Brian Kaser
Adjunct Professor
Law College Building
648 N. Shaw Lane Rm
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
briankaser@kaserlaw.com
Biography
Brian Kaser has practiced law since 1980 with large and mid-size law firms. Before opening his independent practice, he was the health care group leader in a firm of approximately 90 lawyers. For many years his practice has focused on the needs of three groups of clients: Elder service organizations, health care providers of all types, and non-profit corporations and trusts.
Mr. Kaser is a 1978 honors graduate of the Boston University School of Law, and served his initial apprenticeship in the law as clerk to the Chief Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals. He is rated "AV" in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest peer review rating achievable in the oldest peer-reviewed directory in the country. His name also has appeared in the national peer-reviewed compilation, "Best Lawyers in America" in 2010 and 2011. He is rated in the first tier in health care by US News and World Report, for 2010 and 2011.
Mr. Kaser is a frequent speaker at the American Health Lawyers Association's annual Long Term Care and the Law conference, which draws lawyers from all over the country. He has spoken on nursing home payment and resident rights issues and, most recently, legal ethics and corporate compliance. He has been an adjunct professor in health care law since 2002. He has produced his own digital casebook for his current course, Health Care Fraud and Abuse.
Mr. Kaser served the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (now LeadingAge) on its Financing Cabinet. The Cabinet recommended, and the LeadingAge board of directors approved, the Cabinet’s recommended policy initiative for funding long term care through the 21st century.
Mr. Kaser authored a chapter on the attorney/client privilege in the Health Care Compliance Manual, a publication of the Lexis/Nexis group.