Ron has been a practicing attorney since 1983 and a physical therapist since 1977. He served 20 years in the military, from the Vietnam War through Operation Desert Storm, and retired as an Army Major. In addition to his faculty appointments at MedBridge Education (Seattle), Rehab Essentials, University of Montana and University of Texas Health, Ron is an attorney-mediator and ethicolegal consultant, focusing on criminal, healthcare, employment, family, collegial and community dispute mediation, principally through the Bexar County Justice Center, San Antonio, where he was honored with a Distinguished Service Award in December 2020. Ron is a past Chair of the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Ethics & Judicial Committee. His experience as an editor spans 1982-present and as an author from 1989-present. Ron has authored 14 texts, most recently A Comprehensive Guide to Geriatric Rehabilitation, 3rd ed. (with Kauffman T, Barr J and Moran M) (2015) and Legal, Ethical and Practical Aspects of Patient Care Documentation, 4th ed. (2013). Ron is a principal contributor to APTA’s four Law and Ethics in Physical Therapy monographs & recently authored a monograph for the Section on Orthopedics titled Management of Auto Injuries: Legal and Documentation Perspectives. His debut novel (1 in a series of 3) on Amazon Kindle (March 21, 2021) is titled Privileges & Immunities: Tale of A Military Trial. Ron was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He is married to María Josefa Barba Garcés (Pepi), from Puerto de Santa María, Spain. They have two sons, Ron Jr. and Paul, a daughter-in-law, Paul's wife, Amanda, and 3 grandchildren, Isabel, Jonas and Marlee. Ron and Pepi live and love to travel and learn.
