Kathleen Walker

Background

About Kathleen Walker

I am a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a chair of the firm's Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, and Long-Term Care Practices.My litigation practice is devoted to representing the interests of long-term care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities (SNF), Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE), assisted living (AL), Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF), and continuing care retirement community (CCRC) providers as well as all types of care providers including but not limited to acute care hospitals, mental health, home health, hospice, adult day care, group homes, and individual licensed health care providers including but not limited to physicians, nurses, therapists. For over 30 years, I've dedicated my practice to helping those in the care industry defend their interests successfully. I serve as the designated preferred counsel for several national assisted living operators and many California nursing home operators.I also specialize in providing risk management support to a broad array of clients. I regularly present seminars on trends in elder abuse litigation and in-service training to management and staff of nursing homes, assisted living operators, and other care providers to reduce risk. In addition, I also provide crisis management assistance to several large healthcare providers.I also have extensive experience in healthcare regulatory litigation and compliance and have litigated these cases in both the Superior Court and administrative law proceedings.I have obtained successful results through law and motion, mediation, arbitration, and trial. I am a champion for the care industry, devoted to improving the quality of care of my clients and, through education and training, providing my clients with additional tools and strategies for future risk reduction. I am passionate about helping my clients defend their interests against negligence, abuse/neglect, contract, and fraud-based claims.