Brian Bursa is a founder and administrative partner of Ullman Bursa Law. Mr. Bursa’s practice includes employment law, general liability, guardianships, and the defense of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, doctors and hospitals. Mr. Bursa also serves as outside general counsel to small and medium size nursing home and assisted living companies.
Mr. Bursa is a frequent speaker at client forums and association conferences on a variety of topics. Mr. Bursa is a member of the Florida Bar (past member of the Executive Council, Practice Management Section); Florida Assisted Living Association (board of directors, conference committee); Florida Health Care Association (board of directors, chairman of associate member support committee, conference committee, preferred business associate); Leading Age Florida (business council); Florida Argentum; Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety (conference committee); and Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Bursa has served as legislative counsel for the Florida Health Care Association, wherein he assists with the drafting of tort reform legislation for the benefit of operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Mr. Bursa has testified before multiple house and senate committees of the Florida Legislature on behalf of the long term care profession. Mr. Bursa maintains a rating of AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, which is based upon the opinions of judges and attorneys in Florida.
Direct Dial: (813) 970-0512
Fax: (813) 970-0549
Email: bbursa@ublawoffices.com
Primary Area(s) of Practice
Guardianships
Nursing Homes & Assisted Living
Additional Experience
Healthcare
Medical Malpractice
Employment & Labor
General Liability
Admissions
Florida
Associations
Florida Bar Association
Florida Assisted Living Association (FALA) Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) Leading Age Florida
Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety
(FSHRMPS)
Florida Argentum
Defense Research Institute
Florida Assisted Living Foundation (Chairman of the Board)
Service Corp Board of Directors of Florida Health Care Association
Professional Presentations
Leading Age Florida Annual Conference, Boca Raton, Florida, July
2016: Position Your Case for a Win at Trial: Protect Your Administrator and D.O.N. in Depositions
Vermont Captive Insurance Association Conference, Burlington, Vermont, August 2016: Mock Trial of Wrongful Death Assisted Living Facility case
Florida Assisted Living Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, August 2016: Demystifying the Deposition (which included the mock deposition of an assisted living facility administrator)
Florida Argentum Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August
2016: Defending the Assisted Living Administrator at Deposition: A Building Block for a Win at Trial
Florida Health Care Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, August 2015: Mock Jury Trial of Nursing Home Death Case.
Florida Assisted Living Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, August 2015: Mock Jury Trial of Assisted Living Death Case. Florida Assisted Living Federation of America Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, August 2015: Mock Trial of Assisted Living Death Case. Vertical Claims Management Corporate Retreat, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2015: Mock Trial of Assisted Living Death Case.
Florida – Assisted Living Federation of America employment law seminar, Tampa & Hollywood, Florida, January/February, 2015: Wage & Hour Audit Review
Florida – Assisted Living Federation of America annual conference, West Palm Beach, Florida, September, 2014: Hot Topics in Assisted Living
Social Media in the Long Term Care Setting 2012 Leading Age Florida
Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Florida Association of Homes & Services for the Aging workshop,
Orlando, Florida, June 2011: Social Media in the Workplace
Florida Association of Homes & Services for the Aging workshop, Orlando, Florida, June 2011: Hiring, Firing and Disciplining the Right Way
American Conference Institute’s Forum on Preventing and Defending Long Term Care Litigation, Miami, Florida, April 2011: Ethical and Practical Concerns When Representing Long Term Care Providers in Settlement Discussions
Clear Choice Health Care annual company meeting, Key West, Florida, March, 2011: Hot Topics in Employment Law
Florida Association of Homes & Services for the Aging webinar, September, 2010: Automated External Defibrillators
Florida Society for Health Care Risk Management & Patient Safety annual meeting, Tampa, Florida, August, 2010: Medicare Secondary Payer Act Updates
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) annual conference, Denver, CO – October 2009: Hot Topics in Long Term Care Florida Association of Homes & Services for the Aging conference, Jacksonville, Florida, September, 2008: Legal Liability for Service Coordinators
2017: Florida Argentum – Admission, Arbitration, and Decision-Makers with Authority
2017: Florida Argentum – Overselling Marketing Techniques: Don’t Promise What You Can’t Deliver
2017: FALA – Hot Topics In Assisted Living
Education
Stetson University College of Law – Juris Doctor, 1990
University of Florida – Bachelor of Arts, 1986
Centre College of Kentucky, Varsity Football
Publications
Author, “Social Media in the Workplace” – American Health Lawyers Association Newsletter, December 2012