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Abby Pendleton
  • Health Care Law
  • Michigan, New York
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Biography

Abby Pendleton is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1996 and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Ms. Pendleton was a member of the Wayne State Law Review and served on its editorial board as a Senior Articles Editor. While at Wayne State, she was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Awards in Contracts and Criminal Law as well as the Deloitte and Touche LLP Award for her achievement in tax law.

Ms. Pendleton has been practicing healthcare law since 1996. She regularly provides counsel to healthcare providers and organizations in a number of areas, including but not limited to: compliance, Recovery Audit Contractors ("RACs"), Medicare and other payor audits, fraud and abuse, reimbursement matters, and HIPAA Privacy and Security, and physician staff privilege and licensure matters. Ms. Pendleton also specializes in legal issues impacting billing and management companies, anesthesia and pain management providers, hospice providers and mental health agencies.

Ms. Pendleton is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section); the American Health Lawyer's Association; the Health Care Compliance Association; the Medical Group Management Association and the Michigan Medical Group Management Association.

Education
Wayne State University Law School
J.D. | Law
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Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif , Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Awards in Contracts and Criminal Law , Recipient of the Deloitte and Touche LLP Award for Tax Law
Activities: Law Review: Wayne Law Review Senior Articles Editor Honors
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Central Michigan University
B.S.B.A. | Finance
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Honors: Cum Laude
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Professional Experience
Founding Partner
The Health Law Partners, P.C.
Current
Partner, Associate, Law Clerk
Wachler & Associates, P.C.
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Publications
Articles & Publications
AseraCare: Falsity and the False Claims Act
BC Advantage
CMS Revises Guidance Regarding the Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation
BC Advantage
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Appeals Settlement Initiative
ABA Health eSource
CMS Revises Guidance Regarding the Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation
ABA Health eSource
District Court Rules OMHA Appeals Backlog to be Eliminated by 2022
ABA The Health Lawyer, Vol 31, No 3
Speaking Engagements
Legal Issues Affecting Hospital Case Managers, CMSA 2020 Annual Conference Virtual Edition
Presented with Jessica Gustafson, Esq.
Hot Legal Issues with MA Plans, The 7th National Physician Advisor and Utilization Review Boot Camp, Washington, D.C.
Presented alongside Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq.
Courts Recognize Irreparable Harm to Providers Caused by Medicare Appeals Backlog, Special Edition Finally Friday
Presented with Jessica Gustafson, Esq.
Regulatory Update – 60 Day Recoupment, CMS/OMHA Appeal-Reduction, Front-End Compliance and Appeals, The 6th National Physician Advisor and Utilization Review Team Boot Camp, Los Angeles, CA
Presented with Jessica Gustafson, Esq.
Mission Creep: The Physician Advisor and Payer Contracts, The 2018 National Physician Advisor Conference/SEPAS 2018, Greenville, SC
Presented with Elizabeth Lamkin from MHA
Awards
Women in the Law
Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Top Lawyer in Healthcare Law
d'business magazine
Award for Tax Law
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Professional Associations
Michigan State Bar  # 55736
Member
Current
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State Bar of Michigan, Health Care Law Section
Member
Current
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American Health Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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Health Care Compliance Association
Member
Current
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Medical Group Management Association
Member
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Michigan Medical Group Management Association
Member
Current
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American Bar Association
Member
Current
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New York State Bar Association
Member
Current
Activities: Health Law Section
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Michigan
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New York
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
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Practice Area
Health Care Law
Additional Practice Areas
  • Billing and Reimbursement
  • Compliance and HIPAA
  • Compliance investigations
  • Contracting
  • Licensure matters
  • Medicare, Medicaid and other payor appeals
  • RAC audits and appeals
  • Self-Disclosures
  • Staff Privilege matters
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Abby Pendleton's Website Profile
Website
The Health Law Partners, P.C. Website
Blog
Health Law Attorney Blog
Contact & Map
The Health Law Partners, P.C.
The Dresevic, Iwrey, Kalmowitz & Pendleton Law Group A Division of the Health Law Partners, P.C.
15 W 38th St
4th Floor #735
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: (212) 734-0128
Fax: (917) 210-2952
The Health Law Partners, P.C.
32000 Northwestern Hwy
#240
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Telephone: (248) 996-8510
Fax: (248) 996-8525
The Health Law Partners, P.C.
5 Franklin Pl #9C
New York, NY 10013
Telephone: (212) 734-0128
Fax: (917) 210-2952