Brad Rostolsky works with Reed Smith LLP in Philadelphia, where he focuses on HIPAA and health privacy issues. A resident of Ambler, Pennsylvania, he belongs to the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Health lawyers like Brad Rostolsky come together as part of the AHLA to advance the profession through education, volunteer work, and participation in events.
An important program that AHLA provides is its neutrals program that lets members combine health law expertise with negotiation and mediation skills to resolve cases in a fast, fair, and inexpensive manner. Neutrals can serve as arbitrators, mediators, or hearing officers, provided they have appropriate training in that aspect of case resolution. AHLA retains a percentage of the amount invoiced by neutrals in order to operate the program.
AHLA offers its own 14-hour training program for arbitrators, though this training can also be earned elsewhere. Mediators must complete 20 hours of training through a reputable organization, such as a court, law school, or community mediation center. To become a hearing officer, an attorney must complete an AHLA peer-review training course. Those who have already served as counsel or as a hearing officer in two completed hearings, however, do not need to complete the course.
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