Contact Information

555 Capitol Mall 9th Floor

Sacramento CA 95814

916.325.4527: T

916.444.8989: F

mbrownstein@mhalaw.com

Practice Focus

Health Care

Commercial Litigation

Martin G. Brownstein | Attorney

Professional Experience

Martin joined McDonough Holland & Allen PC in 2005 and practices in the firm’s Health Care practice group. His practice includes health care operational issues and commercial and contractual litigation and arbitration. He is developing expertise in coordination of benefits. Martin also has experience in several other areas of civil litigation including public entity defense, construction litigation, and products liability defense.

Prior to joining McDonough, Martin was a Senior Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he provided licensing related consulting services to software vendors, including Autodesk and Cisco Systems. He also managed and conducted license compliance examinations for technology companies, including Microsoft, Sony and DuPont.

Representative Matters

Represented hospitals in a high stakes dispute with a non-contracted health plan regarding the value of the services provided by the hospitals to the members of the health plan.

Represented a hospital in a dispute that arose out of a failed joint venture between the hospital and a physician group to operate an ambulatory surgery center.

Represented a third party administrator for a medical group in a dispute arising from the denial of services to a health plan member.

Provided regulatory compliance and contracting advice to hospitals regarding coordination of benefits-related matters involving a diverse group of commercial and government payers.

Advise hospitals on charging and pricing related matters.

Presentations/Publications

Author, “If You Have Not Done So Recently, It May Be Time to Review Your On-Call Arrangements,” McDonough Health Care Law Bulletin, June 2008

Author, “Sutter Health Coordination of Benefits Manual and Reference Guide”

Contributing author, American Health Lawyers Association Year in Review, 2005-2006

Author and presenter, “Electronic Licensing: A New Model for the New Millennium,” American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on Software Licensing & Distribution, San Francisco, May 2000

Leadership Positions/Affiliations

Member, State Bar of California – Litigation Section

Member, Sacramento County Bar Association – Health Law Section

Member, American Health Lawyers Association – Managed Care Section

Judge Pro Tem, El Dorado County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

Clerkships

Judicial Extern to Honorable Carolyn Turchin, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

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Admitted to Practice

State Bar of California, 1993

United States District Court, Eastern District of California

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education

University of Southern California Law Center

J.D., 1993

University of California, Berkeley

B.A., History, 1988

London School of Economics and Political Science, 1986-1987