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Mr. LaHendro joined the firm in 2006 and serves as one of the firm's two supervising attorneys/team leaders in the Litigation Department. As such, he is responsible for first chairing state and federal court trials and arbitrations as well as managing a team of litigation attorneys who represent the interests of health care providers in the area of managed care reimbursement. His practice focuses upon provider/payor contract disputes. Mr. LaHendro has successfully represented healthcare providers in court trials, administrative law proceedings, mediations, and binding arbitrations, including a recent arbitration award in excess of $1.5 million.
As a member of the firm’s appellate team, Mr. LaHendro won an appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In Catholic Healthcare West Bay Area v. Seafarers Health & Benefits Plan, No. 07-15281, 2008 WL 4951648 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2008), the U.S. Court of Appeals found St. Mary’s Medical Center’s breach of contract claims against Seafarers Health & Benefits Plan were not preempted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
In 2000, the County of Los Angeles awarded Mr. LaHendro a commendation for his work as a Certified Mediator.
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