John J. Riccardi, Esq. MSCC, ChSNC®

Associate

Direct Phone:312-334-9489

Email:JRiccardi@bcm-law.com

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John Riccardi is a Medicare compliance attorney who helps clients navigate the complex Medicare, Medicaid, lien, and settlement-planning issues that arise in personal injury and workers’ compensation matters. With nearly 20 years of experience in settlement analysis and planning, John brings a practical understanding of the issues that can affect settlement resolution and long-term financial considerations.

John spent nearly two decades as a senior settlement analyst, consulting with and assisting plaintiffs’ counsel on post-settlement matters. His experience includes preparing and analyzing Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) and addressing ERISA, Medicare, Medicaid, and workers’ compensation liens, subrogation claims, and rights of reimbursement. He has drafted settlement agreements and court orders in complex litigation and prepared calculations involving New York CPLR Articles 50-A and 50-B, Medical Indemnity Fund allocations, and In Re Kaiser apportionments.

He earned his J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and graduated summa cum laude from Canisius College with a B.A. in Biology and Political Science. John is a Medicare Set-Aside Certified Consultant (MSCC) and a Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC®).

John is also deeply involved in his community. He has served on the board of PreventionFocus, Inc., for many years and has served as its president since 2021.