ATTORNEY KIMBERLY BARONE SPEAKS ON NURSING HOME ABUSE

Mt. Pleasant, SC (March 21, 2007) - Motley Rice attorney Kimberly Barone has been selected to lead the discussion "Common Types of Claims Being Filed and Litigated" at the Nursing Home Malpractice: Evaluating and Addressing Accountability seminar in Columbia, S.C. on April 27, 2007. The seminar is hosted by the National Business Institute (NBI), one of the largest providers of legal and professional education in the U.S. The goal of this seminar is to provide continuing legal education (CLE) for attorneys on effective strategies and procedures for current nursing home litigation as well as specialized information on the ethics and surrounding issues of this area of law.

As a faculty member, Barone will address ways to detect signs of negligent care and administrative failures. She will also discuss investigating nursing home injuries and the emerging challenge of wandering residents. Barone leads the Motley Rice nursing home litigation team, which is committed to representing the elderly, our nation's most defenseless population. Barone has been involved in numerous nursing home abuse and neglect and assisted living facility cases and is a frequent lecturer on these issues. Barone earned a B.A. degree from Clemson University and a J.D. from California Western School of Law. She is licensed in California and South Carolina.

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