Lydia Habliston Toso Special Counsel —Baton Rouge Phone: 504.584.5461 Fax: 504.584.5452 Email: lydia.toso@bswllp.com

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Lydia Toso, Special Counsel in the New Orleans office, practices primarily in the areas of healthcare law, medical malpractice and insurance defense.

Education

Notarial Commission appointed May 1, 1986 for the State of LA.

Admitted to practice:  1981, Louisiana State Courts; 1991, Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana; 2000, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Tulane University, J.D. - 1981

Virginia Tech, M.A. - 1974

Hollins College, B.A. - 1971

Professional Associations

General Counsel to Childrens Carnival Club

Louisiana State Bar Association, Medical-Legal Committee, 1995 - 1996; Mentoring Committee, 2001 - 2002.

Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

Louisiana Association of Hospital Attorneys

Community Involvement

Governor, Louisiana Society of Mayflower Descendants

Childrens Carnival Club

Presentations

September 15, 2009 - Louisiana Hospital Association's, seminar: Louisiana Legislative Update.

March 26, 2009 - Presentation to the Louisiana Hospital Association, 2009 Mental Health Law Update: "Risk Management, Duty to Warn, and More."

January 13, 2009 - Presentation to the Lousiana Hospital Association, Compliance Program: "Risk Management and Compliance Issues."