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EMPLOYMENT

• LAW
  • Private Mediation, Arbitrations, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Alternative Resolution Centers^® (“ARC”)
    • MD JD Dispute Resolution (Founder)
    • Riverside County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Service, Inc.
  • Court-Connected and Regulatory Mediation, Arbitrations, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • Office of the Independent Administrator (Panel Arbitrator for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.)
    • Superior Court for the County of Riverside Civil Mediation Panel
    • Superior Court for the County of San Bernardino
    • Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles (LA Resolve Law)
    • Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles Mediation Volunteer Panel (LA MVP)
    • Superior Court for the County of Ventura Mediation Panel
  • Attorney
    • Fransen & Molinaro, LLP – Corona, CA (Founding Partner, 2006 to present) – Medical Malpractice, Medical Device and Prescription Drug Matters, Personal Injury, Real Estate, and General Civil Litigation
• MEDICINE
  • Practicing Physician – Urgent Care Medicine
    • California Emergency Physicians Medical Group (1993 to 2008)
    • Several urgent care facilities (2008 to 2017)
    • Brea Urgent Care (2017 to present)
  • Utilization Reviewer and Physician Advisor – Handling utilization review as well as working with claims teams handling complex medical management (authorizations/certifications/reserves), return to work, and QME/PQME/AME issues on disputed and/or litigated claims (2010 – present)

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EDUCATION

• LEGAL
  • Certificate (seven 25 hour courses) in Dispute Resolution, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (2024)
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.), Chapman University School of Law (2005)
• MEDICAL
  • Family Medicine Internship, UC – Irvine, College of Medicine (1993)
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) New Jersey Medical School (1991)
• UNDERGRADUATE
  • Biology (B.A.) Lafayette College (1987)

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HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (1996 to 2002)
• Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (1993 to 2007)

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PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

• Attorney – State Bar of California and United States District Courts (All Districts in CA)
• Physician & Surgeon – Medical Board of California
• Real Estate Broker – California Department of Real Estate
• Registered Prescriber – Drug Enforcement Administration

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ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Riverside County Bar Association
• Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (Board of Directors and Chair of the Sponsorship Committee)
• Statewide California Mediation Association

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• MCLE PRESENTATIONS
  • “Introduction to Medical Malpractice” QDR Services (August 14, 2015)
  • “Personal Injury 101: Liability, Damages, and Resolution” LA Superior Court (March 18, 2026)
  • “The Wizard of AI: Is this Yellow Brick Road a Path to the Standard of Care?” Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (May 07, 2026)
  • “Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is the Standard of Medical Care” ARC (Scheduled for July 30, 2026)
  • “Timing and Running the Early Mediation in a Medical Malpractice Case” MyLawCLE (Scheduled for September 28, 2026)
• PODCASTS
  • “Med Mal Perspectives from an Attorney, Physician, Mediator, and Arbitrator – Part 1” The Litigation Psychology Podcast (May 18, 2026)
  • “Med Mal Perspectives from an Attorney, Physician, Mediator, and Arbitrator – Part 2” The Litigation Psychology Podcast (May 25, 2026)
  • “The Use of AI in Medicine and Law” The Mediate This! Podcast (June 19, 2026)
  • “Mediating Medical Malpractice Cases” Doctors and Litigation: The L Word Podcast (Scheduled for September 25, 2026)
• PUBLICATIONS
  • “Medical Malpractice: EMRs Can Be Your Friend or Foe in a Lawsuit” Outpatient Surgery Magazine (July 09, 2015)
  • “How AI Rewrites the Medical Malpractice Script” Daily Journal (July 17, 2026)