HP&M Announces that Serra J. Schlanger has Joined the Firm as an Associate

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HP&M”) is pleased to announce that Serra J. Schlanger has joined the firm as an Associate. Ms. Schlanger assists clients with FDA regulatory strategy, compliance matters, and enforcement issues.  She has specific expertise with regard to federal and state health care fraud and abuse laws and defends clients in connection with government investigations and other enforcement inquiries.  Ms. Schlanger also advises clients on legal and regulatory issues associated with state licensure and CLIA certification.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Schlanger practiced in the health care and life sciences practice of a national law firm, where she provided regulatory and compliance counseling to a wide variety of health care providers, defended clients in government investigations, and advised clients on issues related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Before beginning her legal career, Ms. Schlanger worked in clinical administration at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City as a liaison between physicians, patients, researchers, and administrators.

Ms. Schlanger graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts in Science, Technology, and Society. She was a Leadership Scholar at the University of Maryland School of Law and graduated cum laude with a certification in Health Care Law.  While at the University of Maryland, she was the Executive Editor of the Journal of Health Care Law & Policy and a member of the National Health Law Moot Court team.  Ms. Schlanger is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and Maryland.