Program Details
2026-04-22 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-04-22 13:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
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1:00 pm - 1:15 pm ESTSuccessful healthcare litigation often hinges on how well counsel and a financial expert collaborate from the outset. This segment explores best practices for engaging an expert early, defining roles, building a collaborative workflow, and leveraging expert insight to sharpen strategy while minimizing exposure to financial damages.
G. Don BarboIngrid Aguirre 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm ESTNot all financial experts are equally suited to every matter, and knowing what your expert can credibly address is as critical as knowing when to retain one. This segment surveys the full range of qualified support, including physician compensation benchmarking, fair market value opinions, buy/sell valuations, and economic damages calculations across the spectrum of healthcare disputes.
Ingrid AguirreG. Don Barbo 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ESTEven experienced litigators can undermine a strong expert by falling into preventable traps, from delayed engagement and poor document management to misaligned assumptions. This segment identifies the most frequent breakdowns in the counsel-expert relationship and offers actionable strategies for structuring communications, preparing experts for deposition, and safeguarding opinion integrity throughout the life of a case.
Ingrid AguirreG. Don BarboG. Don Barbo is a Managing Director at VMG Health specializing in healthcare business valuation and litigation support. With more than 23 years of exclusive healthcare industry experience, Don leads the firm’s litigation and disputes valuation practice, delivering rigorous financial analysis and expert testimony in high stakes matters involving health systems, physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and other complex healthcare entities.
Ingrid Aguirre is a Director at VMG Health specializing in litigation within the Business Valuation Practice. She provides valuation, transaction advisory, and litigation consulting services to healthcare clients including hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, laboratories, physician groups, law firms, and governmental agencies.
G. Don Barbo is a Managing Director at VMG Health specializing in healthcare business valuation and litigation support. With more than 23 years of exclusive healthcare industry experience, Don leads the firm’s litigation and disputes valuation practice, delivering rigorous financial analysis and expert testimony in high stakes matters involving health systems, physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and other complex healthcare entities.
Ingrid Aguirre is a Director at VMG Health specializing in litigation within the Business Valuation Practice. She provides valuation, transaction advisory, and litigation consulting services to healthcare clients including hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, laboratories, physician groups, law firms, and governmental agencies.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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