Anatomy of a Lawsuit
Scott Roloff
President, IntegerHealth Technologies
Scott Roloff explains the "ins and outs" of lawsuits and emphasizes the probability of encountering a lawsuit in one's life, whether summoned as a juror, giving a testimony, or as a plaintiff or defendant. He also delves into alternate solutions to a lawsuit, seeing as the best options are typically those that mitigate or eliminate costs and complexities.
For the circumstances where a lawsuit cannot be avoided, Scott provides a step-by-step breakdown of a lawsuit’s process, what to look for when selecting the best lawyer, different case classifications and the phases of a trial. He also defines the differences between attorney-client privilege and confidentiality obligation, as well as gives in-depth information about the process of jury summoning.
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Scott Roloff
President, IntegerHealth Technologies
Summary of Qualifications
Scott is both a CPA and a lawyer, uniquely blending financial, legal and operational experience. He is also a certified management accountant, certified internal auditor and chartered global management accountant.
Responsibilities
Scott is the president of IntegerHealth Technologies, which combines advanced analytics with medical expertise to quantify healthcare outcomes‒driving down the costs while improving the care for health plans and workers’ compensation programs.
Business Experience
Before joining IntegerHealth as one of its co-founders, Scott was the CFO or general counsel for companies in the healthcare, software and telecom industries, and he also led a wireless technology start-up in the Caribbean. Prior to going into industry, Scott was a corporate partner at the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld where he focused on M&A, SEC and general corporate matters.
ERM Experience
Public Risk, PRIMA's national magazine, published a case study “How Fort Worth Drove Down Workers’ Compensation Costs While Getting Injured Employees Better Care” documenting how IntegerHealth's analytics drove down the City of Fort Worth’s costs by 23%. There was a similar article by D Magazine about how Fort Worth used these analytics entitled “Doing the Impossible: Better Care at Lower Costs.”
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Institute of Management Accountants
Texas State Bar
- Federal District Court‒Northern District of Texas
- United States Tax Court
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Education
Scott holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin‒Whitewater, an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he was the valedictorian of his law school class.
