Sara Tanner is an Attorney in the Firm’s Orange County office and a member of the Litigation and Health Care practice groups. Ms. Tanner represents health systems, hospitals, physician groups, and other providers in complex commercial litigation. Ms. Tanner has experience in state and federal court, as well as in arbitration related to a broad range of disputes.

Ms. Tanner focuses her practice on representing healthcare clients in contracted and out-of-network reimbursement disputes against managed care organizations and health insurers. Ms. Tanner has experience in all stages of litigation, from action initiation to settlement negotiation or trial. She also advises clients regarding managed care contracting and revenue cycle best practices to assist clients in avoiding litigation where possible.

Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Tanner served as in-house counsel for one of the nation’s largest health systems, where she focused primarily on payor reimbursement and contracting disputes, and implemented key revenue cycle strategies at acute care hospitals in California and Nevada. Ms. Tanner also previously worked at a boutique health care firm where she recovered millions of dollars from managed care organizations on behalf of provider clients.

While in law school, Ms. Tanner completed an externship at the Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”)’s Office of Enforcement. DMHC’s Office of Enforcement ensures that Health Maintenance Organizations and certain Preferred Provider Organizations in California comply with the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, the governing managed care statutes and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Bar Admissions

• California