Lisa Pierce Reisz
Ms. Reisz is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the health care and litigation groups. Her practice has focused on health care privacy and security including HIPAA/HITECH, breach notification and state privacy laws. Ms. Reisz also has significant experience with state certification and licensing issues, fraud and abuse compliance counseling and litigation, NPDB reporting issues, performance improvement/peer review counseling and litigation, and medical staff governance issues.
Ms. Reisz has significant experience in the area of commercial and business litigation.
Ms. Reisz is a member of the firm’s Electronic Discovery and Information Management Committee, a member of the firm's Information Security Committee and she also serves as the firm’s pro bono coordinator.
Career highlights include:
- Successfully arguing before the Supreme Court of Ohio
- Successfully arguing before the 8th and 10th District Court of Appeals of Ohio
- Significant trial and hearing experience in the United States District Courts in Ohio, Delaware and New York, the Ohio state courts and administrative agencies
- Successfully defending numerous clients in summary judgment proceedings
- Successfully mediating numerous business and commercial litigation disputes
Ms. Reisz is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Columbus Bar Association.
Ms. Reisz has presented seminars on numerous topics including HIPAA and HITECH, meaningful use incentives, confidentiality of medical and mental health records, mediation, expert witnesses, depositions, Ohio’s proposed adoption of mandatory reporting for pro bono work, and successfully balancing a legal career and a family.
Ms. Reisz is an editor of the blog HealtHITech Law. The blog provides interesting and pertinent analysis of a variety of issues involving health information technology (HIT), specifically developments in HIT privacy and security including HIPAA/HITECH compliance and the interplay of state privacy laws, HER implementation and use challenges, review of new HIT tools and status of health information exchanges.
Ms. Reisz received her J.D. summa cum laude from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and a staff member and a Managing Editor of The Ohio State Law Journal. She received her B.A. cum laude from Harvard University.
Professional and Community Activities
- Columbus Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2011-present
- Legal Aid Society of Columbus, President, Board of Directors, 2009; Board Member, 2003-present; Programs Committee Chair, 2005-2008
- Ohio State Legal Services Association, Board of Directors, 2011
- CASA of Franklin County, Guardian Ad Litem, 1996-present
- The Bodiker Board, 2010-2011
- Junior League of Columbus, Sustainer, 2002-present; Advisory Council Chair, 2001-2002; Advisory Council, 2000-2001; Recording Secretary 1999-2000; Membership Team Vice President, 1998-1999; Provisional Co-Chair, 1997-1998; Provisional Co-Chair Elect, 1996-1997
- CBA Professional Ethics Committee, 2004-present
- CBA Homeless Project 2000-present
- Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Project, 2009-present
- Leadership Columbus, Class of 1997
Honors & Awards
- Heart of CASA Award, 2010
- Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, General Litigation, 2005-2007
- Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation, 2001-present
- Junior League of Columbus President’s Award, 2001-2002
- “Forty Under 40” Award, 2001
- Commitment to CASA Award, 1998 and 2001
- Columbus Jaycees Outstanding Young Citizen Award, 1998
News
- Reisz Included in Business First's "20 People to Know in Technology"
- Reisz Featured in Columbus Business First Story on HIPAA Compliance
- Vorys Establishes Health Information Technology Law Blog
- Court rejects BMV fee increase
- Vorys Partner Elected to Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors
- Vorys Litigators Achieve Victory in Driving Records Fee Case
- Vorys Partner named Board of Directors President of Legal Aid Society of Columbus
- Thirty-Six Vorys Attorneys Named Ohio Rising Stars
Events
- Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar
- Ohio Mental Health & the Law 2013
- HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules: The New Breach Standard
- Corporate Communications in the Digital Age
- HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules: Business Associate Challenges
- HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules: Updated Privacy Rule Changes
- HIPAA, HITECH and Confidentiality Training
- Webinar: HHS Releases Long-Awaited Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule
- Lawyers in Literature and Cinema: The Best and Worst of What Attorneys are Capable of Doing
- HIPAA Compliance During Litigation and Discovery
- LeadingAge Ohio 2012 Annual Conference
- Healthcare Provider Disputes and Litigation
- Privilege. Privacy. Preservation. Managing Risks with Electronic Communications Seminar
- OPRA 2012 Spring Conference: HIPAA Compliance
- 2012 OHIMA Annual Meeting: HIPAA Compliance
- Akron Bar Association: HIPAA Compliance
- Vorys Teleseminar: Internal Investigations in Health Care: Preparation, Reaction and Best Practices
- OPRA 2011 Fall Conference Health Care Reform: Implications for Providers
- Vorys Teleseminar: Meaningful Use and Physician Integration Strategies
- 2010 E-Discovery CLE
- Masters Series: Health Care Reform
Publications
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“Protecting Health Information Should Be A Top Priority,” Crain’s Cleveland Business, May 13, 2013
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"Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged...Via Online Resources," The Corporate Counselor, March 2011
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"Early Case Assessment: Get Experts Involved from Day One," ABA Section of Litigation, 2010
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“OIG Approves Physician Compensation for On-Call Services,” On The Horizon, October 2009
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“OIG Blesses Physician Group’s Proposal to Hire Part-Time Employees,” On The Horizon, April 2009
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“Leading the Ohio Legal Community to Ensure Access to Justice for the Poor,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 2004
- “Creating A Pro Bono Friendly Environment,” CBA Bar Briefs, November 2002
- Protecting Health Information Should Be a Top Priority
- Health Care Alert: HHS Previews Long-Awaited Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule
- Client Alert: Ohio Public Records Laws - New Caps to Damages and Defense to Damage Claims