Email:
CBrouillard@fosteld.com
Chad P. Brouillard graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
with a B.A., magna cum laude, and with a dual major in English Literature and
Philosophy. He then graduated from Boston College with a M.A. in Philosophy.
During that time he worked with information technology for area Internet-based
startup companies. Thereafter, in 2003, Mr. Brouillard obtained his J.D. from
St. John University's School of Law with a Dean's List distinction. During
law school, Mr. Brouillard interned with the United States Attorney's Office
and then with the Hon. Joseph M. McLaughlin, United States Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit. He was also a Comment and Notes Editor for the American
Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Mr. Brouillard is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2003), State of New York (2004), the Federal District
Court for the District of Massachusetts (2005) and the United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit (2009).
Prior to joining Foster & Eldridge, LLP, Mr. Brouillard practiced general
civil litigation in New York, New York and more recently, Boston, Massachusetts,
where he focused on medical malpractice defense and healthcare law.
Mr.
Brouillard authored the articles,"Emerging Trends in Electronic Health Record Liability" and "The Impact of E-Discovery on Healthcare
Litigation" for the Defense Research Institute's national magazine, For
the Defense. In addition, he authored "The Silent E-Discovery Revolution in State Court" for the Massachusetts Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section Review, among others. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brouillard also co-authored the amicus brief on behalf of the MDLA in Leavitt v. Brockton Hospital, et al., (SJC-10296, June 9, 2009) which is the leading case limiting the potential liability of medical providers to non-patient third parties. Mr. Brouillard regularly lectures on
e-discovery in healthcare for Continuing Medical Education, Continuing Legal
Education and Risk Management programs.
On October 20, 2010, Attorney Brouillard will present at the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) Annual Claims/Risk Meeting in San Deigo, California, on the topic of "Healthcare Technology and Medical Liability: What Every Claims/Risk Manager Needs to Know about e-Discovery, EHRs, and Emerging Risks."
Present areas of practice include Medical Malpractice Defense, Health Care
Law, E-Discovery in Health Care, Representation of Medical Professionals before
State Licensing Agencies, Premises Liability, Education Law and General Civil
Litigation.
Memberships include: the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts
Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors), the Defense
Research Institute (E-Discovery Liaison for the Medical Liability Committee; SDLO Liaison - Massachusetts),
the Massachusetts Society for Healthcare Risk Management, and AHIMA.