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Andrea has been an attorney with Geraghty, O'Loughlin & Kenney since 2008. She defends healthcare providers and entities in medical malpractice matters in Minnesota and Wisconsin and in Civil Rights actions in federal court. Andrea also defends healthcare providers before their respective professional licensing boards.
Andrea advises healthcare entities and providers on health, employment, business, premises liability, and HIPAA-related legal issues. She has a special interest in HIPAA, particularly the HIPAA Security Rule and its implication for legal business associates.
Andrea is a registered nurse and worked as a behavioral health nurse prior to becoming an attorney.
Education
University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - J.D., cum laude, 2008
College of St. Benedict (Saint Joseph, Minnesota) - B.S.N., cum laude, 2004
John represents health care providers in the state and federal courts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. Although he has a special interest in obstetric and mental health issues, John has represented primary care providers, subspecialists, mid-levels, hospitals, nurses, and nursing homes in nearly every area of health care. John also litigates complaints before professional licensing boards.
Prior to joining Geraghty, O'Loughlin & Kenney in 2004, John served as an Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, where he prosecuted violent crimes including homicide, sexual assault, and armed robbery. Before that he represented the Hennepin County Medical Center in labor and employment law matters.
John also served for seven years on the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights, and he chaired the commission's lawyers' committee. As Civil Rights Commissioner, John presided over trials, mediations, and motion practice for claims brought under the city's civil rights ordinance.
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School (Madison, Wisconsin) - J.D., 1996
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - B.A., 1989