Contra Costa 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Stephen Steinberg President Nicholas Casper President-Elect Candice Stoddard Secretary Elva Harding Treasurer Jay Chafetz Ex Officio Philip Andersen Dean Barbieri Amanda Bevins Oliver Bray Denae Hildebrand Budde Mary Carey
Michelle Ferber Peter Hass Reneé Livingston Katherine Wenger James Wu
LAWYER Volume 27 Number 3 | May 2014
The official publication of the
B A R A S S O C I A T I O N
FEATURES WHY YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS by Richard L. Katz
INSURANCE AND PROBATE ISSUES IN PURSUING PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS AGAINST DECEASED DEFENDANTS
CCCBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lisa Reep | 925.288.2555 | lgreep@cccba.org CCCBA main office 925.686.6900 | www.cccba.org
Emily Day Barbara Arsedo
HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENTS: DON’T TREAT THEM AS BOILERPLATE
Systems Administrator and LRIS Coordinator Fee Arbitration Coordinator
Dawnell Blaylock
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF EMPLOYERPROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE
CONTRA COSTA LAWYER Harvey Sohnen Suzanne Boucher 925.258.9300 925.933.1500
Nicole Mills Matthew Guichard
925.942.5100
925.957.5600
PRINTING Steven’s Printing 925.681.1774
PHOTOGRAPHER Moya Fotografx 510.847.8523
925.459.8440 Elva Harding 925.215.4577 Patricia Kelly 925.258.9300 David Pearson 925.287.0051 Samantha Sepehr 925.287.3540 Marlene Weinstein 925.942.5100 James Wu 925.658.0300
The Contra Costa Lawyer (ISSN 1063-4444) is published 12 times a year - 6 times online-only - by the Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA), 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 520, Concord, CA 94520. Annual subscription of $25 is included in the membership dues. Periodical postage paid at Concord, CA. POSTMASTER: send address change to the Contra Costa Lawyer, 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 520, Concord, CA 94520. The Lawyer welcomes and encourages articles and letters from readers. Please send them to contracostalawyer@cccba.org. The CCCBA reserves the right to edit articles and letters sent in for publication. All editorial material, including editorial comment, appearing herein represents the views of the respective authors and does not necessarily carry the endorsement of the CCCBA or the Board of Directors. Likewise, the publication of any advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement of the product or service offered unless it is specifically stated in the ad that there is such approval or endorsement.
Cover inspired by “Serviette,” a comedy act by Les Beaux Frères. You can view it online at: http://www.lesbeauxfreres.com/#!comedyacts/c9k0.
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by Colleen Callahan
CO-EDITORS EDITORIAL BOARD
COURT LIAISON Stephen Nash
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by Rebecca J. Kurland
Communications Coordinator
BOARD LIAISON Candice Stoddard
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by Ralph L. Jacobson
Jennifer Comages Theresa Hurley
Membership Coordinator Associate Executive Director
925.351.3171
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LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE VS. MEDI-CAL LONG-TERM CARE BENEFIT
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LRIS IS GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS
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by Daniel H. Maloney
by Joe Wolch
DEPARTMENTS
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INSIDE | by Ron Mullin
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE | by Stephen Steinberg
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PRO BONO SPOTLIGHT | by Samantha Sepehr
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ETHICS CORNER | by Carol M. Langford
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INNS OF COURT | by Matthew Talbot
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COFFEE TALK: What’s your best memory of Mark Ericsson?
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