On the Pulse...Medicare Set Asides at Team Marshall Dennehey

Medicare Law Practice Group

The Medicare Set Aside Practice Group is centered in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin and is chaired by James E. Pocius, with Ross A. Carrozza as vice-chairman. Both Jim and Ross are longstanding shareholders at the firm.

Jim has the distinction of having negotiated the Medicare Set Aside guidelines with CMS in 2001 and maintains a national Medicare practice, working with clients in both the workers' compensation and liability fields. He has obtained over 1,800 Medicare Set Aside approvals for our clients and has been named national Medicare counsel for multiple Fortune 500 companies.

Ross has been practicing law since 1989. He joined the firm in 1993 and currently handles Medicare Set Aside matters, as well as workers' compensation litigation and federal black lung defense, for clients of the firm.

When You Have a Medicare Issue, You Can Count on Team Marshall Dennehey

Our attorneys are well versed in the workings of the federal and state liability systems, as well as the workers' compensation systems of various states. In addition, we have the knowledge necessary with regard to Medicare's interests, the SCHIP reporting law and Medicare Set Asides. As such, we can offer cogent advice regarding case settlement and the use of structures and other strategies to obtain the best result possible. We can work with your lawyers in various localities to provide them with the support they need regarding Medicare issues.

We have counseled many clients through the Medicare issues that arise during mediation and settlement hearings and have advised our local judges on Medicare issues as well.

We can guide you through the regulatory and guidance maze issued by CMS and assist with your Medicare Set Aside needs, as well as your conditional payment issues on pending workers' compensation and liability cases throughout the country.

For further information, please direct inquiries and referrals to:

James E. Pocius, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
P.O. Box 3118
Scranton, PA 18505-3118
Phone: 570-496-4601
Fax: 570-496-0567
jepocius@mdwcg.com

Ross A. Carrozza, Esquire
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin
P.O. Box 3118
Scranton, PA 18505-3118
Phone: 570-496-4617
Fax: 570-496-0567
racarrozza@mdwcg.com

*Jim and Ross are both shareholders in the firm's Scranton, Pennsylvania , office. Jim can be reached at (570) 496-4601 or jepocius@mdwcg.com, and Ross can be reached at (570) 496-4617 or racarrozza@mdwcg.com.

Defense Digest, Vol. 17, No. 1, March 2011