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Edith M. Kallas

Edith M. Kallas, a partner with Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach , was interviewed about managed healthcare litigation in Florida for American Airline's Forbes Business & Technology Channel for a show entitled “Designing 21st Century Health Care System."

To listen to Ms. Kallas' interview click on the Healthcare icon on Professional Recruiter's Web site.

Ms. Kallas is presently a Managing Partner of the Firm and concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of Healthcare and Securities Litigation. Her clients include: the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Connecticut State Medical Society, the Medical Society of New Jersey, South Carolina Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association, North Virginia Medical Societies, North Carolina Medical Society, Washington State Medical Association, Hawaii Medical Association, Alaska Medical Association, Vermont Medical Society, El Paso County Medical Society of Colorado, and the California Chiropractic Association.

Ms. Kallas is the co-author of "Gender Bias and the Treatment of Women As Advocates," Women in Law 1998. Ms. Kallas has also participated as a Faculty Member and/or Speaker in the following conferences: "Class Action Health Care Litigation," ALI-ABA Health Care Law and Litigation Conference, 1999; "Class Actions: HMOs and Health Care Providers Under Attack, "ALI-ABA Life and Health Insurance Litigation Conference, 2000; "Providers (Suits by Doctors and Hospital Class Actions), "ALI-ABA Health Care Law and Litigation Conference, 2000; "The Application of ERISA and RICO Theories in the Age of Managed Care,"The Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert, 2000; "Health Care Litigation: What You Need to Know After Pegram ," Practicing Law Institute, 2000; "Provider Suits by Doctors and Hospitals v. HMOs," ALI-ABA Health Care Law and Litigation Conference, 2001; The Joint Seminar Session of the School of Allied Health and Health Law Section at Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2001; The CLE Conference presented by the American Society of Medical Association Counsel, 2002; "The Unique Role of The Medical Society Effectively Litigating for Change in the Healthcare Arena", American Academy of Otolaryngology Presidential - Board of Governors Special Seminar 2002.