Jeffrey S. Brown
411 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
111 Great Neck Road
Suite 503
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone 201-883-1030
Fax 201-883-1031
jbrown@gwtlaw.com |
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Practice Groups
Health Care
HIPAA Compliance
Insurance Regulatory
Litigation & Arbitration
Year Joined
2001
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1982)
Rutgers College (B.A., 1979)
Bar Admission(s)
New Jersey, 1982
New York, 1988
Court Admission(s)
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division;
New Jersey Supreme Court;
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey;
United States Supreme Court
Bar Affiliation(s)
New Jersey State Bar Association (Health and Hospital Law Committee);
New York State Bar Association;
Bergen County Bar Association (Health and Hospital Law Committee Co-chairman);
American Bar Association
Other Affiliation(s)
American Health Lawyers Association
Biography
Jeffrey S. Brown is a Partner/Director of Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C. who joined the firm in 2001 and specializes in health care and hospital law. Mr. Brown is a member of the Health Care, HIPAA Compliance and Litigation and Arbitration Practice Groups. He represents various hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians' practices and other health care related clients.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brown was Chairman of the Health Law Practice Group at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.C. Prior to that he was Vice President of Legal and Governmental Affairs and Corporate General Counsel for JFK Health Systems, Inc.
Mr. Brown was selected as Leadership Fellow for the State of New Jersey, in which capacity he analyzed the issue of health care in terms of its statewide significance. He was also chosen by former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey as a member of the health care transition team. Mr. Brown was also selected for inclusion in Strathmore's Who's Who for 2005.
A frequent speaker on health care issues, Mr. Brown has lectured at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he serves on the Advisory Board of the Health Law & Policy Program. He has also lectured before the New Jersey Association of Health Care Facilities, Bergen County Medical Society, Bergen County Bar Association, New Jersey Dermatologic Society, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Franzblau Institute for Continuing Education, WCTC Radio and various cable television programs.
Mr. Brown is the health care editor of the Bergen Barrister and has published articles in the New Jersey Law Journal, Physician's Group Practice Journal, New York Bar Association Newsletter and Bergen Medicine.
Mr. Brown, the partner responsible for the firm's Hackensack, New Jersey office, also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Community Resources Council of Bergen County.
Mr. Brown received his B.A. in 1979 from Rutgers University and his J.D. from 1982 from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was a member of the Seton Hall Law School Legislative Journal.
Publications:
"HIPAA Deadline Arrives - Are Health Care Providers Ready as New Guidelines are Published?" Bergen Barrister. Summer 2003, Vol. 20, No. 2.
"HIPAA Update - Compliance with HIPAA's Privacy Regulations Required Beginning April 14!" Bergen Medicine. Spring 2003.
"New Jersey Passes Law to Allow Physicians and Dentists to Jointly Negotiate with Carriers," Bergen Medicine. Winter 2002.
"Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations Contain Significant Changes," Bergen Medicine. January 2001.
"Inspector General Issues Voluntary Compliance Programs for Physician Practices," Bergen Medicine. September 2000.
"Summary of Compliance Program Guidance for Physician Practices," Bergen Barrister. July 2000, Vol. 17, No. 3.
"Physician Rights in Fraud and Abuse Investigations," Bergen Medicine. September 1998.
"Managed Care Plans and HMOs," Bergen Barrister. June 1998, Vol. 14, No. 2.
"Compliance Programs in Healthcare Law," Bergen Medicine. January 1998
"Health Care Portability Act: Employers & Physicians Beware," Bergen Barrister. September 1997, Vol. 13, No. 3.
"Health Care Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," NYSBA One on One, September 1997.
"Physician Recruitment," Bergen Barrister. October 1995, Vol. 11, No. 4.
"Managed Healthcare: A Prescription for Change," Bergen Barrister. April 1995, Vol. 11, No. 2.
"New Physician Recruitment Rules," Bergen Medicine. March 1995.
"Companies Must be Ready for OSHA's Blood Work," New Jersey Law Journal. February 1995.
"The Time Has Come for Hospitals and Health Care Practitioner to Take OSHA Seriously," Bergen Medicine. November/December 1994.
"Managed Health Care," Jersey Voice. July 1, 1994, Vol. 3, No. 86.
"The Changing Health Care Environment," Bergen Medicine. June 1994.
"Self Referrals Pose Danger to Group Practices' Economic Health," Physician Group Practice Journal. March/April 1994, Vol. 43, No. 2.
"Physician Don't Refer Thyself," New Jersey Law Journal. November 8, 1993. |
