MARILYN L. UZDAVINES (954) 262-6265 · [email protected]

MARILYN L. UZDAVINES (954) 262-6265 · Muzdavines@Nova.Edu

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Full Professor, 2018 - Present Associate Professor, 2017 Assistant Professor, 2013 – May 2017 Visiting Assistant Professor, 2012 – 2013  J.D. Courses: Health Care Organizations, Regulations, and Access, Health Care Compliance, Disability Law, Real Estate Transactions, and Legal Research & Writing I and II.  Masters of Science in Health Law Courses: Healthcare Regulatory Compliance, Legal Perspectives in Healthcare Ethics, Pharmaceutical Law, and Independent Research Seminar.

University of Barcelona, College of Law, Barcelona, Spain Visiting Associate Professor, Summer 2017  Law Course: The American System of Litigation - Intro to Civil Procedure  Faculty Lecture: Challenges to Mental Health Care Coverage under the Trump Administration

Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida Visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Skills, 2011 – 2012  Courses taught: Legal Research and Writing I and II.

PUBLICATIONS

 Healthcare in the Time of COVID-19: Stark Law Temporary Waivers Make the Case for Permanent Stark Law Reform (work in-progress), Summer 2020.

 The Great American Health Care System and the Dire Need for Change: Stark Law Reform as a Path to Value-Based Care. 7 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 573 (2020).

 Dying for a Solution: The Regulation of Medical Devices Falls Short in the 21st Century Cures Act. 18 Nev. L.J. 629 (2018).

 Introduction: Regulating Innovation in Healthcare: Protecting the Public or Stifling Innovation? 41 Nova L. Rev. 305 (2017). (symposium issue, co-authored)

 Superpriority of Remediation Liens: A Cure to the Virus of Blight. 45 U. Balt. L. Rev. 403 (2016).

 Barking Dogs: Code Enforcement Agencies are All Bark and No Bite (Unless the Inspectors Have Assault Rifles). 54 Washburn L.J. 161 (2014).

PRESENTATIONS

 Co-Presenter, Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Great Teaching Assistant Team, Legal Writing Institute One-Day Conference, University of Miami School of Law, Miami, FL, December 2011.

 Presenter, Preparing Practice-Ready Students: Incorporating Billing Concepts in Lawyering Skills and Values, Legal Writing Institute One-Day Conference, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2012.

 Presenter, Incorporating Billing Techniques in Your First Year Curriculum, Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, American University Washington College of Law, Washington D.C., March 2013.

 Presenter, Best Practices in Live Grading, Teaching Tips Presentation for LSV faculty at Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2013.

 Presenter, Teaching Grammar: 5 Minutes a Day Keeps the Red Pen Away, Southeastern Regional Legal Writing Conference, Stetson College of Law, April 2014.

 Presenter, Moving Beyond Apples to Apples: Why using a statute-based problem for the first assignment in the first semester improves the overall analysis in 1L CREACs, Legal Writing Institute National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 2014.

 Presenter, Barking Dogs: Code Enforcement Agencies are All Bark and No Bite (Unless the Inspectors Have Assault Rifles). South Florida Developing Ideas Workshop, Miami, FL, June 2014.

 Co-Presenter, Teaching Social Justice Through Housing Law, Society of American Law Teachers National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 2014.

 Co-Presenter, Legal Research and Writing: It’s More Than Just a Memo, Legal Writing Institute One-Day Conference, University of Miami School of Law, December 2014.

 Presenter, Superpriority of Remediation Liens: A Cure to the Virus of Blight. South Florida Developing Ideas Workshop, Miami, FL, June 2015.

 Co-Teacher, Teaming Up to Help Patients: Medical-Legal Partnerships. Taught one class session for an Interprofessional Education Leadership Course through Nova Southeastern University, March 2016.

 Co-Presenter, Cases and Role-Playing Scenarios Regarding Health Care Compliance Issues Specific to the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the False Claims Act, Interprofessional Education Day 2016, Nova Southeastern University, March 2016.

 Panelist, Perspectives on Legal-Medical Interprofessionalism, 39th Annual Health Law Professors Conference, June 2016.

 Presenter, Dying for a Solution: The Regulation of Complementary and Alternative Medical Devices, South Florida Developing Ideas Workshop, Miami, FL, June 2016.

 Presenter, Drafting in the Classroom, Global Law Consortium Conference, July 2016.

 Discussion Group Participant, Hot Topics in Health Law and Bioethics, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, August 2016.

 Media Interview with the Florida Record to discuss the Florida Supreme Court case Mendez, Jr. v. Hampton Court Nursing Center, LLC (Fla. 2016), regarding the use of arbitration clauses in nursing home admission agreements, November 4, 2016.

 Guest lecturer for a Foundations of Public Health course at NSU Masters of Public Health program discussing Medical Legal Partnerships, November 14, 2016.

 Guest lecturer for an Interprofessional Leadership course at Nova Southeastern University discussing Interprofessional Practice and Medical Legal Partnerships, February 28, 2017.

 Faculty Facilitator for Interprofessional Education Day 2017 at Nova Southeastern University through the Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, March 20. 2017.

 Faculty Lecture at the University of Barcelona College of Law, Challenges to Mental Health Care Coverage under the Trump Administration, May 9, 2017.

 Discussion Group Participant, Recent Developments in Health Law and Public Health Ethics, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, July, 2017.

 Presenter, Faculty Symposium, Legal Implications of Genetic Testing to Determine Predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease. February 1, 2018.

 Faculty Case Study Facilitator, NSU Interprofessional Education Day, March 19, 2018.

 Panelist, Disability, Diversity, and Decisions across the Lifespan, 41st Annual Health Law Professors Conference, June 2018.

 Panel Moderator, Current Legal Issues in Healthcare Discrimination, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, August 10, 2018.

 Discussion Group Participant, Discussion on Health Law and Bioethics, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, August 2018.

 Discussion Group Participant, Discussion on Health Law and Bioethics, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, August 2019.

 Presenter, Experiences on an Interprofessional Health Care Team, Nova Southeastern University, College of Allopathic Medicine, August 2019.

 Co-Organizer, NSU Law Review Symposium, First Do No Harm: A Patient-Driven Approach to Navigating the Health Law, Intellectual Property, and Technology Maze, October 2019.

 Health Law Expert for Interprofessional Grand Rounds on Genetic Discrimination, NSU College of Allopathic Medicine, October 2019.

 Health Law Expert for Interprofessional Grand Rounds on Behavioral Health Care Coverage, NSU College of Allopathic Medicine, November 2019.

 Presenter, Medical Ethics and the HIPAA Privacy Rule, NSU College of Allopathic Medicine, November 2019.

 Discussant, Health Care Compliance Roundtable, Hot Topics in Health Care Compliance, December 2019.

 Interviewed by Florida Today/USA today – HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Public Health Exception for COVID-19, March 2020.

 Panelist, Opioid Curriculum Integration Initiative, NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Opioid Grant, May 2020.

SERVICE

 Co-Advisor, PULSE! Health Law Student Association  Co-Advisor, Hispanic Student Bar Association  Co-Advisor, L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition  Co-Advisor, NSU Law Review Symposium on Health Law (2016, 2018, 2019)  Member, Governance Committee (2013-2016)  Member, Program Review Committee (2016-2017)  Member, Admissions Committee (2017-2018)

 Member, Masters in Health Law Online Curriculum Task Force (2015-2016)  Member, Steering Committee for NSU Interprofessional Education Day (2015-2018)  Member, NSU Interprofessional Education Planning Committee (2018, 2019)  Member, Florida Bar Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (2014-2018)  Affiliated Faculty Member, Leadership Thread, College of Allopathic Medicine (2017)  Co-Organizer, ExEL Early Immersion Program for Nova College of Law (2017)  Co-Organizer, Healthcare Compliance Curriculum Development for Accreditation (2018)  Chair, Admissions Committee (2018-2019)  Chair, Curriculum Committee (2019-2020)  Contract, Renewal, Promotion, Tenure Committee (2020-2021)

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Levin College of Law Juris Doctor, May 2003, magna cum laude (Top 2 % ) Order of the Coif Symposium Editor, Florida Law Review Teacher Assistant, Legal Research & Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Trial Practice Research Assistant, Professor Douglas C. Miller Judicial Extern, Honorable Judge Susan C. Bucklew, United States Middle District of Florida

University of Florida B.A. in Political Science, December 1999, magna cum laude Community Chair, Phi Alpha Delta, Political Honors Society

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Uzdavines Law Group, P.A., Tampa, Florida Partner, 2004 – 2011  Civil litigation practice with emphasis on commercial and residential real estate law.

Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, Florida Associate, 2003 – 2004  Mergers and acquisitions, general corporate governance, and entity formation.

BAR ADMISSIONS

 State of Florida and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida