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Barbara R. Hartung Barbara's practice concentrates in insurance law. She advises both health and property and casualty insurers on regulatory issues arising under state and federal law, including administrative hearings, licensure and general requirements of insurance laws. She also advises both insurers and insureds regarding coverage and policy interpretation.
Education
Randolph Macon Women's College, 1965
B.A., History, cum laude, University of Louisville, 1967
J.D., cum laude, University of Louisville School of Law, 1981
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 1981
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1981
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Defense Research Institute
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Louisville and American Bar Association
The Society of CPCU, National and Kentucky Chapter
Professional Leadership
Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law, 2007
Adjunct Instructor, University of Louisville School of Law, Basic Legal Skills, National Moot Court, Partnership & Agency Law, Selected Problems in Civil Procedure, Remedies and Advanced Trial Practice
Adjunct Instructor, University of Louisville, Center for Continuing Education, in conjunction with Louisville Society of CPCU, "The Legal Environment of Insurance," CPCU 6
CPCU, Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, 1987
Brandeis Society
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Family Law, 1980-1981
Exemplary of the type of litigation in which I have been involved:
Kentucky Association of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Insurance, co-counsel for the Kentucky Association of Health Plans in case decided by United States Supreme Court, April 2, 2003
Amicus submitted on behalf of American Association of Health Plans, Inc. and Health Insurance Association of America, Inc. in Southeastern United Medigroup, Inc. v. A.B. Chandler, et al., No. 96-SC-846, filed in Kentucky Supreme Court
Health Maintenance Organization Association of Kentucky, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Revenue Cabinet , challenge to provider tax imposed by House Bill 1, 1993 extraordinary session, as applied to HMO's
Health Maintenance Organization Association of Kentucky, Inc. v. Kentucky Health Purchasing Alliance , challenge to portions of House Bill 250
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
Who's Who in American College, 1981
Civic and Charitable Involvement
Member, University of Louisville Law School Alumni Council, 1995 - 2001
President, University of Louisville Law School Alumni Council, 2000-2001
Member, University of Louisville Alumni Association Board, 2002 to present
Member, Board of Directors of Alliance of Community Hospices and Palliative Care, 2002 to present
Selected Publications and Presentations
Publications:
"Legislative Update and New Developments in the Health Law Field," co-author, appears as Chapter One of Kentucky Health Law, 3d. Ed., University of Kentucky, 2000
"Healthcare Reform in Kentucky: Setting the Stage for the Twenty First Century?" principal author, Northern Kentucky Law Review, Vol 27, No. 2, 2000
"Managed Care at the Crossroads - Can Managed Care Organizations Survive Government Regulation?" co-author, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Institute for Health Law, in Annals of Health Law, Fall, 1998
Presentations:
"Attorneys' Fee Arrangements," sponsored by Louisville Bar Association, November 2006
"Health Care and End of Life Issues," sponsored by Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, Frankfort, June 2005
Presenter, "HIPAA - New Developments," Kentucky Association of Health Underwriters, Lexington and Louisville, March 2005.
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