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Al Mercado, Esq.


Mr. Mercado is the managing attorney for the East Meadow office of Fager Amsler Keller & Schoppmann, LLP. In addition to his managerial responsibilities, Mr. Mercado practices in the fields of professional liability, premises liability, insurance litigation, and healthcare law. Mr. Mercado litigates cases in both the New York state and federal courts involving professional malpractice, general negligence, contractual issues, and insurance coverage. He has successfully litigated insurance coverage cases at the trial and appellate level, and prepared and successfully argued appeals in various appellate courts in New York State, including motions to the court of appeals. As a counselor at law, Mr. Mercado regularly provides practical risk management advice to physicians, dentists, hospitals, and medical organizations throughout New York State on various risk management topics. In doing so, Mr. Mercado provides practical guidance to many medical-legal and regulatory issues. As a lecturer, Mr. Mercado has presented lectures to various organizations and medical societies that include the Richmond County Medical Society, the Myanmar American Medical Education Society, the Nassau County Dental Society, the New York State Dental Association, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and MLMIC Insurance Company, as well as numerous hospitals throughout the New York metropolitan area. Moreover, he was featured with ophthalmologist John Lombardo, MD, in a highly rated risk management module on the medical-legal issues surrounding LASIK procedures. Similarly, Mr. Mercado has authored and published articles on various legal and risk management topics. Mr. Mercado is admitted to practice law in New York State and the Eastern District of the State of New York (1993). He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (BS, magna cum laude, 1989) and Hofstra University School of Law (1992). Mr. Mercado is a member of the New York State Bar Association as well as the Suffolk County Bar Association.

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Most Common Lawsuits Against Physicians


Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 2-A Credit

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Claims and Lessons Learned


Total Credits: 1 including 1.00 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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In this session, Mr. Mercado will cover best practices to address patient follow-up, noncompliance and documentation in order to promote safe patient care.
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NYSOMS 2023 Regional Osteopathic Convention (On Demand)


Total Credits: 26.25 including 26.25 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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Jordan Keys, DO |  Gerard A. Baltazar, D.O. |  Donald Krieff, DO, FACOS |  Al Mercado, Esq. |  Thomas Gallo, PA-C, Esq. |  William Blazey, DO, FACOFP |  Jerry Balentine, DO, FACOEP, FACEP |  Arunabh Talwar, MD |  ....
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