Maria Isabel Ganson
Dallas
Summary
Accomplished Deputy General Counsel adept in litigation oversight and regulatory compliance. Skilled in managing complex insurance programs and reducing risk through proactive strategies. Ready to leverage legal expertise to drive business objectives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy General Counsel/Risk Officer
Christus Health
Dallas
08.2014 - Current
- Delivered legal counsel to healthcare clients for over 20 years, including 11 years leading litigation and risk for a nonprofit.
- Oversaw in-house claim management, litigation, and risk finance operations as Deputy General Counsel.
- Specialized in regulatory compliance and litigation oversight, managing a complex insurance program.
- Reduced organizational exposure by proactively addressing critical risk events and driving strategic initiatives.
- Established cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration with outside counsel.
- Assisted General Counsel in leading a 50-person in-house team to optimize operations.
- Implemented strategies to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and mitigate risks.
- Cultivated strong partnerships with external legal advisors to support business objectives.
Litigation Partner, Trial Attorney
Cooper & Scully, PC
Dallas
05.2003 - 08.2014
- Trial attorney representing national healthcare systems focusing on high risk liability cases focused with specialty in birth injury cases and high risk crisis events.
- Asked to handle cases in Texas, Florida and California for large heathcare organization, litigation with focus strategic focus on protective strategies and focused resolutions and trials to verdict with successful outcomes.
- Utilized strong advocacy skills to represent clients in complex legal issues.
- Articulated arguments clearly and persuasively in both written and oral formats and demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal concepts to juries.
Education
J.D. -
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA05-1991
Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Affairs, Government
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05-1988
Skills
- Litigation and regulatory compliance
- Risk management
- Insurance program oversight
- Strategic initiative development
- Team leader with proven success in team building, keeping matters under in house management and building effective cross functional teams
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Deputy General Counsel/Risk Officer
Christus Health
08.2014 - Current
Litigation Partner, Trial Attorney
Cooper & Scully, PC
05.2003 - 08.2014
J.D. -
Tulane University
Bachelor of Arts - Foreign Affairs, Government
University of Virginia