Phone: 206-233-2989 Fax: 206-628-6611 Email: mknack@williamskastner.com V-Card

Two Union Square 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101

Experience:

Ms. Knack is a member in the Seattle office where her practice includes health care, insurance, product liability, mass tort, and civil matters.  Ms. Knack provides a wide range of legal services to members of the health care industry including negotiating and structuring arrangements, business, regulatory, confidentiality and privacy-related compliance services including HIPAA and state laws, licensing and risk management related services, and related investigations.  Ms. Knack’s practice includes legal advice and litigation relating to insurance coverage and bad faith for policyholders and the insurance industry including property and casualty, life, health and disability.  Ms. Knack also provides guidance and advice to the insurance industry and self-insureds with respect to their obligations under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA). Ms. Knack was named to Super Lawyers by Washington Law & Politics magazine for 2005, 2010 and 2011. She has also been recognized by Seattle Met magazine as a “Top Lawyer” in Health Care for 2011.

Insurance Experience

Health Care Experience

Mass Torts / Product Liability / Pharmaceutical Defense Experience

Medical Secondary Payer Experience

Affiliations:

Ms. Knack is an appointed member of the Defense Research Institute's (DRI) Law Institute and is the Immediate Past Chair of DRI's MSP Task Force.  She is a member of the Medical Liability, Drug and Medical Device, Insurance Law and Product Liability Committees and holds a number of leadership positions within each. Ms. Knack is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys, and the Washington Health Care Risk Management Society.

Recent Seminars and Publications:

• Presenter, “Medicare Secondary Payer Laws and Claims Handling in 2012”, Putting the Pieces in Place for Risk Management Challenges, Coverys / RM&PSI 2012 Risk Management Seminar, Seattle, WA, April 2012.
• Panelist, “Latest Developments In Protecting Against Medicare Reimbursement and Reporting Liability,” Crittenden Medical Insurance Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, April, 2012.
• Presenter, “Negotiating Settlements with an MSP Component,” American Association for Justice Education Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Teleseminar: Negotiation Tactics for Getting a Settlement, January, 2012.
• Author, “Negotiating Settlements with an MSP Component,” January, 2012.
• Presenter, “MSP and Worker’s Compensation,” WDTL Workers Compensation Practice Group, Seattle, WA, December 20, 2011.
• Presenter, “Ethical Issues in Settlement - Settlement of a MSP Case,” DRI Webcast, December 13, 2011.
• Co-Author, “Ethical Issues in Settlement - Settlement of a MSP Case,” December, 2011.
• Presenter, “Medicare Secondary Payer & § 111 Compliance: What In House Counsel Needs to Know,” DRI Corporate Counsel Committee Teleconference, November 30, 2011.
• Presenter, “Medicare Reporting Compliance: Property Casualty Insurer Issues in Complying with Reporting Requirements,” Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, Chicago, IL, November 9, 2011.
• Presenter, “Medicare Secondary Payer: What You Should Have Known All Along And What You Had Better Know Now,” DRI Hospitality Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ, September 22, 2011.
• Presenter, “Successful Partnership Strategies for the Medicare Secondary Payer Act,” DRI Insurance Roundtable, Washington, DC, June 22, 2011.
• Presenter, “The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act: Who Gets the Money?” DRI Medical Liability Seminar, San Francisco, CA, March 10, 2011.
• Co-Author, “The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: Compliance and The Mandatory Reporting Requirements," ABA TIPS Business Litigation Committee Newsletter, Winter 2011.
• Presenter, “Medicare Secondary Payer, Section 111 of the MMSEA & Case Considerations: What Defense Lawyer Needs to Know,” Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Settlements for the Defense Attorney, Seattle, WA, December, 2010.
• Presenter, “Handling the Case Involving a Medicare Beneficiary,” South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association, Annual Seminar, Sioux Falls, SD, December, 2010.
• Panelist, Marsh Roundtable on the MMSEA and Medicare Secondary Payer Act, Portland, OR, November 2010.
• Presenter, “Handling the Case Involving a Medicare Beneficiary: Nuts and Bolts, Case Resolution, Negotiation and Settlement,” Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel Mid-Year CLE, Tulsa, OK, October, 2010.
• Presenter, “Settling Personal Injury Claims Involving Medicare Beneficiaries: Tips and Tools for the Defense,” DRI Webcast, October 14, 2010.
• Author, “The Medicare Maze: How CPA's can help new Medicare enrollees plan for a healthy financial future,” Iowa CPA, September/October 2010.
• Author, “The Medicare Maze: How CPA's can help new Medicare enrollees plan for a healthy financial future,” Washington CPA, September/October 2010.
• Presenter, “The Medicare Secondary Payer Act and CMS Reporting Obligations,” DRI, Nursing Home Seminar, Chicago, IL, September 2010.
• Presenter, “Untangling Medicare's Subrogation Right,” WDTL Annual Convention, Suncadia, WA, July 2010.
• Presenter, “Handling the Case Involving the Medicare Beneficiary: Nuts and Bolts, Case Resolution, Negotiation and Settlement,” OADC Webinar, July 2010.
• Presenter, “Handling the Case Involving the Medicare Beneficiary: Nuts and Bolts, Resolving the Case, Negotiations and Settlement Documents,” Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund, Overland Park, KS, May 2010.
• Presenter, “Handling the Case Involving the Medicare Beneficiary: Resolving The Case, Negotiations, and Settlement Documents,” Utah Association of Defense Counsel and Utah Association  for Justice Combined Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, April 2010.
• Presenter, “Medicare Secondary Payer & Case Settlement Considerations: What the Defense Lawyer Needs to Know,” DRI Mid-Region Meeting, St. Louis, MO, April 2010.
• Presenter, “What is All This Talk About the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act?” Kansas Association of Defense Counsel 31st Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, December 4, 2009.
• Presenter and Author, “Current Issue in Compliance: Stark III and Beyond,” Portland, OR, May 2009.
• Co-Author, “Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Coming Soon to Washington: Are You Ready to Handle Medical Record Request Audits?” Washington Healthcare News, January 2009.