Amy Beth Baron

I am an Attorney, Mediator and Registered Nurse. My company is Baron Law & Mediation, LLP - http://www.baronlawmediation.com. Our practice areas include divorce/family law, estate/small business planning and advice/consultation services. We provide our clients with mediation, litigation, or general representation services along with divorce financial analyst services. I have been an Attorney for 12 years and a Registered Nurse for 21 years. I have pursued my education and training becoming a Certified Case Manager in 2005 and a Certified Nurse Life Care Plannner in 2004. I have also undergone the requisite training to practice as a Mediator.

Massachusetts School of Law at Andover

J.D. | Law - Litigation

1997 - 2000

Simmons College

B.S. | Nursing

1988 - 1992

Owner/Principal/Registered Nurse Medical Record Reviewer

Baron Medical Record Reviews

2010 - Current

Providing Plaintiff litigation support services to medical malpractice, personal injury, nursing home and workers compensation attorneys. Services help 1) attorneys leverage their client's medical expenses, care, future anticipated treatment expenses and disabilit rating, 2) achieve faster, higher settlements, 3) deliver a more effective and professional medical section in their settlement brochure, and 4) translate medical records including hospital reports, nursing and physical notes, diagnostic testing results, etc... Services include: medical record reviews, sort, organize and review medical information specific to their client's needs, creation of chronological timelines stemming from date of incident/injury thru acute and post acute course of treatment up until either return to work or declaration of maximum medical improvement status and preparation of reports specific to your needs (bare-boned or comprehensive).

Founder/Attorney/Mediator

Baron Law & Mediation, LLP

2010 - Current

Cost effective legal problem solving. Providing our client with choices to resolve their problems. Areas of practice: divorce/family law, elder/special needs law, estate/small business planning. Process choices: Mediation, Collaboratative law, Litigation, Limited Assistance representation, advice/consultation and certified divorce financial analyst services.

Registered Nurse Field Case Manager/Certified Nurse Life Care Planner

Independent workers compensation case management firms

2002 - 2009

Registered Nurse field based medical case manager: Clients included insurance companies directly, self insured companies and 3rd party administrators. Work consisted of on site and telephonic services to and for individuals injured on the job. Injuries ranged from minor to catastrophic. Review of medical records, medical research, location of experts in the field, assuring safe return to the work place and excellent and reasonable medical treatment deliverables. Nurse Life Care Planner: Clients consisted of insurance companies, medical mal-practice and personal injury attorneys. Work consisted of medical record reviews, issue identification, time line chronologies, medical research, healthcare resource investigation, cost projections for medical expenses. In both roles, I had telephonic and face to face interaction with individuals who sustained injuries ranging from minor work place incidents to catastrophic events, physicians, specialists, other healthcare personnel (social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, etc...), attorneys, and insurance claims adjusters.

Adjunct Professor

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Northeastern University School of Pharmacy

2007 - 2007

Oversight of the pharmacy intern program at the Office of the ATtorney General's Medicaid Fraud Division.

Nurse/Financial Investigator

Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General - Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

2005 - 2007

As a Nurse and Financial Investigator for the Medicaid Control Unit, I was involved in all aspects of case investigation, interviewing of witnesses, document review, timeline compilations, and standard of care and practice guideline review. Cases involved healthcare provider fraud (services not rendered, over charges, drug diversion, inadequate care etc.. ), along with cases alleging patient abuse, neglect and mistreatment.

Registered Community Healthcare Nurse and Private Services Supervisor

Community Healthcare Agencies

1994 - 2001

Registered Nurse in the home health care industry: Managed case load of patients with a variety of diagnoses. Patient and family eduation, assessment, monitoring, drug administration. Communication with other healthcare providers, treating physicians, family members, community resources etc.. Private Services Supervisor: Director of private pay division of community home health care agency. Supervision of home health care aids. Established appropriate and specific plans of care for the particular patients in need.

Registered Nurse: Orthopedics, Multiple Trauma, Plastic Surgery

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

1992 - 1994

Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital. Patient case load consisted of patients who had orthopedic, multiple trauma injuries or who had plastic surgery procedures. All aspects of nursing care were provided.

Limited Assistance Representation: A win for the client, the attorney and the court

http://www.baronlawmediation.com

2010

Elder Law: Issues affecting elders and their adult children, Town of Andover Elder Services - Senior Center Seminar

2011

Certified Case Manager

Commission for Case Management Certification

Certified Nurse Life Care Planner

American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners

Registered Nurse

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

Registered Nurse

Arizona State Board of Nursing

Juris Doctorate, Law - litigation major

Massachusetts State Bar

Mediation Requisite Training

Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC)

2010

Completed required 33 hour training in Mediation.

Certified Case Manager

Commission for Case Management Certification

2005

Deliver medical case management services. My area of focus is in the workers compensation arena addressing injuries resulting from work related accidents. Interraction with injured workers,treating providers, healthcare personnel, insurance claims adjusters, employers, 3rd party administrators and attorneys.

Certified Nurse Life Care Planner

National Association of Certified Nurse Life Care Planners

2004

Sort, organize and review medical records and associated documentation. Prepare life care plans either for a limited duration of anticipated future care needs or based on the individual's anticipated life expectancy. Conduct medical research as necessary.

MCFM - Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Member

2010 - Current

Activities: Divorce and Elder Mediation

MCFM - Massachusetts Concil on Family Mediation

Member

2010 - Current

Massachusetts Bar Association

Member

2000 - Current

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

2010 - 2012

Massachusetts Chapter of NAELA

Member

2010 - 2012

Massachusetts

Since 2001

• Credit Cards Accepted
  Cash, Check, Credit/Debit cards accepted
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Flat fees, hourly fees

• Mediation
• Litigation
• Limited Assistance Representation