WACHLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Adrienne Dresevic
Royal Oak, Michigan

Partner
phone	(248) 544-0888
fax	(248) 544-3111
email	Email Me

ADRIENNE DRESEVIC is a partner with WACHLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. She graduated Cum Laude from Central Michigan University in 1993 and was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and the Student Accounting Society. Prior to entering law school, she worked as an auditor in the Asset based Lending Group of NBD where she was promoted to an officer in 1995. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 2002 where she was elected as a member of the Order of the Coif. While at Wayne State, she was the recipient of Wayne Faculty Awards in Criminal Law and Contracts, Dean Scholarship, and Scholarship for outstanding performance in Health Law.

Ms. Dresevic practices in all areas of healthcare law and devotes a substantial portion of her practice to providing clients with counsel and analysis regarding Stark and fraud and abuse. She also regularly assists clients with compliance issues, reimbursement issues, and payor audits.

Ms. Dresevic is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section).

Areas of Practice:: Health & Health Care Law

Bar Admissions:: Michigan, 2002; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2005; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2005

Education:: Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2002
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif, Member
Honors: Recipient of Wayne Faculty Awards in Criminal Law and Contracts
Honors: Dean Scholarship
Honors: Gold Key Certficate
Honors: Alpert Foundation Scholarship for Outstanding Scholary Achievement
Honors: Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in Health Law; Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1993
B.S.B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society Member
Honors: Student Accounting Society
Major: Accounting

Published Works:: "2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Despite Non-Finalization of Stark Proposals, Final Rule Contains Major Implications for Diagnostic Testing Arrangements", The Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section, February, 2008; "Medicare's anti-markup rule partially delayed until 2009", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 4., No. 1, Spring, 2008; "Stark II Phase III: The Current Stark Reality", Oakland County Bar Association, Laches, January, 2008; "2008 Medicare physician fee schedule: Final rule has far reaching implications for physician practices providing diagnostic testing", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter, 2008; "Stark II Phase III - The Full Picture", Special Edition: The Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section, September, 2007; "Final phase of Stark regulations finally here - but it may not really be over", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall, 2007; "A healthcare franchise: Add to shopping cart", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer, 2007; "Stark Reality: What Every Physician Should Know!", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer, 2007; "Cash care and retail medicine opportunities enhance your practice: Legal issues every doctor should know", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring, 2007; "Legal issues impacting physician practices: Providing physical therapy services", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer, 2006; "Physician-ownership in ambulatory surgery centers", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 2., No. 2, Summer, 2006; "Physician compensation: What's legal?", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring, 2006; "Stark and Anti-Kickback Protection for E-Prescribing and Electronic Health Records", The Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section, Vol. 18, No. 2, December, 2005; "Does Your Practice Qualify as a Group Practice under Stark?", Michigan Medical Law Report, Vol. 1, No. 3, Fall, 2005; "STARK II PHASE II is Here - Have you Analyzed Your Healthcare Clients' Financial Relationships?", Laches, July, 2004; "The Phase II Final Stark Regulations Are Here - Are You Ready?", Pulse, July 16, 2004; "Stark II - Phase II - The Final Voyage", Special Edition: The Health Lawyer, The ABA Health Law Section, April, 2004; "The Phase II Final Stark Regulations Are Here - Are You Ready?", Wachler & Associates, P.C., Detroit Medical News, April 12, 2004

Classes/Seminars Taught:: "Changes in Health Law That Every Physician Should Know", Michigan Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (MAPI) 2008 Summer CME Meeting, June 8, 2008; Recent Developments and Key Legal Issues Impacting Radiology Practices, AHRA 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, July 8, 2007 - July 12, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Michigan, Health Care Law Section; American Health Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions:: Asset Based Lending Group of NBD, Auditor, 1991 - 1993; Asset Based Lending Group of NBD, Officer