Our Staff

Seana B. Thomas
Founder and Principal Attorney
Attorney Seana Thomas and has been a civil litigator in California for over 32 years, emphasizing the defense and trial of premises liability, food product liability, medical malpractice and indemnity matters in all counties in the State of California. Since 2008, Ms. Thomas’s practice has included assisting both plaintiff and defense counsel, and “Responsible Reporting Entities” comply with administrative regulations under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, as well as providing consultation to all parties and principals regarding reimbursement issues related to all statutory liens. She has spoken on numerous occasions throughout the western United States on issues related to Medicare and other statutory lien compliance and reimbursement, as well as cases involving lien satisfaction and trial evidence under evolving California law.
Ms. Thomas is an AV-Preeminent-rated lawyer and is currently on the Board of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. She is active in numerous professional organizations including The Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada and the Santa Barbara County Bar Association.
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Amanda Rogers
Medicare/lien Reimbursement Consultant
Amanda Rogers has an extensive medical background previously working in pre-hospital and hospital settings. As a Lien Reimbursement Consultant, she specializes to ensure compliance with The Medicare Secondary Payer Statutes and Regulations (the MSP) as well as obtaining all statutory lien information. She ensures timely processing of a Final Demand after settlement or judgment, and proper closure of file within the Medicare system with as much finality as the system permits. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, she continues to raise her family here, enjoying the sunshine and warm weather.
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Nadia Vlachoulis
Medicare Associate
Nadia Vlachoulis graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2021 with a B.A. with Honors in Philosophy with a focus on Ethics and Public Policy. Nadia has joined the Law Office of Seana B. Thomas in January of 2022. She loves that she is able to explore and gather all the legal experience she can as she prepares to attend law school. She enjoys her work as Medicare/Statutory Lien Reimbursement Assistant and learning the defense side of civil litigation. Her goal is to be able to use her legal career in an international setting and to bring even a tiny drop of social change by helping individuals intimidated and alienated from the law gain a fighting chance to a fairer access to justice. In her free time loves to do martial arts and bike on the beach.
nadia*sbthomaslaw.comFani Windsong, J.D.
Medicare Associate / Litigation Assistant
Fani Windsong was born in Santa Barbara. She attended Santa Barbara City College and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from San Diego State University. Fani obtained her Juris Doctorate from Santa Barbara College of Law and is working to obtain her law license. She hopes to have a successful career advocating for her clients.
Fani spends most of her free time at the beach and pool with her young daughter Zoe. Fani wishes to show Zoe that anything can be accomplished through hard work and dedication.
fani*sbthomaslaw.comRaymond D. Chandler
Of Counsel
James L. Hudgens
Of Counsel
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