Ernest Tosh
Hi there, I’m Ernest.
Founding Partner
Ernest Tosh has been practicing law for over 25 years. As a national, preeminent authority on nursing home operations, Ernest has testified about industry-wide financial and staffing practices to the U.S. Congress and to juries throughout the country. Ernest was recently featured in a Vice News nursing home investigation on how nursing homes hide profits at the expense of their residents.
Ernest has tried over 150 cases to jury verdict, and has recovered millions of dollars from abusive nursing homes across the country. He is licensed to practice law in Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Additionally, Ernest co-counsels on cases with preeminent nursing home abuse lawyers throughout the country.
Ernest formed Bedsore.Law with Jeff Aidikoff because each recognized a need to provide specialized representation to nursing home residents who suffered from dangerous and painful bedsores. The firm is also focused on educating the public about the danger bedsores pose to infirm and elderly nursing home residents across the United States. Ernest oversees the firm’s litigation, advocacy and legislative efforts.
Awards
- Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers
Licensure
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Wyoming
Education
- Texas Tech University, BA in Finance, 1987
- Texas Tech University School of Law, JD, 1990
Professional Memberships and Associations
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group.
- American Bar Association and the bar associations for Texas, Wyoming, Arkansas, Oklahoma and North Carolina.
Family Life
When not working on legal matters, Ernest enjoys activities with his family- his wife of 31 years Tommye and their three children. Ernest is an avid sailor and long-distance swimmer and swims open water courses whenever possible.
Lectures & Presentations
- American Association for Justice – web based presentation – Deciphering Cost Reports in Elder Abuse Cases, February 15, 2022.
- New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman – web based presentation– Private Equity’s Impact on Long-Term Care in America, January 25, 2022.
- Financial Non-Transparency with Private Equity Ownership – 2021 Consumer Voice Annual Conference, virtual seminar, November 3, 2021.
- Nursing Home Finances – The Gateway to Understaffing. New Jersey Association for Justice, virtual seminar, June 2021.
- Understaffing – A nursing home’s worst kept secret, American Association for Justice, virtual seminar, March 2021
- Legislative Briefing, California Legislatures and Staff hosted by California Association for Nursing Home Reform, December 2020
- Five Star Fraud, California Association for Nursing Home Reform, virtual Seminar, November 2020
- Staffing – No Math Degree Required, Ohio Association for Justice, virtual Seminar, July 2020
- Staffing post-April 2018. Advanced Cost Reports Discussion, Dallas, Texas, January 2020.
- Staffing post-April 2018. California Association for Nursing Home Reform, Monterey, California, November 2019.
- Staffing Analysis – Post-Payroll Based Journal. Advanced Cost Reports Discussion, Dallas, Texas, May 2019.
- Cost Reports: The Beginning, The Middle and The End. California Association for Nursing Home Reform, Monterey, California, November 2018.
- A Corporate Kidnapping: Tracing the profit in nursing homes. Advanced Cost Reports Discussion, Dallas, Texas, October 2018.
- Summary Fact Witness vs. Expert Witness. Advanced Cost Reports Discussion, Dallas, Texas, April 2018.
- CMS Cost Reports – Explanation and Analysis. California Association for Nursing Home Reform. Webinar, January 2018
- Staffing – No Math Degree Required. American Association for Justice, Cost Reports Seminar, Dallas, TX, October 2017
- Mediating with Cost Reports. Advanced Cost Reports Discussion, Napa, CA, February 2017
- Mediating with Cost Reports. Advanced Cost Reports Discussion, New Orleans, LA, February 2017
- CMS Cost Reports – Explanation and Analysis. North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Webinar, October 2016
- Cost Reports, Understanding the Scam. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Irvington, Virginia, September 2016
- How, When and Where to use Cost Reports. American Association for Justice, Annual Seminar, Los Angeles, CA, July 2016
- CMS Cost Reports, the Hidden Numbers. American Association for Justice, Damages Seminar, Nashville, TN, May 2016
- Facility Cost Reports and CMS Data. American Association for Justice, National Webinar, December 2015
- CMS Cost Reports – Explanation and Analysis. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Richmond, Virginia, April 2015
- CMS Cost Reports – Nursing Home Numbers Made Easy. Custom CLE, Phoenix, Arizona, March 2015
