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