Nicholas Gachassin, Jr.

Nicholas Gachassin, Jr. is the founder and Senior Partner of Gachassin Law Firm. His experience includes representing hospital service district boards, rendering advice concerning medical staff matters, EMTALA/COBRA compliance, medical ethics, informed consent, professional liability matters and risk management, and defense of medical malpractice and general liability claims. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1970.


Education:

Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana C J.D., 1970

University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana

          B.A., Business Administration, 1967

Member:

Louisiana State Bar Association 

Lafayette Parish Bar Association

Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel 

Defense Research Institute

American Academy of Hospital Attorneys 

American Society of Hospital Risk Management

American Health Lawyers Association

American Hospital Association

Louisiana Hospital Association

Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys

National Home Care Association

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Louisiana Rural Health Association

Emergency Department Practice Management Association

Appointments:

Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel; Louisiana Department of   

          Health and Hospitals

General Counsel, Home Care Association of Louisiana

Member, Ethics Committee, Opelousas General Hospital

Member, Ethics Committee, Eunice Regional Medical Center

Member, Early Intervention Committee, Lafayette General 

          Medical Center

Member, Ethics Committee, Lafayette General Medical Center

Board Member, Hospice Foundation of Louisiana, Inc.

Member, Emergency Department Committee, Lafayette 

          General Medical Center

Legal Liaison, EMS Council