Michael J. Baxter Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A. Sun Trust Building Suite 2100 120 E. Baltimore St Baltimore, Maryland 21202

MICHAEL J. BAXTER practices in a variety of health care law and litigation areas including the defense of health care providers in malpractice litigation, the representation of individual and institutional providers in peer review, licensing and credentialing matters, and general counseling of acute care facilities.

He has published articles on various health care law and litigation topics in such publications as the Maryland Bar Journal, the Journal of Health and Hospital Law and the Medical Staff Counselor. He has lectured locally for the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) and nationally for the American Health Lawyers Association on issues involving general litigation, professional liability litigation, exclusive contracting, and managed care credentialing.

Mr. Baxter is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, having served as President of the Association and chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee and the Judiciary Committee. He is also a member of the Maryland State Bar, having served on its Board of Governors, the American Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association. In addition, Mr. Baxter is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Baxter graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland and with honors from the George Washington University National Law Center.

Areas Of Practice:

Medical Malpractice Defense

Health Law - Credentialing

Health Law - General

Professional Licensing & Discipline

General Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Maryland, 1980

District of Columbia, 1995

U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1985

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1994

U.S. Supreme Court, 1999

Education:

George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, DC, 1980 J.D.

Honors: With Honors

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1977 B.A., Major: Economics

Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:

Federal Peer Review Under HCQIA, IADC Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 64, No. 3, 1997

Physician Credentialing: New Risks for Patients and Providers, Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1, 1995

Exclusive Contracting: The Original Economic Credentialing, Journal of Health and Hospital Law, Vol. 26, No. 4, 1993

The Evolution of Medical Staff Credentialing, Medical Staff Counselor, Vol. 7, No. 1, Matthew Bender, 1993

Medical Malpractice: The Perils of Appeal, Maryland Bar Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1988

Peer Review - New Federal Legislation, Chapter Forum (ASHRM), 1987

Representative Cases:

Goodwich v. Sinai Hospital, 343 Md. 185 (Ct.App.Md. 1996)

Jones v. Fallston General Hospital, 333 Md. 507 (Ct.App.Md. 1994)

Representative Clients:

Howard County General Hospital

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland

References:

Vic Broccolino, President, Howard County General Hospital

G. Daniel Shealer, Jr., Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Johns Hopkins Health System

Wesley M. Foster, Jr. Vice President, Claims, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Managing Medical Malpractice, American Health Lawyers Association,2002

Professionalism in the Practice of Law, Maryland State Bar Association, 1997 - 1999

Hospital Credentialing, American Health Lawyers Association,1999

Federal Peer Review Immunity, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), 1997

Deposition Training, Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Association for Lawyers (MICPEL), 1995 - 2000

Managed Care Credentialing, National Health Lawyers Association (NHLA), 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Board of Governors, Maryland State Bar Association, 2001-2003

President, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2000 - 2001

President, Baltimore Bar Foundation, 1998 - 1999

Chairman, American Heart Association, Baltimore Division, 1995 - 1996

Faculty Member, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL), 1996 - present

Member, American Health Lawyers Association

Member, International Association of Defense Council (IADC) and Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Past Employment Positions:

Smith, Somerville & Case, Attorney, 1981 - 1998

Ancillary Businesses:

Mediator,Civil Mediation Program (ADR), Circuit Cts., Baltimore City & County

Birth Information:

1955, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States of America