American Health Lawyers Association Honors Eleven as AHLA Fellows
WASHINGTON, DC, May 26, 2016 - The American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) is pleased to announce that eleven leaders have been selected to become AHLA Fellows. The 2016 Fellows class includes nationally-recognized leaders in the field of health law who have been actively involved in the activities of the Association as leaders, authors, presenters, and more. The new AHLA Fellows will be recognized during AHLA’s Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, June 27- 29, 2016.
AHLA Fellows Class of 2016
- Katherine Benesch, Katherine Benesch & Associates LLC, Princeton, NJ
- Jane Reister Conard, Law Offices of Jane Reister Conard, Sun Valley, ID
- Joel M. Hamme, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC, Washington, DC
- Robert G. Homchick, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA
- Peter M. Leibold, Ascension Health, St. Louis, MO
- Kevin G. McAnaney, Law Offices of Kevin McAnaney, New York, NY
- Lewis Morris, LeClairRyan, Annapolis, MD
- Dinetia M. Newman, Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, Jackson, MS
- Michael F. Schaff, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ
- Jeff Sconyers, University of Washington, Graduate Program in Health Services, Seattle, WA
- Richard L. Shackelford (Emeritus Fellow), King & Spalding LLP (Retired), Atlanta, GA
AHLA President Lois Dehls Cornell praised the new Fellows: “The 2016 class of AHLA Fellows are exceptional leaders who have a long history of serving the Association and are recognized as top influencers within their individual communities. Their election as Fellows shows how highly they are regarded by their colleagues.”
David S. Cade, Executive Vice President/CEO of AHLA added that "AHLA warmly welcomes the 2016 Class of Fellows. I look forward to their continuing contributions to the health law bar and the Association.”
Established in 2004, the AHLA Fellows program recognizes the expertise and contributions of many of the Association’s longtime volunteer leaders, and provides a forum for the Fellows to remain active in and contribute to AHLA’s future endeavors. For more information, visit
www.healthlawyers.org/fellows.
