Wendy J. Wolf, also a registered nurse, engages primarily in litigation with an emphasis on medical malpractice defense of health care institutions and professionals. She has participated in all phases of pretrial preparation and in trials of medical negligence cases. Ms. Wolf defends and counsels medical professionals and institutions on matters involving risk management, medical records issues, policy development, licensure and disciplinary proceedings, and in venue matters. 

Primary Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Health Care Law
• Litigation

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

• AV (highest rating obtainable)

Bar Admissions

• United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1988
• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1988
• Supreme Court of Illinois, 1989

Education and Academic Honors

• J.D., Saint Louis University, 1987
• M.S.N., Nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification, University of Virginia, 1978
• B.S.N., Nursing, Vanderbilt University, 1974

Representative Reported Cases

• Downey v. Mitchell, 835 S.W.2d 554 (Mo. App. E.D. 1992) 

Representative Clients

• SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
• Christian Hospital NE-NW
• Missouri Baptist Medical Center
• SSM Health Care St. Louis
• ARCH Air Medical Services
• Air Methods Corporation 

Selected Lectures and Publications

• "Women Attorneys and the Politics of Law: Politics in the Office" panel discussion, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, December 11, 2003
• "Managing Risks in the Pediatric Office Practice" at the University of Missouri-Columbia, March 1998
• Continuing Legal Education Seminars ("Taking Effective Depositions" and "Nursing Law in Missouri"), 1994-1995
• "Legal Issues in the Communications Center" for the National Meeting of the Association of Air Medical Services," October 1993
• "Defending the Medical Record" for the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the American Association for Medical Transcriptionists, November 1992
• "Legal Issues in Nursing" for the Surgery Department Nursing Staff at Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and Christian Hospital NE-NW, May 1992
• "Potential Legal Problems in Family Practice," at Deaconess Hospital, March 1991
• Developed and Presented the "Legal Aspects" Component of the Management Development Institute for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, August 1990; March 1991
• "Minimizing Risks in the Physician's Office" at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, February 1991
• "Medical Legal Obstetrical Risks" for the Southern Illinois Perinatal Outreach Program, September 1990
• "Informed Consent and Patient Education" for residents at Deaconess Hospital and St. Louis Regional Medical Center, April and August 1989
• "A Comparison of Nurse Practitioner and Physician Cost in a Military Out-Patient Facility," Military Medicine, Volume 147, Number 12, 1982
• "Early Detection of Childhood Malignancies," Pediatric Nursing, January-February 1980 

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Representative for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Bar Committee
• American Nurses Association
• Missouri Nurses Association
• American Association for Nurse Attorneys
• St. Louis Association of Health Care Risk Managers
• St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association 
• Sigma Theta Tau

Community Service and Awards

• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2007
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006
  Top 50 Women
• Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005
• Jewish Center for Aged
  Board of Directors, 2001-Present
• Jewish Federation of St. Louis
  Women's Connection, Board of Directors, 1994-Present
  Cardozo Society, Co-Chair, 2008-Present
• Saint Louis University Alumni Council, 2000-2003
• Leadership St. Louis, 2000-2001
• National Kidney Foundation of Eastern Missouri and Metro East, Inc. 
  Board Member, 1994-2001 
  Second Vice President, 1996-1997
  Chairman, 1998-2000
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure
  Grant Committee, 2006-2007
  In the Pink Committee, 2004-2006
• Marian Middle School
  Membership Committee, 2008-Present

Employment

• Lashly & Baer, P.C.
  Member, 1994-Present
  Associate, 1987-1993
• Saint Louis University's Master in Health Administration Program
  Teaching Assistant for "Legal Aspects of Health Services, Administration and Planning," 1986-1987
• Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
  Clinical Nurse Specialist in Hematology/Oncology, 1980-1984
• University of Virginia School of Nursing
  Instructor for the Master of Science in Nursing Program, 1978-1980
• Vanderbilt University Hospital 
  Staff Nurse, 1974-1976