Shareholder
Litigation
Health Care

Lancaster
717.399.1723
610.371.7370 fax
trba@stevenslee.com

Todd concentrates his practice in litigation, including commercial and health care litigation, and frequently prepares physicians for depositions and trial.

In addition to his litigation work, Todd lectures on risk management, issues of patient involvement and accountability and informed consent issues in both the private practice and acute care hospital settings. Todd has recently assisted with several cases that went to verdict, all in favor of his clients.

Prior to joining Stevens & Lee, Todd was a John Marshall scholar at Franklin & Marshall, where he pursued a premedical curriculum his first two years and was elected to the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Premedical Honor Society. In law school, Todd was awarded the Murray S. Love Trial Moot Court Award and received the First Place Advocate award at the Wallace S. Gourley Trial Moot Court competition.

Representative Cases:

• Srein v. Frankford Trust Co., 323 F.3d 214 (3d Cir. 2003)

• Calle v. York Hospital et al, 232 F.Supp.2d 353 (M.D.Pa. 2002)

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania
New Jersey

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1999
Franklin & Marshall College, B.A., 1996

Selected Speaking Engagements:

• Putting "I'm Sorry" into Context: Where, When and How, WellSpan Medical Group, Gettysburg, PA, October 16, 2008.

• Patient Satisfaction as a Driver in Litigation, Press Ganey Regional Workshop, various locations nationwide, April 8, 2008, April 18, 2008, April 22, 2008 and June 3, 2008.

• Malpractice Issues: Liability Reduction While Enhancing Economics, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Hershey, PA, May 29, 2008.

• Advanced Directive Law, Act 169, Pinnacle Health Group System Wide Grand Rounds, Harrisburg, PA, February 21, 2008.
• Malpractice Avoidance: What's Happening Out There and How to Stay Off of the Radar, York Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, York, PA, December 18, 2007.
• Excellence in Bariatrics: Risk Reduction and Practice Enhancement, Pasadena, CA, December 4, 2007.
• Risk Reduction Strategies in Practice, WellSpan Medical Group, Gettysburg, PA, November 15, 2007.
• Changing the Liability Equation - A Plan of Action, Marymount Medical Center, London, KY, November 6, 2007.
• Malpractice Liability Issues and Other Legal Issues, PEAK Plan Track 1, Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentists, Lancaster, PA, October 12, 2007.
• Risk Reduction Strategies in Practice, WellSpan Medical Group, York, PA, October 4, 2007.
• Rewarding Excellence in Bariatric and General Surgery, NOVUS Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Lansing, MI, June 28, 2007.
• A Vehicle for Surgical Excellence: A Program for Bariatric and General Surgeons, NOVUS Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Evansville, IN, April 16, 2007.
• EMR and the Physician Practice, Medical Bureau of Lancaster, January 24, 2007.
• Liability Reduction Through Disclosure of Unanticipated Outcomes, WellSpan Medical Group at Gettysburg Hospital, November 30, 2006.
• Your Care on Trial – How it helps ... and hurts ..., CARE, October 11, 2006.
• The Top Five Medical Risk Areas of 2006, Medical Bureau of Lancaster, September 16, 2006.
• Changing the Liability Equation: Reducing Risk, Enhancing Success, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, March 14, 2006.
• Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Lehigh Valley Hospital, February 24, 2006.
• Ethics Potpourri, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, December 14, 2006.
• Developing a Loss Control Culture: Reducing Liability Exposure and Enhancing Your Practice, St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network, Ophthalmology Medical Staff, December 12, 2005.

Professional Associations/Civic Affiliations:
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Professionalism Committee
Lancaster Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bar Association
The Federalist Society
Jewish Community Alliance of Lancaster, Board Member