Frank Gamma has been practicing law since 1992 and has developed a practice exclusively representing physicians. Mr. Gamma is a founding partner of Kessenick, Gamma & Free. He brings a comprehensive mix of services to his client base which includes over 100 organized medical groups... View Bio Doug has practiced law since 1991 when he graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law. Since that time Doug has focused his practice on the legal and business needs of physicians... View Bio Larry has practiced law since 1970 when he graduated from Hastings College of the Law. He began his career with the Hassard Bonnington firm, representing the CMA and many physician clients... View Bio Since joining the firm in 2007, Daniel has concentrated his practice on corporate, business and regulatory matters for physicians, medical groups, independent practice associations (IPAs), and medical specialty societies... View Bio Daniel has practiced law since 1981 when he graduated from the University of Santa Clara School of Law. He has worked with our firm since 2007 and joined the firm as Of Counsel in 2011. He began his legal... View Bio    View Bios fgamma@kgf-lawfirm.com 415-362-6412 Frank Gamma has been practicing law since 1992 and has developed a practice exclusively representing physicians. Mr. Gamma is a founding partner of the firm. He brings a comprehensive mix of services to his client base which includes over 150 organized medical groups. Mr. Gamma has developed a system of integrated legal representation for his medical group and physician clients and uses a network of other lawyers to bring the necessary legal expertise to bear while operating as the “primary care” attorney for his medical groups and physicians. Frank has been awarded the distinguished status of being “Northern California Super Lawyers,” a publication that annually lists lawyers it considers to be the finest in California. Prior to beginning his law practice, Frank had over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare administration field. He started his career at Blue Shield of California working in the Medicare program, managing the Medicare Fair Hearing Department, and writing the Medicare Bulletin. He left Blue Shield and was briefly in hospital administration, after which he focused his career on medical group management. He managed three large multispecialty groups, including a 50-physician group. Mr. Gamma is a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives ("the College"). This is the highest credential that an individual in the medical practice executive field can hold. He is the only individual in the Country who is a practicing attorney, holds an MBA in Health Services Administration and is a Fellow in the College. This combination of credentials allows him to bring his extensive experience and knowledge to bear in assisting physicians in organizing strong medical groups through which they can survive and thrive in the current managed care environment. He has published many articles and spoken at many conferences and organizations of both physicians and medical group managers. dfree@kgf-lawfirm.com 415-362-6414 Doug has practiced law since 1991 when he graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law. Since that time Doug has focused his practice on the legal and business needs of physicians, including serving as general counsel to the California Society of Plastic Surgeons since 1997, and representing many medical groups throughout California. Doug also has a background in professional liability defense and experience in real estate matters, including commercial leases. He regularly advises in all areas of physician business law, including corporate, tax, and regulatory. He was formerly with Hanson, Bridgett, and, before that, with the Law Offices of Charles O’Brien, which served as general counsel to The Doctors Company, a major physician malpractice insurance company. Doug has been with the firm since its inception and he became a partner on January 1, 2008. lkessenick@kgf-lawfirm.com 415-362-9408 Larry has practiced law since 1970 when he graduated from Hastings College of the Law. He began his career with the Hassard Bonnington firm, representing the CMA and many physician clients. Larry joined the Hanson Bridgett firm in 1973 and was a partner until he left in 2006 to form the Kessenick, Phillips & Gamma firm. Larry acts as legal counsel to many physician groups, and regularly advises in complex business transactions. His clients include the California Radiological Society and Brown & Toland Medical Group where he serves regularly as outside counsel. He has special expertise in all forms of health regulatory law as they affect the formation of physician business ventures, including Stark II, the federal anti-kickback law, and the Speier law. He is past president of the California Society of Healthcare Attorneys and served as a board member for many years. He is general counsel to one of the firm’s few non-healthcare clients, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the regional accrediting association for colleges and universities throughout California. He has been awarded the highest AV peer rating by the Martindale Hubble law directory; he is listed in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America; he is recognized by corporate counsel as a “Top Lawyer” and was selected as a super lawyer by the “Northern California Super Lawyers.” dzacharia@kgf-lawfirm.com 415-568-2000 Since joining the firm in 2007, Daniel has concentrated his practice on corporate, business and regulatory matters for physicians, medical groups, independent practice associations (IPAs), and medical specialty societies. Daniel became a partner of the firm in January 2013. Daniel advises clients on medical group formation, integration, and governance; business models for ancillary services involving management services organizations (“MSOs”); compliance with the federal “Stark” and California “PORA” anti-referral laws, the federal “Fraud & Abuse” and California “650” anti-kickback laws, and the federal and state patient privacy laws; physician employment and contracting; and California’s Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act and the Prohibition Against the Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine. Daniel graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2001, and received his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2007. He is a member of The State Bar of California, the California Society of Healthcare Attorneys, and the American Health Lawyers Association. dstreet@kgf-lawfirm.com 916-920-9005 Daniel has practiced law since 1981 when he graduated from the University of Santa Clara School of Law. He has worked with our firm since 2007 and joined the firm as Of Counsel in 2011. He began his legal career with a San Jose firm in 1981, moving to Sacramento in 1988 to open his own firm. His practice in San Jose included work in the areas of insurance and employment law, personal injury and general civil litigation. After moving to Sacramento, he continued to develop his emphasis in the area of employment law (for both employers and employees), insurance claims and coverage issues for insureds and claimants, real estate litigation, and general civil and business litigation. In addition, he provides arbitration, mediation, and ADR services. Daniel is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in California. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1981), Eastern District of California (1982), Central District of California (1993), and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1984). He has handled civil litigation matters throughout Southern and Northern California and has been involved in civil litigation in other states, including Oregon and Texas, where he was counsel pro hac vice (a procedure allowing an out-of-state attorney to be admitted for a particular case). Daniel serves as a judge pro tem in Sacramento County Superior Court, presiding over settlement conferences in civil cases scheduled for trial. He also serves by appointment as a mediation panelist and arbitrator for the Sacramento County Superior Court and a Dispute Resolution Conference judge pro tem in El Dorado County Superior Court. Daniel has received an AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell. Denice Player dplayer@kgf-lawfirm.com 415-362-9415 Denice has worked with Frank Gamma since 1997. She is legal assistant to Frank Gamma and Douglas Free and assists in the firm's medical group formation activities. She is a member of the San Francisco Paralegal Association. She is a native of Marin County. Michele Maley mmaley@kgf-lawfirm.com 415-362-9409 Michele grew up in El Paso, Texas and moved to California in 2000. She’s been in the legal field since coming to California and working with Larry Kessenick since 2003. She has a BA in English/American Literature from the University of Texas at El Paso.   Attorney Index Frank E. Gamma Douglas S. Free Laurence W. Kessenick Daniel I. Zacharia Daniel A. Street Support Staff