Cummins & White

Partner
ktaillon@cwlawyers.com

“I choose to be a facilitator of solutions rather than an obstacle to resolution.”

Ms. Taillon joined Cummins & White, LLP as a 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, California. Certified in Healthcare Compliance, Ms. Taillon focuses her practice on the representation of hospitals and other healthcare provider, is a trained mediator and arbitrator, and is a member of both the American Health Lawyers Association’s ADR panel of arbitrators and AAA Roster of Healthcare Neutrals.

Practice Areas

• Healthcare and Hospital Law
• Managed Care Contracting and Disputes
• Physician Contract Disputes
• Real Estate Transactions & Litigation
• Medical Staff & Disciplinary Proceedings
• Employment Disputes

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court (Central District of 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
• Pepperdine University/Strause Institute (ADR Training)

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

• State Bar of California
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Western State University Alumni Association
• Health Care Compliance Association
• Associate Member of the Hospital Association of Southern California

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, ABA/JAMS, AAA, and Straus Institute (Pepperdine Law)

Ms. Taillon currently serves as President of Western State University Alumni Association, and recently completed a two-year term as president of the Newport Harbor Bar Association.