Ann L. Russell, J.D., M.S.W., is a lawyer with twenty years of experience in advising health care entities. Currently an Associate Counsel for Catholic Health Initiatives, a national organization with over a hundred hospitals, clinics, and skilled nursing facilities, she has also represented the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic and Hennepin County Medical Center and Community Health Department. Ms. Russell has extensive experience in teaching and advising health care providers who are dealing with operational, regulatory, patient care, and ethical dilemmas. She is currently a member of the Ethics Committees of Fairview University Health Center and Hennepin County Medical Center. She also serves on the Advisory Board to the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. Ms. Russell is a frequent speaker on ethical issues and teaches biomedical ethics at William Mitchell College of Law. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Russell was a psychiatric social worker in the Hennepin County Mental Health Center for 10 years.