Attorneys

Michelle S. Nettesheim

Direct Phone: 415-995-5016
mnettesheim@hansonbridgett.com

Practice Areas: Health Care Section, Senior Housing & Care Practice Group

Michelle S. Nettesheim's practice encompasses all areas of health care, senior housing, and long-term care law. Michelle has expertise in licensing, regulatory compliance, development, and operational matters. She has also represented long-term care facilities in litigation and administrative proceedings involving citations and deficiencies, elder and dependent adult abuse, negligence, wrongful death, fraud and contract actions. Prior to joining Hanson Bridgett, she managed intermediate care facilities and a community care facility for developmentally disabled residents. Michelle is also a licensed nursing home administrator.

Michelle is licensed to practice law in the State of California and is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Education
University of California, Davis School of Law (J.D., 2000); University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1990)

Other Academic Distinctions
Moot Court Board; Order of Barristers; Winner of Best Brief in National Moot Court Competition (Western Region); National Moot Court Competition Semi-Finalist

Notable Speeches & Presentations
New HIPAA Privacy Rules: What ICF/MR Facilities Should Know, California Association of Health Facilities (Nov. 2001)
Abuse Investigation and Reporting, California Association of Health Facilities (Apr. 2002)
Effective Citation Review Conferences and Informal Dispute Resolution, California Association of Health Facilities (Apr. 2002)
What To Do When You Don't Agree: Parental Consent and Program Implementation, presented to School District Administrators in San Jose, California (Nov. 2004)

Professional Affiliations
Bar Association of San Francisco; California Association of Health Facilities