Pam dedicates her practice to the representation of senior housing and care providers and tax-exempt organizations.
Pam's clients in the senior housing and care field look to her for advice regarding issues large and small pn development, operations, risk management, licensing, joint venturing, affiliations, mergers and acquisitions. Her intimate knowledge of clients’ operations and contracts, coupled with her extensive tax-exempt expertise, makes her a natural choice for borrower’s counsel whenever clients incur or modify the terms of their tax-exempt debt. Her clients in the industry include assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, housing providers, hospices, home health agencies and home care agencies.
Pamela remains on the cutting edge of legal reforms and developments in the senior housing and care industry. She serves on the legal committees of LeadingAge and Aging Services of California and is currently chair of the LeadingAge legal Committee. She was an active member of the state committees that rewrote California’s continuing care laws and introduced "care at home" legislation, as well as numerous task forces that have addressed elder care issues. She frequently speaks before industry organizations and has contributed numerous articles to related trade publications.
Pam is also a nationally-recognized expert in the legal concerns of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. For more than 25 years, she has advised publicly-supported charities, private foundations, trade associations, self-insurance groups, title holding companies and other nonprofit entities on a host of start-up and operational issues. Her extensive experience spans the entire life cycle of a nonprofit organization.
Pam works with nonprofit clients to find the most streamlined way to achieve their goals through pragmatic decision making. Pam collaborates with clients to develop best practices for operations and governance. She also keeps abreast of developments in the nonprofit and tax-exempt arenas to help clients anticipate and respond to changes.
Pam is a popular speaker and regularly speaks before industry organizations such as LeadingAge, ASC, the California Assisted Living Association (CALA), and the California Association for Health Facilities (CAHF) on issues including strategies to combat financial distress, innovations in senior care, care at home models, Medicaid divestitures, elder abuse, disability discrimination, fair housing advertising, corporate compliance, tax exemptions challenges, social accountability, and corporate governance issues. She has contributed articles on these and other subjects to The Journal on Taxation, Taxation of Exempts, Tax Exempt Organization Tax Review, Spectrum Magazine, California Health Law News, and the legal newsletters published by ASC, LeadingAge and CALA.
Pam is committed to the use of plain English and advocates practical, cost-effective solutions to clients’ problems.
Publications
"Warning: Failure to Post Proper Smoke Exposure Signs Could Be Hazardous to Your Fiscal Health," California Assisted Living Association Bulletin (May 2010)
"Chapter 13: Nonprofit Operations," Advising California Nonprofit Corporation, CEB (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions)
Developing Retirement Communities: Business Strategies, Regulation, Taxation, update author (1st and 2nd Edition)
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Presentations
Current Issues in Aging Liability Risk – Liability Risk and Response in Senior Care and Housing, University of Southern California (January 2012)
Strategies for CCRCs in a Tough Economy, American Health Lawyers Association, LTC-SIR Practice Group Tutorials (January 2012)
Continuing Care at Home and Other At-Home Options, American Health Lawyers Association, LTC-SIR Practice Group Tutorials (January 2012)
Marketing Issues in Senior Care, Private Client (December 2011)
Reorganization: Business Opportunity Meets Mission, Private Client (November 2011)
Combating Asset Divestiture, LeadingAge 2011 Annual Meeting (October 2011)
Tax Survival Kit for Charitable Providers, Aging Services of California Webinar Series (June 2011)
Tiptoe Through the Minefield: Legal Risks, Prevention and Response in Senior Care and Housing, OASHS 2011 Annual Meeting (June 2011)
Coping With Disability Discrimination Laws, Private Client (May 2011)
Asset Divestitures: Tools to Fight Back, Aging Services of California 2011 Annual Meeting (May 2011)
Legal Update II: Asset Divestitures: Tools to Fight Back, LeadingAge (April 2011)
Tiptoe Through the Minefield: Prevention and Response Strategies for Boards, Aging Services of California Webinar Series (March 2011)
Friendly Family Counseling For a Family of Corporations, Private Client (February 2011)
Beyond Good Ad Copy: Fair Housing and Other Legal Challenges in Advertising, Aging Services of California Webinar Series (January 2011)
Legal Update III - Good Facilities - A Report from the Field, AAHSA 2010 Annual Meeting (November 2010)
Creative Strategies to Fulfill Your Organization's Charitable Mission, AAHSA Annual Meeting (November 2010)
Coping with Disability Discrimination Laws, Private Clients (October 2010)
Who's Minding the Store? A Primer for Nonprofit Directors, Private Client (September 2010)
Strategies for Challenging Times, Oregon Alliance of Senior & Health Services (May 2010)
Detecting & Responding to Signs of Financial Distress, ASC Annual Meeting (May 2010)
Home-Grown Innovations in Senior Care, ASC Annual Meeting (May 2010)
Coping With Disability Discrimination Laws, The Forum At Rancho San Antonio Board And Broker Training (Apr. 2010)
The Legal Implications of Financial Instability, AAHSA Future of Aging Services Conference (Feb. 2010)
Disclosure—A Legal Perspective, Cain Brothers Women in Senior Living Webinar (Nov. 2009)
Maintaining Social Accountability In Tough Economic Times, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 2009 Annual Meeting (Nov. 2009)
Current Tax Issues Facing Not-for-Profit Providers, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 2009 Annual Meeting (Nov. 2009)
Create and Sustain Your Own Charity-Legal Insights, American Baptist Seminary of the West Presentation (Sept. 2009)
Responding To The Warning Signs of Financial Distress, Aging Services of California Freestanding Communities Retreat (Aug. 2009)
Home-Grown Innovations In Senior Care, International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging 8th International Conference (Jul. 2009)
Legal Minefields and Ways Your Nonprofit Board Can Avoid Them, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Audio Conference (Jun. 2009)
Social Accountability: It's Not Going Away!, Aging Services of Washington 58th Annual Conference (Jun. 2009)
Social Accountability: It's Not Going Away!, Aging Services of California 2009 Annual Conference (May 2009)
Alternative Financing Models, or Strategies in a Soft Market, ASC 2009 Public Policy Conference (Feb. 2009)
Continuing Care At Home and The Provider Advantage, ASC 2009 Public Policy Conference (Feb. 2009)
A Nonprofit Director's Guide to Senior Care Governance, Private Client (Dec. 2008)
Social Accountability: A Legal Imperative?, Private Client (Oct. 2008)
Legal Issues, Part I—Nonprofit Developments, AAHSA Annual Meeting (Oct. 2008)
Legal Hot Topics—Strategies for Succeeding in a Soft Market, AAHSA Annual Meeting (Oct. 2008)
Risk Management Meets Business Opportunity: The Case for Reorganization, Private Client (Jul. 2008)
A Trustee's Guide to Senior Care Governance, Aging Services of California Annual Meeting (May 2008)
Legal & Accounting Update, Ziegler 2008 California Senior Living CFO Workshop (May 2008)
Nonprofit Accountability in 2008, Private Client: Building Capacity, Improving Systems, Strengthening Communities (Apr. 2008)
Legal Update II: Social Accountability, AAHSA Future of Aging Services Conference (Mar. 2008)
Senior Care Board Governance in 2008, ASC Board Meeting (Feb. 2008)
CCRC Board Governance in 2008, Private Client (Feb. 2008)
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Honors
Best Lawyers in America (2009-2012)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Northern California Super Lawyers (2010-2011)