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Rhoda Faller Background
Experience

2007 - present
Kentucky Elderlaw, PLLC, Louisville KY

Practice assisting older folks and their children with Medicaid planning, asset prevention, Powers of Attorney, Wills, Living Wills and Health Care Surrogates, guardianships, elder abuse, and other issues affecting the elderly.

2006 - 2007
Wrote a book and developed website www.litigationprep.com

Sections on obtaining, analyzing and using medical records, deposition preparation, client interviews.

2000 - 2005
The Law Office of Rhoda Faller, PLLC, Louisville KY

Practice limited to major plaintiff's medical malpractice cases and as a private attorney for physicians who have been sued.

1997 - 2000
Becker Law Office, Louisville, K.Y.

Specialized in major plaintiff's medical malpractice cases; determined validity of potential cases, discovery, depositions, trial preparation, trial.

1996 Sabbatical; Moved to Louisville, built a home.

1991 - 1995
DeBlasio Law Firm, New York, N.Y.

Attorney - plaintiff's medical malpractice cases.

1982 - 1991
Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, New York, N.Y.

Large medical negligence cases; specialized in fact finding to determine validity of potential cases, analysis of medical records, depositions, trial preparation.

1967 - 1982 High school biology teacher; developed program for Westinghouse's Science Talent Search; 9 of my 12 students made the semi-finals; over half of my Advance Placement students achieved top score on this difficult national exam.

1968 - 1969 Israeli Peace Corps.

Licenses

Kentucky Bar 1996, Florida Bar 1980, New Jersey Bar 1979, New York Bar 1979.

Licensed as a school administrator, including superintendent of schools, NY and licensed as a teacher of biology, NY, NJ, MA.

Education

1974 - 1978 New York Law School, Juris Doctor; Moot Court, Phi Delta Phi

1971 - 1973 Pace University, Master of Science with distinction, Educational Administration and Supervision, First in class.

1970 - 1971 Cornell University School of Nursing

1962 - 1967 State University of New York, Stony Brook, Bachelor of Science, Biology

Community

2003 - present Board of Directors, Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky; Secretary since 2004

2001 - 2002 Judge at Mock Trial, Eastern Kentucky University

2000 - 2001 Judge at Moot Court competitions, Louis Brandeis School of Law

1999 - 2000 Judge at Moot Court competitions, Louis Brandeis School of Law

1998 - 2003 Board of Directors, Eliahu Academy

1997 - 2003 Board of Directors, Congregation Adath Jeshurun

Special Courses

October, 2003 Physicians, Legal Issues and Joint Commission Standards, by JCAHO

National

Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in American Women