Prominent healthcare attorney Jane Pine Wood elected to the board of directors at McDonald Hopkins

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Nov 07, 2012, 12:19 ET

CLEVELAND, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jane Pine Wood, a member in the national Healthcare Practice Group at McDonald Hopkins law firm, has been elected by her peers to serve on the firm's Board of Directors. Wood joined McDonald Hopkins in 1988 and is a nationally respected healthcare attorney who has given hundreds of speeches throughout the country to various healthcare groups. She counsels more than 450 pathology groups and numerous clinical labs.

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Wood represents a variety of healthcare providers—physicians, clinical, anatomic and molecular laboratories, imaging centers, home health agencies, mental health providers, clinics, hospitals, and others. She advises her clients on a wide range of corporate, regulatory, reimbursement, contractual, and other issues. A prolific writer, Wood has written numerous articles for healthcare periodicals. She also is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and seminars.

"We are delighted to have Jane join our board because she has been an integral part of the success of our healthcare team and our firm," said Carl J. Grassi, president of McDonald Hopkins. "Jane is not only an incredibly accomplished healthcare attorney, she was a pioneer years ago in demonstrating that working remotely can and does work." Wood moved to Massachusetts with her spouse just five years after joining McDonald Hopkins and has worked out of their Cape Cod home for almost 20 years.

"I am very pleased to take on this added role at McDonald Hopkins," said Wood. "I have devoted most of my professional career to the firm, and my life is at the right stage for me to commit the time needed to be a valuable member of the board."

Wood works with a skilled team of more than 25 attorneys in the national Healthcare Practice Group, which is chaired by Richard S. Cooper. The healthcare team represents a wide variety of healthcare providers, facilities, vendors, technology companies, and associations.

Wood received a J.D. degree in 1987 from Vanderbilt University School of Law and a B.A. degree from Texas A & M University, summa cum laude, in 1983. She is admitted to practice law in two states—Massachusetts and Ohio—and serves on the Cape Cod Hospital Ethics Committee.

Jane Pine Wood can be reached at [email protected].

About McDonald Hopkins

McDonald Hopkins is a business advisory and advocacy law firm with a more than 80-year history. The firm has offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Miami, and West Palm Beach. The president of McDonald Hopkins is Carl J. Grassi. For more information about McDonald Hopkins, visit mcdonaldhopkins.com.

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