Thomas Knego
Thomas Knego is an Associate General Counsel for Anthem, Inc. supporting healthcare and clinical operations. Previously, Mr. Knego spent 12 years at United Healthcare where he was primarily responsible for management of litigation and related activities. Prior to joining United, Mr. Knego was a partner at K&R Law Group in the firm's litigation practice group where he represented health plans and health care providers in a variety of litigation matters including managed care liability, commercial litigation, employment litigation, and medical malpractice.
He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and Orange County Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker on legal issues affecting managed care organizations and health care providers. He teaches Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.
Mr. Knego received his law degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego in 1986 and his undergraduate degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1983.
He was awarded the Richard O. Westbrooke award for "Excellence in Trial Advocacy" from the San Diego County Bar Association.