Lourdes M. Martinez
111 Great Neck Road
Suite 503
Great Neck, NY 11021
411 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone 516-393-2221
Fax 516-466-5964
lmartinez@gwtlaw.com |
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Practice Groups
Compliance and White Collar Defense
Health Care
HIPAA Compliance
Year Joined
1998
Education
St. Johns University School of Law (J.D., 1992)
University of Scranton (B.S., Chemistry and Business, 1988)
Bar Admission(s)
New York, 1993
New Jersey, 2003
Court Admission(s)
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
New Jersey Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Bar Affiliation(s)
New York State Bar Association (Committee of the Health Law Section)
Nassau County Bar Association
Other Affiliation(s)
American Health Lawyers Association
Healthcare Compliance Association
Biography
Lourdes M. Martinez is a partner at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., which she joined in 1998. She is a member of the firm’s Compliance and White Collar Defense, HIPAA Compliance and Health Care Practice Groups.
Ms. Martinez’s practice includes: defending clients in criminal, civil and regulatory government actions; assisting clients in implementing both fraud and abuse and HIPAA compliance programs; and advising clients on a wide array of compliance, regulatory and business matters.
Ms. Martinez has defended clients in federal False Claims Act cases, quality of care cases, physician licensing matters and federal, state and other third-party audits. Her clients include both for-profit and not-for-profit skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, home health agencies, physicians and other providers.
Ms. Martinez frequently writes and lectures on regulatory defense and compliance issues. Her published works include articles written for the New York Health Law Update and the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Journal. In addition, Ms. Martinez was a contributing author to the Legal Manual for New York Physicians, published by the New York State Bar Association in conjunction with the Medical Society of the State of New York.
Prior to joining Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., Ms. Martinez was an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted hundreds of felony cases from inception through trial and served as Special Counsel to the Crimes Against Children Bureau. Ms. Martinez has also taught Civil Trial Practice at St. John’s University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor.
Ms. Martinez is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Healthcare Compliance Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, and serves on the Committee of the Health Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Ms. Martinez received her law degree from St. John’s University School of Law in 1992 and is a graduate of the University of Scranton, where she received a B.S. in Chemistry and Business in 1988.
Publications
New Jersey Legislature Mandates Hospital Trustee Training, HCCA Compliance Today, August 2007
Contributing Author to Chapter on "Fraud and Abuse," NYSBA Legal Manual for New York Physicians (2003)
Substandard Quality of Care Used as a Basis for False Claims Act and Criminal Liability in Nursing Homes NYSBA Health Law Journal, Winter 2002
Article: "Disclosure to Law Enforcement",
Health Information Compliance Insider, July 2006
What every compliance officer needs to know about the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Compliance Today, December 2006
Contributing Author to the New York Health Law Update on a variety of health care legal issues
Presentations
The Deficit Reduction Act: Its Impact and Latest Updates, HCCS Webinar, January 18, 2008
Legal Aspects of Health Care, LIHIMA, January 9, 2008
Nursing Home Compliance - NYAHSA Spring Institute - May 22, 2007 (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Dealing with Government Voluntary Disclosures, Corporate Compliance Agreements, and Corporate Integrity Agreements - CHA Corporate Compliance Conference - April 19, 2007
Compliance Update for Nursing Facilities and Home Health Facilities - Presented to the Healthcare Financial Management Association - February 16, 2007
Legal Aspects of Health Information: Compliance Update - Presented to the Long Island Health Information Management Association - January 3, 2007
Compliance Programs and the DRA: Are You Ready for January 1, 2007? - Presented to the Intercounty Health Facilities Association, Inc. - December 7, 2006
New Laws, New Requirements: The DRA, HIPAA and the Practice of Pharmacy - Presented to the Pharmacy Society of New York - November 30, 2006
The Medicare Appeals Process - Presented to the HFMA Annual Institute Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Panel - March 2006
STARK II / PHASE II: New Exceptions, Reporting, Enforcement and Penalties - April 2004 |
