Mary Paterni

B.A., Duquesne University (magna cum laude)
J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law

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MARY PATERNI joined Horty, Springer & Mattern, P.C. in 2019 and is an associate attorney in the firm. Mary regularly advises clients on a broad range of health care topics, with an emphasis on corporate, regulatory, transactional, and medical staff matters. She has also served as trial and appellate counsel in contract, medical staff, and peer review litigation.

In addition to her legal work, Mary frequently hosts audio conferences and provides onsite education to hospitals and health systems on topics relating to health law and medical staff issues. Currently, Mary serves as a faculty member for HortySpringer’s Credentialing for Excellence national seminar.

Mary earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she received the school’s Certificate in Health Law with a focus in health care compliance and fraud and abuse. She was a teaching assistant for legal writing and a research assistant for the school’s health care compliance certificate program. Mary is also a recipient of the William H. Eckert Award for superior writing. Upon graduating, Mary served as the secretary of the Health Law Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association.

Outside of work, you can find Mary hiking in the woods with her husband and their beloved dog.

Hala Mouzaffar

B.S., University of Pittsburgh (cum laude)
J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law

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HALA MOUZAFFAR is an associate attorney with the law firm of Horty, Springer & Mattern, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She handles projects from each of the firm’s practice areas, assisting clients on a broad range of corporate, regulatory, and transactional matters.

Hala is an editor and assistant editor of the firm’s Health Law Express, a weekly e-newsletter on the latest health law developments. She also served as an editor for the first edition of the American Health Law Association The Complete Medical Staff, Peer Review, and Hearing Guidebook. Hala is also the cohost of The Kickback Chronicles, a segment on the firm’s podcast, Health Law Expressions, that discusses fraud in the healthcare industry. She is also a current faculty member of the HortySpringer seminar Hospital-Physician Contracts and Compliance Clinic.

Hala earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and obtained the school’s Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Law. While there, she served as a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and as the publication’s first Executive Editor for the Online Edition. Prior to attending law school, Hala obtained her B.S. in Neuroscience with a Certificate in the Conceptual Foundations of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh.