Lori-Ann Bellan joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Health Care Group in the Washington, D.C., location in 1998. She advises clients, including hospitals, physician groups, medical equipment manufacturers, and durable medical equipment suppliers on Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement issues, as well as corporate compliance issues, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, and the federal Stark Law. 

Lori also represents clients in administrative proceedings regarding coverage and reimbursement issues under Medicare Part B, advise clients in regards to criminal and civil investigations involving health care fraud, as well as prepare corporate compliance programs on behalf of clients.  Lori's practice has expanded to include records management and electronic discovery as a member of Fulbright's Electronic Discovery and Information Management Group.

Lori's most recent experience includes the following:

• First and second chair in multiple Administrative Law Judge hearings
• Management of discovery including complex document production
• Assist with witness preparation
• Creation of master classification plans
• Representation of teaching hospitals in antitrust litigation regarding stipends paid to medical residents
• Representation of an international device manufacturer in a federal grand jury investigation into the company's financial relationships with surgeons
• Creation and implementation of compliance programs for medical device manufacturers

• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Programs and Education Committee, Former Co-Chair (2000 - 2002)

• Regular contributor to the Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., weekly Washington Health Care Update newsletter
• "Where to Start with Stark II," The Pastin Report on Health Care Compliance, December/January 2001
• "Medicaid at the Crossroads: Medicaid Managed Care Under the Bush Administration," HMOs and Health Plans, American Health Lawyers Association, Winter 2001
• "Medicare Provider-Based Status Requirements for Hospital Outpatient Services," The Health Lawyer, American Bar Association, Health Law Section, July 1999

• "HITECH Breach Notification Rules," Healthcare Best Compliance Practices Forum, Health Ethics Trust, October 2009
• “Transparency and Reporting Issues: You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide," Presenter, Webinar, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Health Law Education Program, July 2009  
• "Health Care Fraud Enforcement Trends," Presenter, Webinar, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Health Law Education Program, April 2009
• "Health Care Reform - An Update," Presenter, Webinar, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Health Law Education Program, March 2009
• "Medicare Appeals: Recent Changes, Tips and Pitfalls," Presenter, Teleconference, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Health Law Education Program, July 2008
• "A Practical Guide to Records Management for Pharmaceutical Companies," Pharmaconference Webinar, Presenter, January 2007
• "Navigating the Road Ahead," Panelist/Moderator, E-Discovery & Information Management Workshop, October 2006
• "Medicare/Medicaid Fundamentals," Panelist, Teleconference, American Bar Association, Health Law Section, September 2004
• Stark II, Phase II, Interim Final Regulations, Presenter, Teleconference, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., April 2004
• "Medicare/Medicaid Basics," Panelist, American Bar Association, Health Law Section, October 2001

1998 - J.D., cum laude, Howard University School of Law
1992 - B.S., State University of New York College at Brockport

While attending law school, Lori-Ann was Notes & Comments Editor of the Howard Law Journal.

She was admitted to practice law in Maryland in 1998 and the District of Columbia in 1999.

Lori-Ann enjoys spending time with her family and reading.

• Board of Universal Health, Howard County Maryland, 2008