Health Care Training
Resume:
ELLYN L. STERNFIELD
Washington DC 20037
Email: ***********@*****.*** Telephone: 202-***-****
503-***-**** (cell)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sept. 2009- Independent Consultant
March 2010
General Duties: consulting services, creating annotated model forms for use by government
attorneys in national health care fraud/abuse cases brought under False Claims Act(s).
January 1996- Director, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
August 2009 Oregon Department of Justice
1515 SW 5th Ave. Suite 410
Portland, OR. 97201
General Duties: Supervise staff investigations and prosecutions of criminal/civil health care billing
fraud and patient physical or financial abuse/ neglect cases; handle federal and national cases
involving alleged complex health care billing fraud schemes, including qui tam False Claims
actions; develop and present professional training programs on health care fraud and
elder/dependent abuse; administer MFCU staff and budget, including federal MFCU grant; review
and testify on relevant state or federal rules and legislation.
September 1994- Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon
January 1996 Department of Justice
1515 SW 5th Ave. Suite 410
Portland, OR 97201
General Duties: Handle state and federal criminal/civil cases involving allegations of health care
billing fraud, elder/dependent abuse, and consumer-based civil violations. Develop law
enforcement training program focused on elder and dependent abuse.
September 1992- Chief, Consumer Rights Division
September 1993 Office of the Utah Attorney General
State Capitol Building, Room 111
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
General Duties: Supervise and administer staff division working in the areas of consumer
protection, securities fraud, antitrust enforcement, and professional licensing; handle caseload of
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federal and state consumer protection litigation and white collar criminal prosecutions; manage
division staff and budget; review and testify on relevant legislation.
January 1985- Attorney, St. Louis County Juvenile Court
March 1992 501 S. Brentwood Blvd.
Clayton, MO. 63105
General Duties: Daily trial practice with emphasis on prosecution of serious child abuse cases,
certification of juveniles to stand trial as adults, termination of parental rights, and mediation of
child custody cases with allegations of abuse. Responsible for areas of court administration
including the hiring of attorneys and support staff; scheduling and assignment of legal staff;
representing the court before the state legislature; representing the court in appellate matters; and
setting court policy on such matters as independent and surrogate adoption procedures, immigration
and international child custody, and AIDS testing of children in detention.
August 1984- Attorney, Coburn & Croft
January 1985 One Mercantile Center
St. Louis, MO.
General Duties: Temporary attorney providing litigation support for defense firm in major personal
injury (dioxin spill) case; maintained own general litigation practice with emphasis on constitutional
law and criminal defense.
September 1981- Attorney, Wolff & Frankel
August 1984 8019 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO. 63105
General Duties: Associate attorney in general litigation practice with emphasis on state and federal
criminal defense, appellate practice, constitutional law and domestic relations. Handled multiple
state and federal cases, and served as office appellate counsel, preparing briefs and arguing cases in
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, MO Supreme Court, and MO Court of Appeals.
EDUCATION AND DEGREES
Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Mo., J.D. May 1981
The George Washington University, Washington D.C., B.A. with distinction, May 1978
ADMISSION TO STATE BARS AND FEDERAL COURTS
• Admitted, Missouri State Bar: October 1981 (currently on out-of-state status);
• Admitted, Oregon State Bar: May 1992, in good standing
• Admitted, Utah State Bar: September 1992 (currently on inactive status)
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• Admitted: Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, October 1981;
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, October 1981; United States Supreme
Court, pro hac vice, October 1981; Federal District Court, Southern District of IL, October
1982; United States District Court for the District of Utah, September 1992; United States
District Court for the District of Oregon, October 1994; United States District Court for the
District of Oklahoma, pro hac vice, July 1997 .
• Approved to act as a Special United States Attorney, District of Oregon, for civil health care
cases: Oct. 2001-March 2007; for criminal health care cases: March 2004-March 2007
AWARDS AND HONORS:
• HHS OIG Integrity Award, “For your selfless and tireless efforts, legal excellence, and
dedication to the pursuit of justice and the prosecution of fraud in the Medicare and
Medicaid programs”, October 2005
• President’s Council on Integrity and Excellence Award for Excellence, “In recognition of
outstanding teamwork and investigative excellence related to the successful criminal and
civil adjudication of the Schering Plough investigation”, October 2005
• National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU) Awards: President’s
Leadership Awards, “For her leadership and contributions as co-chair of Global Settlement
Working Group”, 2002 -2008; Case Leadership Awards: Pfizer (Dist of MA, 2009);
Nichols/Qwest (EDNY, 2009); Schering Plough” (EDPA, 2005); Astra Zeneca (Dist of DE,
2003); TAP Pharmaceutical (Dist of MA, 2002); Nichols Lab (Dist of OR, 2001); EPBS
(EDOK, 2000); EMCARE (1997)
• Oregon Department of Justice Outstanding Service Awards, 2008, 2001 and 1997
• St. Louis County Juvenile Justice Association Lifetime Membership Award, May 1992
• Missouri Department of Social Services Certificate of Appreciation, “In recognition of
your service on behalf of Missouri’s foster children”, May 1990
• Joshua P. Evans Award (first female recipient), “ awarded to George Washington University
student who has demonstrated his signal ability in the social and political sciences, and who
has given promise of the interpretation of that ability in good citizenship among his fellows ”,
May 1978
LAW-RELATED ACTIVITIES
• Co-Chair, National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU) Global
Case Committee, 1999-2008; Member, 1998-2009
• Creator, Author and Editor, NAMFCU Global Newsletter, September 2007-October
2008
• Co-author of NAMFCU Global Settlement Guidelines, establishing procedures and
protocols for coordinated handling of national health care cases, 2003 and 2007 revision
• Lead Member, State Teams investigating, pursuing or settling multiple national health
care fraud cases, 1997-2009, including federal cases from District of MA, District of
DE, Eastern District of OK, Eastern District of NY, Northern District of CA, and,
Eastern District of PA
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• President, National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units, 2000-2001; Member,
NAMFCU Executive Committee, 2000-2009
• Member, Oregon Federal/State Health Care Fraud Working Group, 1995-2009
• Oregon State Bar Elder Law Committee, 1998-2009; Oregon State Bar Health Law
Committee, 1996-2009
• Multnomah County Bar Association, 1997-present
• Missouri State Bar Criminal Law Committee, 1981-1992
• Missouri State Bar Juvenile Law and Courts Committee, 1985-1992
• St. Louis County Juvenile Justice Association, 1985-present
• Member, St. Louis County Metropolitan Task Force on Child Sexual Abuse, 1987-1989
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1982-present
• Volunteer Appellate Attorney, ACLU of Eastern Missouri, 1981-1984
• Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 1982-1984
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 1982-1984
• Instructor, St. Louis University Law School Trial Techniques Course, 1982-1983
SPEECHES, TRAINING PROGRAMS PUBLICATIONS :
AND
Frequent speaker/trainer on health care fraud/abuse, see Attached Appendix A for representative
list of programs and publications
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Member, Washington University School of Law Eliot Society Committee, September 2006-
present
• Board of Directors, Jewish Family and Children Services of Oregon, 2003-2007
• Volunteer Presiding Judge, Oregon High School Mock Trial State Competition, May 2001,
May 2000
• Mittleman Jewish Community Center Board of Directors, 1998-2001
• Mittleman Jewish Community Center Kids Corner Committee, 1995-2001; Chairperson,
1997-2001
• Congregation Neveh Shalom Long Range Planning Committee, 1998-1999
• Board of Directors, Children’s’ Services Society of Utah, 1993
• Board of Advisors, St. Louis Warson House Home for Girls, 1985-1987
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APPENDIX A
SPEECHES, TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS
• Speaker, United State Department of Justice Biannual Pharmaceutical Fraud Training
Conferences, “Coordinating Federal/State Off-Label Marketing Cases”, May 2008 and
June 2006
• Speaker, National Association of Attorneys General Chief Deputy’s Meeting, “Processes for
Pursuing Medicaid Multi-state Pharmaceutical Cases”, April 2008
• Developer/Trainer, “Training for MFCU Attorneys, Investigators and Auditors handling
Qui Tam and Global Cases”, April 2008, October 2007, June 2007
• Author/Editor, NAMFCU Global Newsletter, September 2007-October 2008
• Speaker, ABA Webcast, “Federal False Claims Act Practice Strategies and Legal
Updates”, November 2007
• Speaker, National Association of Attorneys General Meeting, “Legal Issues in Multi-state
Pharmaceutical Cases”, November 2007 and June 2006
• Speaker, American Health Lawyers Annual Meeting, “Medicaid: the New Enforcement
Frontier”, June 2007
• Speaker, Health Care Compliance Association NW Annual Conference, “Medicaid
Enforcement in the Year of the DRA”, June 2007
• Speaker, Oregon Health Plan Managed Care Contractors Conference, “DRA and Medicaid
Fraud”, February 2007
• Speaker, Oregon State Bar Health Law Section CLE, “Medicaid Provider Audits and Fraud
Investigations, Common Questions and Concerns”, October 2006
• Speaker, Federal Advocacy Center Health Care Fraud Training Course, “Special
Challenges in Joint Federal/State Health Care Fraud Investigations and Prosecutions”,
September 2006
• Speaker, Oregon Health Lawyers CLE, “Voluntary Disclosure of Health Care Fraud”,
December 2005
• Speaker, American Bar Association, Health Care Fraud Symposium, “Advanced Issues in
Pharmaceutical Fraud Enforcement”, May 2004 and May 2003; “State and Federal
Health Care Fraud Enforcement”, May 2000, May 2001, May 2002
• Speaker, American Conference Institute Pharmaceutical Marketing Conference, “Fraud and
Abuse Enforcement in the Sales and Marketing of Pharmaceuticals”, March 2003, October
2002, April 2002
• Speaker, Oregon District Attorney’s Association, “HIPAA Medical Records Confidentiality
Regulations – Impact on Law Enforcement”, August 2002
• Keynote speaker, Willamette University School of Law Symposium on Health Law,
“Health Care Fraud Enforcement, Then and Now”, April 2001
• Speaker, Long Term Care Ombudsman Training Conference, “Elder Abuse Investigations
and Enforcement”, October 2000
• Speaker, Oregon Elders in Action, “Health Care Fraud and You”, November 2000
• Co-author, Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Buster Manual, February 1998; Presenter, United
States Department of Health and Human Services Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Buster
Training, September 1998
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• Developer and Trainer, Oregon Police Academy Training Course on Elder/Dependent
Abuse, 1996-2000
• Speaker, HCFA/CMS Region X Health Care Fraud Training, “Role of the MFCU in
Managed Care”, August 1999
• Speaker, United States Department of Justice Nursing Home Training Conference,
“Training Law Enforcement to Investigate Elder/Dependent Abuse and Neglect”, July 1999
• Developer/Speaker/Facilitator, Oregon Statewide/Regional Conferences on
Elder/Dependent Abuse, 1996-1997
• Developer/Trainer, St. Louis County Metropolitan Police Academy, Juvenile Justice Course,
1988-1991
• Developer/Trainer, St. Louis County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children,
Juvenile Law Course, 1986-1992
• Contributor and Editor to numerous publications on Juvenile Law including “Missouri
Guardian ad Litem Standards”, 1995; “The Guardian ad Litem’s Role in Sexual Abuse
Cases”, winter 1995; Missouri Juvenile Law and Courts Committee Newsletter, 1989-1991;
and “A Manual for a Unified Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect”, summer 1987
• Co-author, Missouri Bar Deskbook on Juvenile Law, Chapter on Jurisdiction and Venue in
Juvenile Court, 1986-1992
• Co-author, Missouri Bar Deskbook on Appellate Practices and Extraordinary Remedies,
Chapter on Habeas Corpus, 1983; Co-author, Missouri Bar Deskbook on Criminal Practice,
Chapters on Release from Custody and Preliminary Hearings, 1983; Co-author, Missouri
Bar, Missouri Handbook on Evidence, 1982
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