Our Attorneys
Harry Shulman, Partner
Harry Shulman practices in the areas of professional staff affairs and life sciences. He represents multi-institutional health systems, hospitals and/or their medical staffs, independent practice associations, and medical groups, in a variety of matters. These include internal operations and self-governance; bylaws, rules and regulations and policies; Joint Commission, licensing, and other regulatory compliance; credentialing and peer review investigations; formal hearings (as an advocate for the peer review body or as the hearing officer); emergency transfer and antidumping; clinical research and institutional review board affairs subject to FDA and DHHS regulations; and bioethics and consent.
Harry has authored numerous articles and consulted on published manuals and guidebooks regarding professional credentialing and peer review. He has been a speaker before medical staffs and other professional organizations, including the National Association Medical Staff Services, the California Association Medical Staff Services and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.
Additional Qualifications
- Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, Federal Food and Drug Administration, 1975-1979
Presentations
“Developing and Enforcing Codes of Conduct,” Health Care Webinar Series, 09.15.09
“Legal Update on Statutory and Case Law Developments for 2008,” California Association Medical Staff Services (CAMSS), Central Valley Chapter, 12.10.08
Advisories
SB 700: California Legislature Makes Changes to Peer Review and Reporting Requirements, 11.04.10
Disability Claims by Physicians: News for Physician Groups and Medical Staffs, 03.23.10
Professional & Community Activities
- Founding Member, California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
Professional Recognition
- Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Health Care Law by Woodward/White, 2009-present
- Selected to “Northern California Super Lawyers” in Health Care Law, Law & Politics, 2008-2010
