Prior to joining Arent Fox, Jon was a partner at a leading Los Angeles law firm where he was lead counsel for petitioner in the case of Carehouse Convalescent Hospital v. Health Care Financing Administration (Docket No. C-00-006), in which the Medicare termination of a skilled nursing facility was overturned (the government’s appeal of this decision was sustained). He was also co-counsel for plaintiff in the case of California Association of Health Facilities v. Department of Health Services, 65 Cal.Rptr. 2d 872 (Cal.1997), which involved the legal standard nursing facility licensees must meet to obtain dismissal of an administrative citation issued by the Department of Health Services.

Previously, Jon served as an adjunct professor at the UCLA School of Law. He has written articles, lectured, and participated as a panelist on a variety of topics, including the OBRA enforcement regulations, administrative appeals of state licensure and federal certification surveys, application of the reasonableness defense to citations issued under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, patient transfer/discharge, the regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly, restraints, informed consent, and other issues related to bioethics.

Jon is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the California Association of Health Facilities, the American Health Care Association, the California Association Medical Staff Services, and the California Society of Healthcare Attorneys.

Jon’s presentations include:

• California Association of Medical Staff Services 11th Annual Education Conference, Torrance, CA; October 16, 2009
• “Anatomy of an Elam Claim,” California Association of Medical Staff Services 10th Annual Education Conference, Torrance, CA; October 17, 2008
• “Senior Care Pharmacy Services/Abbott Pharmaceuticals and Innovatix,” Lessons Learned From Litigation; February 16, 2005
• “National Association of Subacture/Post Acute Care, Survey & Enforcement,” Lessons From Litigation; September 24-26, 2003 (Washington, DC)
• “National Association of Subacture/Post Acute Care, Survey & Enforcement,” Zero Tolerance or Substantial Compliance; September 19-21, 2002 (Washington, DC)
• “American Conference Institute, Nursing Home Litigation Seminar,” Insurance Crisis: Resolution Roundtable; June 21, 2002 (Chicago, IL)
• “Orange County Healthcare Association A HCFA Termination Finally Gets Reversed,” Why Did It Take So Long? October 17, 2001
• “A HCFA Termination is Reversed,” Lessons to be Learned, sponsored by California Association of Health Facilities, Orange County Chapter; February 26, 2001 (Newport Beach, CA)

His articles and publications include:

• “Solving the MSP Dilemma: A Strategy for Health Care Provides to Avoid Exposure Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute,” California Healthcare News; June 3, 2011
• “Dangers of Nursing Home and Health Care Facility Advertising,” Arent Fox Client Alert; June 16, 2008
• "Healthcare Arbitration Agreements Face New Attacks: How Providers Can Respond and Draft Effective Agreements,” California Health Law News; Summer 2007
• "Public-Reporting Laws Likely Will Increase Med-Mal Cases,” Daily Journal; July 26, 2007 (Quoted, Article written by Alexa Hyland)
• “New California Law Mandates Hospital Adverse Event Reporting,” California Health Law News; Spring 2007 (Vol. XXV, Issue 3)
• “Who’s Watching? Strategic, Legal and Operational Issues for Long Term Care Facilities Considering Video Surveillance Monitoring,” Health Law Litigation; Summer 2007 (6th Ed., Vol. 4)
• “Unprecedented Reporting Obligations Imposed on California Hospitals,” Advisen; November 27, 2006
• “Unprecedented Reporting Obligations Imposed on California Hospitals,” Law Watch; November 9, 2006 (Vol. 06-16)
• “California Law Expands Residents’ Rights In Non-Certified Long-Term Health Care Facilities,” Law Watch; October 30, 2006 (Vol. 06-15)
• “Health Care Providers and the Automatic Stay: Is Medicare Termination Different than Exclusion?” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal; November 2006 (Vol. XXV, No. 9)
• “Arbitration Agreements for Health Care Providers: Recent Legal Changes and Strategies to Consider,” Health Law Litigation Newsletter; Fall 2006 (Vol. 6, Issue 1)
• “Conflicts Dog Small Field of Health Law Attorneys,” Daily Journal; June 22, 2006 (Quoted, Article written by Peter Zuckerman)
• “New Law Implements SNF Cost Based Medi-Cal Systems, and Assesses Quality Assurance Fees,” Law Watch; October 2004 (Vol. 04-29)
• “NCSBN Decision to Begin Nurse Testing Overseas,” Law Watch; September 2002 (Vol. 02-28)
• “Risky Arbitration Provision Useful For Risk Management,” McKnight’s Long-Term Care News; June 14, 2002 (Volume 23, No. 8)
• “Focus on Caregiving – Where Quality Begins,” Provider Magazine; January 2002
• “Medicare Decision Reversed,” Contemporary Long Term Care; June 2001
• “Carehouse Convalescent Hospital Decision,” VHCA Legal Quarterly; April 2001
• “Court Reverses Medicare Termination,” Provider Magazine; March 2001
• “ALJ Reverses SNF Medicare Termination,” Eli’s Long Term Care Compliance Alert; February 2001
• “Rare Reinstatement for Calif. Nursing Home,” National Law Journal; February 26, 2001
• “Judge Reverses Termination of California Nursing Facility,” CAHF News; February 9, 2001
• “Landmark ALJ Decision Reinstates Nursing Home Medicare Program,” Healthforum.com; January 29, 2001
• “ALJ Reverses Medicare Termination, Reduces CMPs Imposed by HCFA,” BNA’s Health Care Fraud; February 7, 2001
• “ALJ Reverses SNF Medicare Termination,” Eli’s Long Term Care Report; February 2, 2001 (Vol. 3, No.3)
• “In Rare Decision, Federal Judge Reverses HCFA Termination Order,” LTC Capitol Currents; January 31, 2001
• “Judge Reinstates Medicare Benefits to Nursing Home,” Los Angeles Daily Journal; January 29, 2001
• “CA Nursing Home’s Medicare Termination Overturned on Appeal,” AHA News; January 22, 2001
• “ALJ Reverses Medicare Termination, Reduces CMPs Imposed by HCFA,” BNA’s Medicare Report; January 26, 2001
• “Difficult Disposition – Regulations May Deny Nursing Homes Meaningful Review,” Los Angeles Daily Journal; October 18, 2000