David J. Massa, an attorney with the law firm Gallop, Johnson & Neuman whose practice focuses on healthcare and corporate law, served as chairman of the conference "Are You Ready? Public Health Emergencies and the Law" in St. Louis May 18-20, 2006. Mr. Massa, at center, is shown with Julia M. Eckstein, then-Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and Bruce Clements, Director of the department's Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism. Ernest B. “Ernie” Abbott, who served as general counsel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the Clinton administration, was a keynote speaker at the conference “Are You Ready? Public Health Emergencies and the Law” in St. Louis. Mr. Abbott, who is founder and principal of FEMA Law Associates PLLC in Washington, D.C., discussed “Katrina Lessons Learned: Public/Private Coordination” at the conference. Bruce Clements, Director of the Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and Mary Kay Hager of the Center’s Public Information Office, are shown at the conference "Are You Ready? Public Health Emergencies and the Law" in St. Louis. David J. Massa, chairman of the conference "Are You Ready? Public Health Emergencies and the Law" in St. Louis, discusses “Risk Management & Liability Issues” during his presentation at the event. Mr. Massa is an attorney with the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman whose practice focuses on healthcare and corporate law.