Hoffman Elected to State Bar Healthcare Leadership Council

Plunkett Cooney Shareholder Marta J. Hoffman was recently elected to serve as a member of the Leadership Council of the State Bar of Michigan Healthcare Law Section.

The council is responsible for general supervision and control of the section’s affairs, which include member educational programs; advocacy and commentary on state and federal legislation, regulation and public policy related to the health care field; section promotional activities; and coordination with other healthcare attorney and industry groups.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for me to help shape the section’s agenda for the coming years,” said Hoffman about her three-year term on the council. “Plunkett Cooney’s healthcare practice continues to grow within and beyond the State of Michigan , so I am pleased to lend some of my experience to this dynamic organization.”

A member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Hoffman is licensed in both Michigan and Ohio and practices in the areas of healthcare law, commercial litigation, employment law and medical liability. She counsels healthcare clients regarding regulatory matters, contractual issues and medical malpractice claims. Her corporate experience includes counseling profit and nonprofit corporations and representing clients in employment and commercial litigation claims.

Prior to pursuing her legal career, Hoffman worked 12 years as a registered nurse, specializing in critical care, emergency nursing and hospital supervision of nursing and other staff.

Plunkett Cooney’s Healthcare Industry Group was formed to meet the unique needs of clients in the increasingly complex business of healthcare. Using a multi-specialty approach, Plunkett Cooney attorneys solve and prevent problems for all types of healthcare providers, payors and health-related businesses. 

The firm’s clients include physicians and physician networks, single- and multi-specialty professional practices, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other mid-level providers, physician-hospital organizations, integrated delivery networks, pharmacies, tertiary care facilities, community hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, long-term care facilities, imaging centers, behavioral health facilities and providers, rural health clinics, laboratories, home health agencies, independent diagnostic testing facilities, DME suppliers, rehabilitation agencies, three-share programs, insurance companies, HMOs and managed care plans.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest full-service law firms with 150 attorneys in nine Michigan cities and in Columbus , Ohio . The firm has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms.

For more information about Marta J. Hoffman’s election to the Leadership Council of the State Bar of Michigan Healthcare Law Section, contact the firm’s Practice Development Manager John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008. 

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