Calvin Raup

Calvin L. Raup was born in Austin, Texas and is admitted in Texas (1975) and Arizona (1976). He is rated “AV Preeminent” 5.0 of 5 by Martindale Hubbell. Cal’s peers have recognized him as one of the Best Lawyers in America in four categories: Healthcare Law, Personal Injury & Death Litigation, Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Litigation and Defense Medical Malpractice Litigation. He annually appears in Phoenix Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” issue.

Cal has tried medical malpractice and wrongful death cases throughout the state of Arizona. He represents healthcare providers in licensing and disciplinary matters before their state licensing boards, including the most serious disciplinary matters before the Office of Administrative Hearings. He has substantial experience in the representation of Impaired Physicians.

Since 1999 Cal has held a faculty position at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, where he participated in the development of the Intersessions Curriculum. He is a regular lecturer on medicolegal and risk management topics to physicians in training and physicians in active practice.

Cal’s healthcare expertise includes the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) and Arizona law governing credentialing and peer review of hospital medical staff members. He represents hospital medical staffs and individual physicians in credentialing and peer review matter, fair hearings and appeals.

PRACTICE AREAS / AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Medical Malpractice Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Medical Board investigations:
• • Licensure;
  • Disciplinary matters;
  • Impaired Physician rehabilitation.
• Medical Staff Matters:
• • Credentialing;
  • Peer Review;
  • Fair Hearings.
• Healthcare, including Long Term Care
• Risk Management Education

PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

• “Protecting Medical Group Quality and Risk Data”
• “The Impaired Physician in Your Group”
• “Credentialing and Peer Review – a Primer for Physicians and Hospital Administration”
• “Credentialing and Peer Review – a Primer for Non-Healthcare Attorneys”
• The “Independent Medical Staff”
• Arizona Claims Management Handbook
• “EMTALA: Taming the COBRA.”
• “BOMEX: Friend or Foe?”
• “The Open Meeting Law Paradox”
• “Wrongful Death Litigation: Avoiding the Landmines”

Cal has addressed numerous conferences, at the invitation of organizations, including:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
• Arizona Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
• American Health Lawyers Association
• American College of Healthcare Administrators
• Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
• Arizona Association of Community Health Centers
• State Bar of Arizona
• Arizona Institute of Continuing Legal Education
• Barrow Neurological Institute
• University of Arizona College of Medicine
• Banner Health System
• CIGNA HealthCare
• The Medical Quality Commission
• Unified Medical Group Association
• Maricopa County Medical Society
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• MICA
• FHP

Cal’s presentations have focused on medical malpractice liability; risk management, long term care liability, EMTALA, credentialing, peer review and corporate liability and courtroom technology.

EDUCATION / HONORS

• Texas Tech School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1975. Order of the Coif.
• University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1971

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona
• State Bar of Texas
• Maricopa County Arizona Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Arizona Association of Healthcare Lawyers

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating
• Selected by peers as “The Best Lawyers in America” in Health Care
• Law, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation and by Phoenix Magazine to appear in its annual “Top Lawyers” issue

COURT ADMISSIONS

• 1975, Texas; 1976, Arizona
• Federal District Court for the District of Arizona
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals