Date: October 6, 2008
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone: (612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com

For Immediate Release

Sam Orbovich Joins Fredrikson & Byron

Minneapolis, MN October 6, 2008 – – Samuel D. Orbovich has joined the law firm of Fredrikson & Byron as an attorney in the firm’s Health Law group. His practice focuses on legal issues facing Medicaid and Medicare providers, including nursing facilities, Medicaid waiver providers, assisted living facilities, hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other licensed health professionals. Sam’s experience with those clients includes litigation before civil trial and appellate courts and federal and state administrative agencies, as well as advice on regulatory, contract, employment, reimbursement, and Vulnerable Adults Act issues. He has served as “general counsel” to many of his health care clients, who rely on his depth of knowledge to determine the most appropriate and cost-effective way to handle day-to-day matters. Sam received his J.D. degree from Capital University and his B.A. degree from Denison University.

Fredrikson & Byron is a 225-plus attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, London, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, tax and energy. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.