In today’s increasingly complex legal landscape, physicians face a significant risk of being named in high-value malpractice lawsuits. Should a claim exceed their insurance coverage, personal assets may be at stake. This panel will explore the current state of medical malpractice litigation and offer practical, proactive strategies to help physicians safeguard their wealth and livelihood. Topics will include state of the malpractice insurance marketplace, nuclear verdict claim trends, advanced insurance options, legal asset protection techniques, estate planning tools, managing bad faith insurance claims, and the role of bankruptcy protections. Attendees will gain actionable insights to better navigate legal risks and secure their financial future.

Moderator
Joe Pucel, MBA / Senior VP, Client Advocate
Lockton Companies

Panelist
Mike Egan, CPCU / Senior VP Unit Leader, Healthcare
Lockton Companies

Mike has more than 30 years of experience serving the insurance and risk management needs of healthcare organizations, medical technology companies, and public entities. He has over 28 years of direct experience serving the insurance needs of healthcare organizations, including 13+ years underwriting various lines of healthcare property and casualty insurance. A significant portion of his underwriting experience focused on professional liability coverage for large health systems and physician groups nationwide. Mike also has extensive expertise in numerous healthcare industry segments, including the development, implementation, and operation of healthcare captives. As a Unit Leader, Mike coordinates the delivery of all aspects of client service, ensuring resources are properly deployed to meet your needs.

Panelist
Anu Sreekanth
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Anu helps clients in the healthcare industry with a wide variety of litigation matters. For hospital systems and providers, she advises on and defends medical malpractice, professional licensing and privacy disputes. Anu also represents medical device companies in commercial disputes, products liability litigation and internal investigations. Drawing on this array of experience, she brings a cross-sectional perspective and unique insight to each individual matter. Clients also seek Anu for her experience handling complex commercial litigation. She regularly represents clients in breach of contract, Article 2 UCC, trade-secret, non-compete, shareholder and business tort disputes in courts around the country and in arbitration. 

Panelist
Katherine Charipar
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Kate brings over a decade of sophisticated estate planning experience to her clients and serves as a key advisor positioned to support her clients and their families for the long term. Kate’s approach to estate planning is holistic and practical. She enjoys getting to know her clients on a personal level and working with them to create a tailored estate plan that addresses not only tax planning but all of her clients’ objectives, concerns, risk tolerances, and special circumstances. For business owners, Kate takes the time to develop a thorough understanding of her clients’ businesses and unique industries and constructs business succession plans that integrate seamlessly with her clients’ estate plans. Even in the most complex situations, Kate’s mission is to create planning documents that provide a concrete, comprehensible, and practical guide to implementation. She collaborates with members of her clients’ advisory teams, such as financial advisors, accountants, business managers, and family offices, in forming a comprehensive strategy designed to mitigate future issues for her clients and their intended beneficiaries, giving her clients peace of mind.

Panelist
Sam Andre
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Sam represents businesses,commercial lenders and individuals in the areas of debtor/creditor law, bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation. He works closely with clients to understand their specific financial and operating concerns and provides practical guidance on how to address critical issues.