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Biography

Stephanie Allard Aston – Paralegal

June 17, 1999

Stephanie Allard Aston comes to the Center with a Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal Studies and over 27 years of experience in the private sector and in-house counsel areas of litigation, land use, and real estate.  In the past ten years, she was able … [Read more...] about Stephanie Allard Aston – Paralegal

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Cinnamon St. John – Health and Aging Policy Fellow

December 31, 1998

Cinnamon St. John joins the Center for Medicare Advocacy as a 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow through the American Political Science Association (APSA). Ms. St. John is also Associate Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric … [Read more...] about Cinnamon St. John – Health and Aging Policy Fellow

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Gill W. Deford, JD

December 14, 1998

Gill Deford is of-counsel to the Litigation team at the Center for Medicare Advocacy.  Mr. Deford was a staff attorney for eighteen years with the National Senior Citizens Law Center in Los Angeles, specializing in health law, public pensions, … [Read more...] about Gill W. Deford, JD

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Rachel Oest – Attorney

January 1, 1998

Rachel Oest is an Attorney in the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Connecticut office. She provides legal assistance on Medicare appeals, focusing on issues related to low-income and dually eligible Medicare beneficiaries and due process. She also … [Read more...] about Rachel Oest – Attorney

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Eric Krupa – Attorney

July 15, 1997

Eric Krupa is an attorney based in the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Connecticut office. He handles Medicare appeals, and focuses on issues related to low-income and dually eligible beneficiaries and due process. Prior to joining the Center, he … [Read more...] about Eric Krupa – Attorney

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Kata Kertesz, JD – Policy Attorney

December 15, 1996

Kata M. Kertesz, joined the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 2014 as a Policy Attorney. Her legal work focuses on the rights of those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Savings Programs, and other matters … [Read more...] about Kata Kertesz, JD – Policy Attorney

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Paul Grabowski, JD – Attorney

June 15, 1996

Paul Grabowski is an Attorney in the Center’s Connecticut office.  He co-manages the cases of the Center’s largest client, and represents beneficiaries throughout the Medicare appeals system to obtain coverage for services that have been unfairly … [Read more...] about Paul Grabowski, JD – Attorney

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Wey-Wey Kwok, JD – Senior Attorney

March 15, 1996

Wey-Wey Kwok has been a staff attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy since 2002. In addition to her work with the Litigation Unit, she represents Medicare beneficiaries in appealing coverage denials of home health and skilled nursing facility … [Read more...] about Wey-Wey Kwok, JD – Senior Attorney

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Toby S. Edelman, Ed. M., JD – Senior Policy Attorney

January 15, 1996

Toby S. Edelman has been representing older people in long-term care facilities since 1977. As a Senior Policy Attorney with the Center for Medicare Advocacy since January 2000, Ms. Edelman provides training, research, policy analysis, … [Read more...] about Toby S. Edelman, Ed. M., JD – Senior Policy Attorney

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Mary A. Ashkar, JD – Senior Attorney

December 14, 1995

Mary Ashkar has worked as an attorney for the Center for Medicare Advocacy since 2002.  She is currently a senior attorney, co-manages the cases of the Center’s largest client, and provides legal assistance, education, and representation on behalf of … [Read more...] about Mary A. Ashkar, JD – Senior Attorney

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