Karen L. Taillon
Video
Case Studies
- Breach of Agency Contract
(pdf) - Healthcare Related Case Studies
- Employment & Wrongful Termination
- Managed Care Contract Litigation
- Hospital Real Estate Litigation
Partner
ktaillon@cwlawyers.com
“I choose to be a facilitator of solutions rather than an obstacle to resolution.”
Ms. Taillon joined Cummins & White’s Newport Office as a contract partner in 1993, returning to private practice from her position as corporate vice president and general counsel for United Western Medical Centers, a multi-facility health system in Orange County. Certified in Healthcare Compliance, Ms. Taillon focuses her practice on the representation of hospitals and other healthcare providers and is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association’s panel of arbitrators.
Practice Areas
- Healthcare and Hospital Law
- Managed Care Contracting and Disputes
- Physician Contract Disputes
- Real Estate Transactions & Litigation
- General Contract Law
- Employment Disputes
Bar Administration
- State Bar of California
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Central California
- U.S. District Court, Western Pennsylvania
- Mississippi State Bar (Limited Special Appointment)
Education
- BS (Law), California State University, Fullerton
- BS (Law), Western State University College of Law
- JD, Western State University College of Law
Representative Clients
- Adventist Health System, West
- Adventist Health Managed Care
- Simi Valley Hospital and Healthcare Services
- Hanford Community Medical Center
- San Joaquin Community Medical Center
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Recognition
Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory’s highest AV rating
Memberships
- California Hospital Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Western State University Alumni Association
- Health Care Compliance Association
Charitable Interests and Community Service
Ms. Taillon was specially admitted to the Mississippi State Bar to provide pro bono legal services to Hurricane Katrina victims.
Special Notes
Ms. Taillon graduated magna cum laude from Western State University College of Law. She is certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) by the Health Care Compliance Association and is a trained arbitrator by the American Health Lawyers Association.
Ms. Taillon currently serves as parliamentarian on the Board of Directors of Western State University Alumni Association, and recently completed a two-year term as president of the Newport Harbor Bar Association.
