware...Makes You Wanna Cry" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq. for the Employee Benefits Section, 35th Annual National CLE Conference, Vail, CO, January 6, 2018.

"What's Happening in Privacy and Security? The Daunting Data Dilemma" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq. for the Healthcare Section, 35th Annual National CLE Conference, Vail, CO, January 6, 2018.

"OIG Changes to Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Provisions and the CMP Beneficiary Inducement Prohibition" by Clinton Mikel, Esq., Strafford Webinars, November 1, 2017.

"Manage Medicare Denials Amidst Perceived Inconsistency and Lack of Transparency" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., and Mohammad Shaheed, M.D. (Rochester Regional Health System), World Congress 5th Annual West Physician Advisor & Case Management Summit, Phoenix, AZ, October 18, 2017.

"Complying with 2016 Stark Law Amendments and Possible Changes in the Horizon for 2017" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., Stafford Webinars, February 7, 2017.

"Anti-Kickback Enforcement: The Assault on Marketing Programs and Other Developments" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 34th Annual National CLE Conference, Snowmass, CO, January 4, 2017.

"Concierge Practice: The Risks and Pitfalls of Converting" by Clinton Mikel, Esq., 42nd Annual American Society of Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC) Fall Conference, Kohler, WI, October 26, 2016.

"The Current Audit Structure and Proposed Changes to the Medicare Appeals Process" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., 4th Annual West Physician Advisor & Case Management Summit, San Diego, CA, October 24, 2016.

Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq. participated in a Mock ALJ hearing during the RAC Summit, 4th Physician Advisor and UR Team Boot Camp, San Antonio, TX, July 22, 2016.

CSPAN replayed POLITICO's "Outside, In: Unhealthy Hacking: Medical Privacy in the Age of Cyber Attacks" which featured Clinton Mikel, Esq., May 14, 2016.

Clinton Mikel, Esq. participated in the "Outside, In: Unhealthy Hacking: Medical Privacy in the Age of Cyber Attacks", hosted by POLITICO, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2016.

"Appealing to the ALJ: Strategies for Success" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., 5th Annual Southeast Physician Advisor Symposium, Greenville, SC, April 27, 2016.

"Examine the Modified Two-Midnight Rule and Its Impact on the Documentation Process" by Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., World Congress 13th Annual Observation Management Summit, Chicago, IL, April 26, 2016.

Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq. participated in the question and answer portion in the encore presentation of "Complying with New 2016 Stark Law Amendments", Stafford Webinars, April 21, 2016.

"Evolving Fraud & Abuse Enforcement: Major Defensive Stark Clarifications and the Evolution of Personal Accountability" by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., Spring 2016 Corporate Compliance Officer Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 20, 2016.

“That’s Remuneration? New Issues under the Anti-Kickback and stark Laws” by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Clinton Mikel, Esq., 33rd Annual National CLE Conference, Vail, CO, January 6, 2016.