Kirsten Ullman is the founder and managing partner of Ullman Bursa Law.  Ms. Ullman is a trial attorney with a diverse background of experience. During the past two decades, she has dedicated her practice to the areas of professional liability defense, including medical and legal malpractice defense, and has defended nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physicians, hospitals, chiropractors, home  health  agencies, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and attorneys, and has been  designated Long Term Care Litigation Support National  Counsel by two major insurance carriers. Ms. Ullman has also practiced in the areas of general liability, products liability, premises liability, transportation law and employment law. She has successfully tried cases in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky and has handled cases as regional counsel in Georgia, South  Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

Ms. Ullman is committed to assisting her clients with the improvement of care  and performs quality reviews on a regular  basis. Through these quality reviews, our clients are able to better identify areas of improvement and to implement interventions to accomplish same. Ms. Ullman also conducts in- services to assist her clients in achieving best practices in health care.

Ms. Ullman is a nationally recognized trial attorney and is a passionate and zealous advocate for her clients. She strongly believes that a successfully handled case is one that is tried or settled to its assessed value. Primary witnesses should be interviewed, as well as relevant documentary evidence obtained and analyzed, all during the first 60-90 days of the life of a case to determine a particular case’s settlement value and trial value. Those numbers should be the benchmark values throughout the litigation process. Ms. Ullman has also had the privilege of participating in cutting-edge jury science and research projects at the local, regional, and national levels, and she is able to utilize the knowledge gained to benefit her clients in all practice areas. Ms. Ullman believes it is critical to understand a client’s business philosophies and processes in order to properly formulate and strategize the most effective and persuasive defense.

Direct Dial: (813) 970-0520

Fax: (813) 970-0549

Email: kullman@ublawoffices.com


Primary Area(s) of Practice

Nursing Homes & Assisted Living

Medical Malpractice

Healthcare Regulatory

Additional Experience

General Liability

Professional Liability

Legal Malpractice Defense

Labor & Employment


Admissions

Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, West Virginia


Associations

Member, Federal Court Bars in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and New Jersey

DRI: Voice of the Defense Bar

American  Society for Healthcare Risk Management

American  Bar Association

American  Health Lawyers Association American  Seniors Housing Association Florida Health Care Association

Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety

Florida Assisted Living Association

Florida Argentum

Georgia Society for Healthcare Risk Management Georgia Health Care Association


Awards & Honors

Martindale-Hubbell AV, Preeminent Rating


Professional Presentations

Frequent lecturer/presenter at client regional  counsel forums and association events nationwide, including Crittenden Medical Insurance Conference, American  Conference Institute, Long Term Care 100

Conference, American  Society for Healthcare Risk Management Annual Conference, Defense Research Institute Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility Conference, Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety Annual Meeting, Florida Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Annual Conference, Florida Health Care Association Annual Conference, Cayman  Captive Forum, Georgia Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Annual Conference, Senior Care Pharmacy Annual Conference, and LTC Alliance

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

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

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