Overview
With over 15 years of experience, Lauren Kadish is a healthcare attorney with a focused practice in medical malpractice defense, healthcare liability, risk management, and regulatory compliance. She represents hospitals, providers, and long-term care organizations in state and federal litigation, disciplinary proceedings before Virginia’s health regulatory boards, and administrative matters before DSS and DMAS. Lauren also counsels clients on peer review and quality assurance, HIPAA compliance, EMTALA, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues.
Based in Norfolk, Virginia, Lauren’s clients include hospitals and health systems, physician practices, individual healthcare providers, behavioral health providers, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities and long-term care facilities throughout the Commonwealth. She assists these clients with a broad range of issues including defense of medical malpractice actions in state and federal court, disciplinary actions by state licensing boards, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement disputes, facility discharge appeals, and representation of hospital medical staff. Additionally, she regularly counsels executives, clinical staff, and compliance officers on various healthcare decision-making matters, HIPAA compliance and breach prevention, peer review and quality assurance programs, and medical staff matters, EMTALA, and other regulatory and risk management issues.
Dedicated to long-term client partnerships, Lauren takes a hands-on approach to every matter. She builds trust through open communication and a deep commitment to protecting her clients’ reputations and patient relationships. Lauren is known for her practical insight, responsiveness, and strong client relationships. She provides clear, solution-oriented guidance that helps healthcare leaders and facility operators minimize risk and achieve favorable outcomes in both courtroom and compliance settings.
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Representative Matters
Represented clients, including health systems, hospitals, physician practices, and individual health care providers, in all aspects of litigation in Virginia state and federal court
Defended long-term care facilities in medical malpractice trials in Virginia state court and arbitration proceedings
Defended health care professionals subpoenaed for deposition as a treating provider and assisted in responding to subpoenas for health records
Defended hospital systems in appeals of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement denials in administrative proceedings with DMAS and appeals to circuit court
Defended numerous healthcare providers in proceedings before the Virginia Department of Health Professions, Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators
Counseled health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and other health care professionals on issues of risk management and regulatory compliance
Advised healthcare providers of all types on HIPAA compliance, breach prevention, and reporting requirements
Counseled hospital systems on accreditation compliance, medical staff matters, peer review and quality assurance programs, credentialing, consent forms, policies and procedures, EMTALA, HIPAA, healthcare decisions and other regulatory and risk management issues
Counseled long-term care facilities on discharge procedures, policies and procedures, HIPAA compliance, cooperation with DSS and the survey process, and compliance with licensing regulations and resident care standards
Recognition & Honors
Honors & Recognitions
NextGen Award; CoVaBIZ Magazine, 2023
Top Lawyers; CoVaBIZ Magazine, 2023-2025
Norfolk Health Care Law; Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2021-2025
Top 40 Under 40; Inside Business, 2022
Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense, 2018-2020
California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2016-2018
Press & Publications
News
Community & Professional
Associations
Southeastern Virginia Chapter Community Associations Institute (SEVA-CAI)
LeadingAge; Member
Regent University School of Law; Adjunct Professor, 2019 – 2020
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA); Vice Chair of Medical Malpractice Section (2019 – 2020)
Defense Research Institute; 2018 – present
Virginia Bar Association; Health Care Section, 2018 – present
CHIP of South Hampton Roads; Board of Directors, 2018 – present
Virginia Opera Association; Hampton Roads Board of Governors, 2019 – 2025
We Are VB; Board of Directors, 2022 – present
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC); Los Angeles Board Member, Young Lawyers Committee Chair, 2015-2017
Credentials
Education
The Catholic University of America; B.A., B.M., 2005
Pepperdine University School of Law; J.D., 2010
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Beyond the Law
Outside of the office, Lauren enjoys weekends at the beach or bay and spending time with her two young boys who are active in baseball, football, and lacrosse. She is also a classically trained singer with a vocal performance degree and sang the National Anthem at the Dodgers stadium.
