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Michael J. Baxter
Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A.
SunTrust Bank Building
Suite 2100
120 E. Baltimore St
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Phone: (410) 230-3800
Fax: (410) 230-3801
E-mail: mjb@bbsclaw.com
Michael J. Baxter practices in a variety of health care law and litigation areas including the defense of health care providers in malpractice litigation, the representation of individual and institutional providers in peer review, licensing and credentialing matters, and general counseling of acute care facilities.
He has published articles on various health care law and litigation topics in such publications as the Maryland Bar Journal, the Journal of Health and Hospital Law and the Medical Staff Counselor. He has lectured locally for the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) and nationally for the American Health Lawyers Association on issues involving general litigation, professional liability litigation, exclusive contracting, and managed care credentialing.
Mr. Baxter is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, having served as President of the Association and chairman of its Professional Ethics Committee and Judiciary Committee. He is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, having served on its Board of Governors, and a member of the American Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association. Mr. Baxter is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Mr. Baxter graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland and with honors from the George Washington University National Law Center.
Areas Of Practice:
Medical Malpractice Defense
Health Law - Credentialing
Health Law - General
Professional Licensing & Discipline
General Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1980
District of Columbia, 1995
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
Education:
George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, DC, 1980 J.D.
Honors: With Honors
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1977 B.A., Major: Economics
Honors: Cum Laude
Published Works:
Maryland Physicians and Sexual Harassment, Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. XLII, No. 6 (2009)
Federal Peer Review Under HCQIA, IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 64, No. 3, 1997
Physician Credentialing: New Risks for Patients and Providers, Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1, 1995
Exclusive Contracting: The Original Economic Credentialing, Journal of Health and Hospital Law, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1993
The Evolution of Medical Staff Credentialing, Medical Staff Counselor, Vol. 7, No. 1, Matthew Bender, 1993
Medical Malpractice: The Perils of Appeal, Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1988
Peer Review - New Federal Legislation, Chapter Forum (ASHRM), 1987
Representative Cases:
Goodwich v. Sinai Hospital, 343 Md. 185 (Ct.App.Md. 1996)
Jones v. Fallston General Hospital, 333 Md. 507 (Ct.App.Md. 1994)
Representative Clients:
Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Health System
Preferred Professional Insurance Company
References:
G. Daniel Shealer, Jr., Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Johns Hopkins Health System
Wesley M. Foster, Jr. Vice President, Claims, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Panel Member, "Discovery, Motions & Sanctions" (2009, 2006); "Dealing with Discovery Disputes" (2003), Judicial
Institute of Maryland
Managing Medical Malpractice, American Health Lawyers Association, 2003
Professionalism in the Practice of Law, Maryland State Bar Association, 1997 - 1999
Hospital Credentialing, American Health Lawyers Association,1999
Federal Peer Review Immunity, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), 1997
Deposition Training, Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Association for Lawyers (MICPEL), 1995 - present
Managed Care Credentialing, National Health Lawyers Association (NHLA), 1995
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association, 2001-2003
President, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2000 - 2001
President, Baltimore Bar Foundation, 1998 - 1999
Chairman, American Heart Association, Baltimore Division, 1995 - 1996
Faculty Member, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL), 1996 - present
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, International Association of Defense Council (IADC) and Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Past Employment Positions:
Smith, Somerville & Case, Attorney, 1981 - 1998
Ancillary Businesses:
Mediator, Civil Mediation Program (ADR), Circuit Courts, Baltimore City & County
Birth Information:
1955, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States of America
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