Honors & Affiliations
- Listed in:
- The Best Lawyers in America® 2010-2025, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law (listed for 15 years)
- The Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year (Albany) Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2023, 2025
- Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year (Albany) Health Care Law, 2013, 2020
- Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
- New York Super Lawyers 2017®, Administrative Law
- The Best Lawyers in America® 2010-2025, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law (listed for 15 years)
- Healthcare/Life Sciences Trailblazer, National Law Journal, March 2021
- Distinguished Service Award, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, October 30, 2019
- Committee on Character and Fitness, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department
- American Bar Association, Member, Health Law Section
- New York State Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care
- Task Force on Mandatory COVID Vaccination and Safeguarding Public Health
- Restarting the Economy Work Group
- Member, House of Delegates
- Immediate Past Chair, Health Law Section
- Past Chair, Committee on Mental Retardation and Developmental Services Providers
- Past Chair, Legislative Policy Committee
- Albany County Bar Association
- Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association
- American Health Lawyer's Association
- Order of the Coif
Representative Presentations
- CDPAS Patient Transition is Coming. Are You Prepared?- Community Healthcare Services Foundation, January 31, 2023
- Vaccination: Equity and Mandates Panel, Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021, New York State Bar Association, November 5, 2021
- Panel, Discussion & Q&A, Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021, New York State Bar Association, October 29, 2021
- Today’s Provider Landscape: Legal, Contracting and Policy Changes, CDPAANYS 18th Annual Conference, October 27, 2021
- Interviewed, NYS Bar Association Proposes State Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate,” CBS 6 Albany – WRGB, November 9, 2020
- Changes to New York's Wage Parity Requirements & CDPA, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York, May 15, 2020
- New Rules Regarding Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Webinar, NYS Care Management Coalition, April 1, 2020
- Panelist, Health Law 101, Bridging the Gap, New York State Bar Association, March 21, 2019
- Regulatory & Compliance Update for Fiscal Intermediaries Under NY’s CDPAP, Home Care Association of New York State, December 10, 2018
- New York State Paid Family Leave Program: Guidance for Home Care Providers, Webinar, January 16, 2018
- Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of NYS Annual Conference, October 26, 2017
- Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, NYS Health Care Providers Association, HCP Conference, October 25, 2017
- Keynote Speaker, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, HHAeXchange Business Summit, October 17, 2017
- Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) Program, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, May 19, 2017
- Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services, NYHCP, February 27, 2017
- Complying with Executive Order 38: What Home Care Providers Must Do NOW!, NYS Association of Health Care Providers Webinar, April 8, 2015
- Impact of the Department of Labor’s Amendment of the Companionship Exemption Upon the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, Annual Meeting, October 10, 2013
Representative Publications
- Quoted in "What Is "Due Process" When it Comes to an Impeachment Trial?," Spectrum News, March 18, 2021
- "Officials Have Vast Power on COVID-19 Measures—Except for Worship," Bloomberg Law, December 17, 2020
- Quoted in "Debate Over Whether COVID-19 Vaccines Should be Required Continues," News10.com, December 8, 2020
- Quoted in "Orthodox Jewish Synagogues Sue Cuomo Over Coronavirus Cluster Restrictions," New York Law Journal, October 8, 2020
- Quoted in "Labor Day Trip? What You Need to Know About NY's Travel Restrictions," City Limits, September 4, 2020
- Quoted in "Courts Giving States Leeway in Shutdown Cases," POLITICO Pro, September 1, 2020
- Quoted in "Vaccination Requirements Could Pit Safety Concerns vs. ADA, Title VII," Business Insurance, July 22, 2020
- Quoted in "New York, Neighbors Enact 14-Day Quarantine for Some Out-of-State Visitors," Times Union, June 24, 2020
- Quoted in "New Jury Trials Postponed in New York, Jury Selection Suspended Until Further Notice," New York Law Journal, March 13, 2020
- Quoted in "Independent living groups challenge CDPAP rate structure changes," POLITICO Pro, July 29, 2019
Other Activities
- Salvation Army, Capital District Task Force
Articles
- Enacted Budget Makes Major Changes to Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program
May 1, 2024 - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns
August 11, 2021 - Updated Guidance Regarding Quarantine in New York Released
March 17, 2021 - New York Travel Advisory Update: No Quarantine Required for Domestic Travel Beginning April 1, 2021
March 11, 2021 - New York Issues Updated Quarantine Guidance and Return to Work Guidance for Healthcare Personnel
December 30, 2020 - DOH Reduces Annual Tuberculosis Testing of Health Care Workers
December 23, 2020 - New York’s Cluster Zones: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATE (12/16)
December 16, 2020 - New York’s Cluster Zones: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATE (11/25)
November 25, 2020 - New York’s Cluster Zones: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATE (11/20)
November 20, 2020 - Executive Order 202.74: Closing Times for Bars, Restaurants, Liquor Stores and Gyms, Restricting Private Gatherings
November 13, 2020 - New York’s Cluster Zones: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATE (11/12)
November 12, 2020 - New York’s Travel Advisory 2.0: Frequently Asked Questions
November 10, 2020 - Domestic Travel Advisory Substantially Revised — More Testing, Fewer Quarantine Days
November 2, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (10/27)
October 27, 2020 - International Travel Restrictions on Workers Coming from Canada
October 26, 2020 - New York’s Cluster Update: Frequently Asked Questions
October 22, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (10/20)
October 20, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (10/15)
October 15, 2020 - Essential Business Update: Cluster Action Initiative
October 13, 2020 - Shutdown 2.0: New York’s Plan to Deal with Cluster Zones
October 7, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (9/29)
September 30, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (9/16)
September 16, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (9/8)
September 8, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (9/1)
September 1, 2020 - Gym Reopening: Frequently Asked Questions
August 28, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (8/25)
August 25, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (8/18)
August 18, 2020 - The Rule of Threes: Three Court Cases Challenging New York’s Response to COVID-19
August 13, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (8/11)
August 11, 2020 - Occupancy Limitation Update: Clarification from New York State Regarding Reopening Restrictions
August 6, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (8/4)
August 4, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (7/28)
July 28, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions UPDATED (7/21)
July 21, 2020 - “You Won’t Get Any Dancing Here, It’s Illegal”: The State of COVID-19 Gatherings in New York
July 13, 2020 - A Tale of Two Executive Orders: 202.47 and 202.48
July 7, 2020 - Albany Updates: Travel Advisory, Executive Orders Extended, New York City Indoor Dining Prohibited
July 2, 2020 - Fire Hazard: Plexiglass Glazing is Inflammable
July 1, 2020 - New York Travel Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions
June 25, 2020 - Phase Four is Not the End: It’s Just the Next Beginning
June 23, 2020 - Updated - Reopening New York: Where Are We? A Visual
June 22, 2020 - Reopening New York: Where Are We? A Visual
June 15, 2020 - Reopening Updates: Phase Three Guidance, Phase One and Two Updates, Summer Camps and Recreational Activities
June 12, 2020 - “Gone Swimming” – Pools May Open Statewide, but Only with Municipal Approval
June 12, 2020 - Significant New Guidance Regarding Public and Private Employees Returning to Work Following a COVID-19 Infection or Exposure
June 4, 2020 - Phase Two Begins; Executive Order 202.34 and Phase Two Guidance Issued Overnight
May 29, 2020 - The Albany Update: A Flurry of Memorial Weekend Activity
May 26, 2020 - Executive Order 202.31: Essential Business and New Reopening Guidance – A Whirlwind of Activity
May 18, 2020 - New York Forward: New Guidance Issued Impacting Reopening Industries and All Essential Businesses
May 14, 2020 - New York Reopening: Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier Lead the Way, Central New York and North Country are Close Behind
May 12, 2020 - Executive Order 202.28: Extending Other Orders, Extending Moratorium on Evictions
May 8, 2020 - New York Reopening: A Phased Approach
May 5, 2020 - Reopening New York: News from the Governor’s Office
May 1, 2020 - Going from New York on PAUSE to New York FORWARD: Planning Ahead
April 21, 2020 - New Yorkers Must Cover Their Faces in Public
April 20, 2020 - Executive Order 202.18 Includes Numerous Healthcare Provisions
April 20, 2020 - Executive Order 202.18: Changes to Schools, Businesses, Cooperatives and Condominiums; Retirement and Social Security Benefits; and Home Delivery of Meals to the Elderly
April 20, 2020 - Face Coverings Required for Employees With Direct Customer Contact
April 15, 2020 - Significant Changes Announced Regarding Essential Businesses
April 9, 2020 - Executive Order 202.14: New Fines, Extension of All Prior Executive Orders and NY PAUSE
April 8, 2020 - Essential Business Update: Construction
April 1, 2020 - Essential Business Guidance: March 25 Update
March 25, 2020 - New York Executive Order 202.8 March 21 Updated Guidance
March 21, 2020 - COVID-19: Update from the Governor’s Press Conference Today
March 20, 2020 - New York Executive Order 202.7 and Essential Business Guidance
March 20, 2020 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Issues Executive Order 202.6
March 19, 2020 - Changes in Federal Policies – Temporary Flexibility in Use of Telehealth
March 18, 2020 - DOH Regulations to be in Compliance with Court of Appeals Decision Regarding Limits on Executive Compensation
September 10, 2019 - Live-in 24 Hour Case Argued
February 12, 2019 - Court of Appeals Seriously Weakens Executive Pay Cap
October 17, 2018 - Eye on HIPAA Compliance - “Careless” Business Associates and Pediatric Practice Group Suffer Penalties
February 15, 2018
Events and Webinars
- The 411 for the 518: Reopening the Capital Region Part II - Complimentary Webinar
June 3, 2020 - The 411 for the 518: Reopening the Capital Region - Complimentary Webinar
May 21, 2020 - Bond Attorneys Hermes Fernandez and Robert Manfredo to Host NYS Care Management Coalition Webinar
April 1, 2020 - Coronavirus: What Can be Done
March 3, 2020 - Coronavirus: What Can be Done (Garden City and New York City)
March 3, 2020 - Legislative Update - Complimentary Webinar
May 30, 2018 - Hermes Fernandez to Present at The Buffalo Best Practices in Running Your Fiscal Intermediary Intensive
April 24, 2018 - In-House Counsel CLE Series: Hold Please - Dealing With Government Agencies
May 3, 2017
Health Law Wire
- Changes in Federal Policies – Temporary Flexibility in Use of Telehealth
March 18, 2020 - Bond wins Article 78 petition against the Department of Health
October 15, 2019 - DOH Regulations to be in Compliance with Court of Appeals Decision Regarding Limits on Executive Compensation
September 10, 2019 - Eye on HIPAA Compliance - “Careless” Business Associates and Pediatric Practice Group Suffer Penalties
February 15, 2018
News
- Bond Files Lawsuit Against the State Department of Health on Behalf of CDPAANYS
July 26, 2024 - Seven Albany Bond Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
August 17, 2023 - Best Lawyers in America® Names 13 Bond Attorneys 2023 "Lawyer of the Year"
August 18, 2022 - Seven Albany Bond Attorneys Named 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
August 18, 2022 - Eight Albany Bond Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®
August 19, 2021 - 11 Albany Bond Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America®
August 20, 2020 - The New and Old Powers the Governor Has in a Public Health Emergency
March 16, 2020 - Bond wins Article 78 petition against the Department of Health
October 15, 2019 - 2020 Best Lawyers in America® Names 16 Bond Attorneys "Lawyer of the Year"
August 15, 2019 - 12 Albany Bond Attorneys Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2019 - Nine Albany Bond Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America®
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