EMS And The Law

With more than 38,000 members, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (aaos.org or orthoinfo.org), is the premier not-for-profit organization that provides education programs for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals, champions the interests of patients and advances the highest quality of musculoskeletal health. Orthopaedic surgeons and the Academy are the authoritative sources of information for patients and the general public on musculoskeletal conditions, treatments and related issues. More than one in four Americans have bone or joint health problems, making them the greatest cause of lost work days in the U.S. When orthopaedic surgeons restore mobility and reduce pain, they help people get back to work and to independent, productive lives. Orthopaedic surgeons keep this “Nation in Motion.” To learn more about A Nation in Motion campaign, or to read hundreds of patient stories or to submit your own story, visit ANationInMotion.org. Jacob L. Hafter is a member of the Business Ventures Group at Hale, Lane, Peek, Dennison and Howard. Also a nationally registered paramedic (NREMT-P) and certified American Heart Association instructor in various basic and advanced emergency cardiac care courses, he is conversant with matters facing health care professionals in a rapidly changing health care environment. Mr. Hafter’s experience as both a health care provider and attorney provide him with the practical ability to ensure that his clients receive legal services that are both legally and practically sound. Mr. Hafter has represented physicians and physician practice groups in complex transactional issues, including business formation, partner buy-in and buy-outs, practice mergers and consolidations, formation of ancillary business lines and regulatory compliance issues. His health care representations have also included a hospital medical staff and a publicly-traded mail order pharmaceutical corporation. Mr. Hafter’s practice, however, is not limited to health care issues. He has a broad experience from both private practice and as in-house counsel in general corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate debt financing issues, employment law and other business issues. He is admitted to practice law in Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Hafter was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife and his three children.