Victoria L. Vance

Victoria L. Vance has joined the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West LLP as Counsel. Ms. Vance is the former Senior Counsel and Director of Litigation for The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Drawing upon her experiences at The Cleveland Clinic and a successful 20-year trial practice, Ms. Vance’s practice will focus on counseling and representing healthcare providers, insurers, reinsurers, and underwriters in the evaluation, monitoring, management, and resolution of claims, investigations, and other risks. She will also be assisting parties in evaluating and resolving a broad range of civil, commercial, and personal injury disputes.

Awards & Professional Recognition

Vicky has been continuously named a “Northeast Ohio Leading Lawyer” by Inside Business Magazine since 2001.

Recent Publications

“ED Patient May Share Blame for Bad Outcome, But Can You Prove It?,"  ED Legal Letter (November 2011)
"Haro v. Sebelius: Arizona Court Tells Medicare to Re-tool its Recovery Requests" (June 2011)
"The Physician Witness: Issues and Ethical Considerations," Northern Ohio Physician, Vol. 94, No. 6 (November/December 2009)
"Medicare’s Section 111 Secondary Payer Program" -- Monthly Update (April 2010, February 2010, December 2009, October 2009, August 2009, June 2009, May 2009)
"Medicare's Section 111 Reporting Program: Separating Fact from Fiction," -- Client Alert, February 2010 
"MMSEA Section 111 Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting" -- Overview (May 2009)

Speaking Engagements

"The Risks and Rewards of EMR: Meaningful Use or Tool for Abuse?," 7th Annual National Medical Liability Insurance ExecuSummit, Mohegan Sun, CT (September 2011)

"The Complications of MMSEA: The Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Perspective," Perrin's, Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference, Chicago, IL (June 2011)

“Legal Issues in Dialysis: From Disclosure to Documentation,” presentation at Client's annual meeting (May 2011)

“Dual Perspectives: Positive Strategies for Handling Clients and Outside Counsel,” DRI, Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar (March 2011)

“Through the Looking-Glass…and Back Again,” a presentation on Inside-Outside Counsel roles, presented by the Insurance Staff Counsel Committee, 2010 OSBA Convention and Annual Meeting, Dayton, OH (May 2010)

“eTechnology and Privacy: The New Frontier of Opportunity and Liability,” Bermuda Captive Conference, Bermuda (June 2009)

“After the Critical Event: MedicoLegal Strategies,” AACD, American Society of  Anesthesiologists, Orlando, FL (October 2008)

“Neurosurgical Practice Development: Negotiation and Professional Liability: What the  Neurosurgeon Needs to Know,” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 58th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (September 2008)

“Medico-Legal Issues in Perioperative Medicine: Lessons from Real Cases,” 3rd Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit, InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH (September 2007)

“Minimizing Medical Liability Risk: What Nurses Need to Know,” Cleveland Spine Review The Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, Cleveland, OH (July 2007)

“Legal Issues of the Electronic Medical Record,” Hot Topics in Oncology: A Comprehensive Program for Experienced Nurses and Physicians Assistants, The Cleveland Clinic Taussig Center, Cleveland, OH (October 2006)

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Civic & Professional Involvement

Association of Corporate Counsel
American Health Lawyers Association
     Registered as a Dispute Resolver with ADR Service
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)
Case Western Reserve University
      Undergraduate Mock Trial Tournament Judge (2010)
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
     Advisor to Cleveland Metropolitan School District Mock Trial Teams (2009-2011)
Defense Research Institute
Legal Aid Society, Brief Advice Clinic
Ohio State Bar Association
Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Society of Ohio Healthcare Attorneys

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