jclark@cma-law.com

John A. Clark has been in private practice since 1973 and is the founding member and Senior Partner of CMA. John was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Dania, Florida, just south of Ft. Lauderdale, and attended Junior College of Broward County, Florida State University and Woodrow Wilson School of Law. John currently practices solely in the area of healthcare third party reimbursement and has lectured in this area at several conferences in various states. John is a member of the Georgia State Bar and also an active member of HFMA. In addition, John is a long time member of the American Bar Association.

maziz@cma-law.com

Mike grew up in Augusta, Georgia and is a 1987 graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, earning a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Philosophy. Mike then proceeded to Emory University School of Law, earning his J.D. in 1990.

Mike has worked at CMA for a total of 8 years and became a partner in 2002. Mike’s other work experience consisted of four years working as a litigation associate at an insurance defense firm defending automobile accident lawsuits. Mike works exclusively in the area of insurance denials, and is also the Managing Partner of the firm and oversees the production portion of CMA.

Mike has been a member of the Georgia State Bar since 1990, and is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Mike is also an active member of HFMA.

mwright@cma-law.com

Melissa is a native of South Hill, Virginia and a 1996 graduate of the College of William and Mary where she received her B.A. in Psychology. She received her law degree cum laude from Regent University School of Law in 1999.

While in law school, Melissa competed in several moot court competitions, including the William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament, the Federal Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition and the 2L/3L Justice Scalia Moot Court Competition. Melissa won first place overall and the best brief award in the 2L/3L Justice Scalia Competition and second place overall and the best brief award in the Federal Bar Association Competition. She also served as a summer law clerk for the Honorable B. Waugh Crigler, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Virginia.

Melissa is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the State Bar of Georgia. She is also a member of the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and is an active member of HFMA.

sdennis@cma-law.com

Susan has a background in healthcare, higher education and counseling. Susan earned a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology in 1991, and a M.S. in Social Administration, with an emphasis in Research, in 1993 from Georgia Southwestern State University. Susan was also published in a 1993 issue of Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. Susan completed one year of doctoral studies at Georgia State University (1996), and is currently beginning her dissertation phase of her doctorate, focus defined in healthcare, from the University of Sarasota.

Prior to coming to CMA, Susan held a position as Dean of Students at American InterContinental University. Susan completed her Counseling Practicum at Middle Flint Behavioral Health Care. Susan is also an active member of HFMA.

kballou@cma-law.com

A native of California, Kamelle attended UCLA for three years prior to moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. Kamelle then continued her college education at Clark Atlanta University, where she earned a B.S. degree in Psychology. Kamelle was employed at a psychiatric and drug treatment hospital for 10 years, and it was there that she gained knowledge of admitting and discharge processes, verifying insurance benefits, calculating copays and deductibles, billing of psychiatric and drug diagnoses, and counseling patients. In 1998 Kamelle joined the staff of CMA as a denial specialist.

Kamelle’s 18 years of experience in the medical healthcare field from triage, working in the ER admitting deptartment, obtaining an understanding of insurance/patient liabilities, as well as having a background in psychology, have prepared her for her current position as Assistant Director of Client Services. Kamelle enjoys interacting with our clients and their staff, as well as taking on new challenges as they come along.

Additionally, our denial management teams are essential components to our success. Our teams consist of experienced and highly-trained denial specialists, supervisors and paralegals who come from a variety of backgrounds, including government agencies, insurance companies, hospitals and doctors’ offices. They hold diverse certifications in the medical field and receive extensive training and education on an ongoing basis.