Rachael Harrington

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ABOUT RACHAEL HARRINGTON

Rachael Harrington advises hospital and ambulatory surgical center medical staffs on medical staff governance and operations, including professional reporting statutes, credentialing and privileging, corrective action, fair hearing rights, bylaw and policy review, and matters pertaining to emergency department call panels and policies. She provides representation and guidance through peer review investigations and fair hearing proceedings. With a proactive approach to peer review and quality oversight, Rachael helps medical staffs navigate patient safety interests, physician rights, whistleblower retaliation claims, and behavioral and clinical related concerns. Rachael also advises on oversight agency investigations and subpoenas resulting from voluntary and required reporting obligations and patient privacy rights in relation to health care operations. Rachael has a background in and previously advised homeowner associations as general counsel in matters pertaining to homeowner association governance, elections, member disputes, and governing document enforcement.Rachael earned her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 2014 graduating magna cum laude. She received her bachelor’s degree with high honors in 2010 from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she studied Classis with an emphasis in Greek and Roman Culture and a minor in History. During law school, Rachael worked as a law clerk at Silldorf & Levine, LLP. She was an intern with the San Diego County Counsel’s office focusing on civil rights issues, while also volunteering with the City Heights Community Law Project, where she helped low-income individuals find legal counsel. Rachael also volunteered with the Professional Learning Community, mentoring teens that were in and out of the community school system. While studying at California Western, Rachael was the Executive Editor of Notes and Comments for the Law Review and was an honors instructor for Contracts I and II taught by Professor Joanna K. Sax.Rachael periodically served as an adjunct professor at California Western preparing students for the California State Bar Exam. She is an active member of the State Bar of California and the San Diego County Bar Association.