Gary LaHendro
BURBANK OFFICE
303 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 700
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 559-4477 Phone
(818) 559-5484 Fax
glahendro@sacfirm.com
Education
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 1993
B.S., California State University, Northridge, 1989
Bar Admissions
California, 1993
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2007
United States District Court for the Central District of California, 1993
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2006
United States District Court for the Southern District of California, 2009
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2001
Biography
Mr. LaHendro joined the firm in 2006 and serves as one of the firm's two supervising attorneys/team leaders in the Litigation Department. As such, he is responsible for first chairing state and federal court trials and arbitrations as well as managing a team of litigation attorneys who represent the interests of health care providers in the area of managed care reimbursement. His practice focuses upon provider/payor contract disputes. Mr. LaHendro has successfully represented healthcare providers in court trials, administrative law proceedings, mediations, and binding arbitrations, including a recent arbitration award in excess of $1.5 million.
As a member of the firm’s appellate team, Mr. LaHendro recently won an appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In Catholic Healthcare West Bay Area v. Seafarers Health & Benefits Plan, No. 07-15281, 2008 WL 4951648 (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2008), the U.S. Court of Appeals found St. Mary’s Medical Center’s breach of contract claims against Seafarers Health & Benefits Plan were not preempted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
In 2000, the County of Los Angeles awarded Mr. LaHendro a commendation for his work as a certified mediator.