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Peter M. Fonda
Stephen C. Fraser
Todd E. Croutch
Pamela A. Benben
Lisa D. Canale
Michael A. O'Flaherty
Cecille L. Hester
Amy W. Lyons
Christopher L. Smith
Daniel K. Dik
Lisa A. Cross
Hollis O. Dyer
Mike E. Mazurek
Sandra F. Winter
Susan E. Shube
Kristen J. Heim
Tracy C. Hertstein
Stephen A. Diamond
Melissa Timoshchik
Armen G. Derian
Suzanne Boyle
Marijana Kral
Alexander M. Watson
Craig Donahue
Susan L. Updike, J.D., R.N.
Resume of Amy W. Lyons

Preparatory Education:

Smith College, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1974
Brown Award for Excellence in history
Gold Key
Dean's List
Dartmouth College, 1972-73
Dean's List

Legal Education:

University of San Diego School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1982
American Jurisprudence Awards: Evidence, Agency and Partnership, Professional Responsibility

Admission to Practice:

All Courts of the State of California; United States District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California, 1982
State Bar of Nevada, 1983
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, 1983
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983
District of Columbia Bar, 1988

Professional Organizations & Activities:

Southern California Association of Hospital Risk Managers
JASOP Volunteer Settlement Officer, 1992-present

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
"Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice," January 21, 1994, Torrance Memorial Medical Center
"Documenting the Defense," Southern California Association of Hospital Risk Managers, February, 1995
"Defense of Labor and Delivery Room Personnel," Granada Hills Community Hospital, November 16, 1995
"Documentation Issues in the Emergency Room," St. Francis Medical Center, December 21, 1995
"Defense of Home Health Care Providers,"
Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, February 7, 1996
"Medical Malpractice in California," National Business Institute, February 27, 1996
"COBRA Issues for Attending Physicians," Continuing Education for Torrance Memorial Medical Center Medical Staff, July 23, 1997
"EMTALA and its Application to Transfer Team Activities," Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, November 20, 1998
"The Epidural Incident," The SCPIE Indemnity Companies, 1999
"Not Chambermaids and Cooks; Modern Nursing Liability," Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, June 2, 1999
"Legal Issues in Transport," UCI Medical Center, June 6, 2000
"If You Didn't Write It, It Didn't Happen!" City of Angels Medical Center, May 30, 2002

Professional Experience:

Associate, Fonda & Fraser, LLP, August 2007 to present
Partner, Fonda & Fraser, LLP, January 2002-2007
Partner, Fonda, Hilberman & Fraser, LLP, 1999-2001
Partner, Fonda & Hilberman, LLP, January 1997-1999
Partner, Veatch, Carlson, Grogan & Nelson, 1992-1997
La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Ames, 1990-1992
Rushfeldt, Shelley and Drake, 1989-1990 Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, 1987-1989
Edwards, Hunt, Hale & Hansen, 1983-1987

 

 

 

 

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