Fran primarily concentrates her practice on health care and risk-management issues. She routinely counsels physicians, physician groups, dentists, hospitals and health systems, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and other providers on matters involving professional misconduct, professional liability, medical-staff issues, scope of practice, mandated reporting, peer review, and regulatory compliance. Fran also handles consent for treatment and surrogate decision making, patient care, EMTALA, and health-information privacy issues.
A former Town of Schroeppel town justice, Fran is also trained in alternative dispute resolution and has mediated and arbitrated a variety of civil actions and disputes. She routinely publishes industry articles and presents educational programs on legal matters to hospitals, medical and dental practices, and trade associations.