Representation Practice Protection Funds representation is provided by the Preis & Roy Law Firm. Preis & Roy have a reputation of aggressively defending clients through trial and appellate proceedings. Our legal talent and courtroom experience coupled with our unparalleled client service have forged many long-term client relationships over the past 25 years. Preis & Roy has provided PPF with a 100% defense rate to date. With fully staffed offices in Houston, Lafayette and New Orleans, Preise & Roy is able to provide legal representation along the entire Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas. Chuck Boudreaux prefers face to face meetings and will travel to meet with you should a claim arise. More information on the Preis & Roy Law Firm. Consent To Settle Clause CHARLES J. BOUDREAUX, JR., DIRECTOR HEALTH CARE LAW PRACTICE GROUP THE PREIS & ROY LAW FIRM The Health Care Law Practice Group of the Preis & Roy Law Firm is headed by Charles J. Boudreaux, Jr. Mr. Boudreaux has focused his practice in Health Care Law since he began his practice in 1980. Mr. Boudreaux has an established reputation as an expert in the field. The majority of Mr. Boudreaux's practice has been and continues to be the defense of health care providers in medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Boudreaux's litigation practice is supported by a full staff of associates, nurse/paralegals, paralegals, and other support staff to assist in the aggressive representation of his clients. The group is supported by the latest technology which includes relational data bases and litigation management software. Representative clients principally include physicians. Mr. Boudreaux also represents allied health professionals, CRNA's, PA's, physical therapists and entities providing health care and health care services, including, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies. A large number of insurers of health care providers have approved Mr. Boudreaux as defense counsel for their insured’s, as have numerous self-insured health care providers. For over 15 years, Mr. Boudreaux has also represented the Louisiana Charity Hospital System in medical malpractice litigation as a special assistant attorney general. However, a majority of Mr. Boudreaux's medical malpractice defense litigation is for private insurers and private healthcare providers. A list of representative clients, including insurance companies and health care providers can be provided upon request. Mr. Boudreaux's practice also includes negotiation and preparation of commercial contracts in the health care field for physicians, hospitals, and other health care facilities. Mr. Boudreaux also handles managed care contracting and corporate compliance, and other regulatory matters. Risk Management also comprises an appreciable portion of Mr. Boudreaux's health care practice. Mr. Boudreaux has been an active member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) since 1983. For the last six years, he has actively served and participated as a member of the National Medical Liability Committee of the Defense Research Institute. The Long Term Care Committee is a sub-committee of the Medical Liability Committee on which Mr. Boudreaux has served and participated. Mr. Boudreaux is also the liaison between the National Medical Liability Committee of the Defense Research Institute and the State of Louisiana. This committee of the Defense Research Institute holds yearly national meetings and seminars, with attendees including not only leading attorney sin the health care field, but also industry leaders in health care, including professional liability insurers, CEO's, risk managers and claims professionals. Mr. Boudreaux assists in the planning and organization of the National Defense Research Institute seminar on Medical Liability and Long Term Care, both of which are held yearly. Mr. Boudreaux has been invited to attend and has attended the annual national conference of the American Health Care Association, which includes a seminar directed to the most current and relevant issues related to long term care and nursing home litigation. Mr. Boudreaux has been appointed a coordinating and lead attorney by one of his clients, a nationally based insurer, in their Cerebral Palsy, Anesthesia and Cardiac Emergency Projects. Mr. Boudreaux has served on the Medical Legal Interprofessional Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association and Louisiana Medical Society for the past 10 years and continues to serve thereon. Mr. Boudreaux is Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and is a member of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Bioethics. Mr. Boudreaux has tried a large number of medical malpractice jury and non-jury trials to conclusion, in both state and federal court. Mr. Boudreaux is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Louisiana, and he is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Boudreaux was admitted to the United States Supreme Court in the course of litigating a medical malpractice case. Mr. Boudreaux is rated AV by arti in dale-Hubbell' Legal Ability Rating: A - Very High to Preeminent General Ethical Standards Rating: V - Very High "Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review process that rates lawyers. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. 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