Zumpano Patricios & Winker, P.A. Continues Expansion

The Florida Newspaper published an article today on ZP&W continuing its "new globalism" approach to expansion with the opening of a Representative Office in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The article cited ZP&W's twelve offices in nine countries. The article also outlined the credentials of the new ZP&W Attorney Coordinator, Felipe Faltay Katz de Castro.

ZP&W's L.Desnick and H. Stoessel Article Published: "Providers Need Screening Policies for Workers"

The Daily Business Journal today contained an article written by Lori C. Desnick, Esq. and Heather K. Stoessel, Esq., both associates at ZP&W, on the importance of screening in the healthcare field. The article cited recent enforcement activity by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the OIG) in imposing penalties against providers that employ or contract with individuals or entities excluded from participation in federal health programs. The OIG has the power to exclude individuals and entities that have engaged in fraud and abuse and other unethical or unlawful behavior from federal health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS. The article noted that "only California has more federally excluded individuals than Florida, which has 3,498." The article warned that "every health care provider that receives federal health care funding should have written policies and procedures in place governing the screening of employees, independent contractors and outside vendors."

Joseph Zumpano, Leon Patricios & David Winker Were Listed in the July 2006 Edition of Florida Trend

Joseph Zumpano and Leon Patricios were listed in the July 2006 edition of Florida Trend magazine's "Legal Elite." Joseph Zumpano was listed in the practice area of Health Law and Leon Patricios was listed in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. David Winker was listed in the "Up & Coming Legal Elite" listing.