Attorneys

Glenda M. Zarbock, Partner

Direct Phone: 415-995-5088
gzarbock@hansonbridgett.com

Practice Areas: Healthcare and Long-term Care Litigation

Glenda M. Zarbock practices civil and health care litigation in state and federal court with an emphasis on representing health care institutions and long term care facilities in administrative proceedings and litigation involving citations and deficiencies, licensure actions, medical staff matters, Medi-Cal reimbursement appeals, mandamus actions, elder abuse and wrongful death actions, and contract actions. Glenda handles all phases of litigation, including discovery, law and motion practice, mediation, arbitration, administrative hearings, trials, writs, and appeals.

Glenda is licensed to practice law in the State of California and is admitted to all courts of the State of California as well as the United States District Court for the Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California.

Education
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) (J.D., 1995); Rice University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1986)

Other Academic Credentials
Phi Beta Kappa; Moot Court Board; American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence and Criminal Procedure and Prosser Award in Civil Trial Practice

Notable Speeches & Presentations
Family Dynamics: A Social and Legal Framework for Managing Relationships with Difficult Resident Family Members, Aging Services of California, Monterey, CA (May 8, 2007)

Now Playing in A Community Near You: "Family Dynamics," California Assisted Living Association, Long Beach, CA (Nov. 14, 2006)

Legal Perspectives, Summerville Senior Living 2006 National Executive Directors' Conference, San Francisco, CA (May 16, 2006)

State Health Citations: Minimizing the Damage, California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Palm Springs, CA (May 9, 2006)

Depositions: How to Negotiate Them Successfully, Aging Services of California, Pasadena (March 5, 2004)

A Potpourri of Legal-Ethical Considerations: Limits of Protection, Victimization, Conservators, Medical Surrogates, End of Life Directives and DD: Who Decides?, University of California, San Francisco (March 13, 2004)

How to Challenge State Citations, California Association of Health Facilities, Golden Gate Chapter (July 23, 2003)

Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Individuals with Development Disabilities: A Legal Framework, University of California, San Francisco (April 26, 2003)

How to Challenge State Citations, Aging Services of California, Palm Springs (May 7, 2002)

Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Individuals with Development Disabilities: A Legal Framework, University of California, San Francisco (March 2002)

HIPAA Final Privacy Rules: April 14, 2003. . . Will You Be Ready? Quality Care Health Foundation/California Association of Health Facilities, Palm Springs (February 26, 2002)

Effective Techniques for Citation Review Conferences and Informal Dispute Resolution, California Association of Health Facilities, Santa Clara Chapter (February 13, 2002)

Electronic Discovery, San Francisco Lawyers Club, Inn of Court (January 9, 2002)

New HIPAA Privacy Rules: What ICF/MR Facilities Should Know, California Association of Health Facilities, Sacramento (November 14, 2001)

Citations: Free from Harm/Understanding Welfare & Institutions Code §4502(h), California Association of Health Facilities, Long Beach (August 13, 2001)

Professional Affiliations
Bar Association of San Francisco; California Society for Health Care Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association

Industry Affiliations
California Association of Health Facilities; Aging Services of California