Statewide law firm Broad and Cassel LLP today announced the addition of Associate Jamie Gelfman to the firm’s Health Law Practice Group in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Prior to joining Broad and Cassel, Gelfman was an associate at Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A. where she primarily practiced in the arenas of administrative and regulatory law. While there, she advised clients on health care compliance issues; aided in the investigation, mitigation and reporting of HIPAA breaches; assisted with reimbursement issues and licensure issues with AHCA; and prepared HIPAA Privacy and Security Policies, Notices of Privacy Practices, HIPAA Authorizations for Use and Disclosure, Business Associate Agreements, and Informed Consents.

Gelfman is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Active in local professional associations, Gelfman is a member of both the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Care Compliance Association. She also is the editor and a contributing writer for The Florida Bar Health Law Updates.

She holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Florida and has received her juris doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While there, she won the Pro Bono Award for Outstanding Achievement. 

News of Gelfman’s addition follows several recent announcements from Broad and Cassel in South Florida and across the state. Recently, the firm announced the opening of a new office in the Town of Palm Beach as well as the addition of Partner John Raymond.

Broad and Cassel LLP established its Fort Lauderdale office in 1987. The firm’s Fort Lauderdale attorneys focus their practices primarily in the following areas of law: Health Law and Litigation, Appellate and Constitutional Law, White Collar Defense and Compliance, Commercial Litigation, and Corporate and Securities. Broad and Cassel, founded on Jan. 1, 1946, has more than 170 lawyers and 200 support personnel located in 10 offices throughout the state of Florida. The firm has extensive experience in a wide variety of corporate practice areas and industries. For more information, please visit us online at http://www.broadandcassel.com/ or on Twitter and Facebook.