As health care law has grown more complex, the Firm has developed an expanded array of legal services. Our health care clients include large hospital systems, medical practice groups with multiple physicians, health maintenance organizations, rehabilitation clinics and medical products manufacturers. Firm attorneys advise health care clients in diverse areas such as: hospital-physician organizations, risk management issues, physician practice acquisitions, mergers and sales, formation of managed care entities, third party payer reimbursement issues and claims, health care fraud and abuse, HIV/AIDS and HCV related issues, medical staff credentialing, peer review and bylaw issues, and confidentiality of medical records. Representations include:

Defending the largest private healthcare hospital system in Louisiana against medical malpractice claims brought against the hospital, its physicians and other staff members.

Counseling the Louisiana State Board of Psychologists in the regulation of the practice of psychology.

Serving as Louisiana counsel for Baxter Healthcare Corporation in the silicon gel breast implant class action litigation.

Representing Louisiana State University Medical Center in all aspects of academic medicine including faculty practice issues, reimbursement and claims, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations and matters unique to academic medicine.

Representing the State of Louisiana Charity Hospital System, the largest charity hospital system in the United States.

Representing Stanocola Medical Clinic in negotiations with Columbia HCA on property acquisition, staff structuring and in clinical administration.

Developing plans for mergers and other healthcare business organizations and advising clients on related tax, antitrust and other considerations.



Counseling health care providers on Stark II and reimbursement issues, credentialing issues and other matters.

Arguing before the Louisiana Supreme Court a landmark case establishing the due process procedures in physician peer review and the protection from liability provided to peer reviewers.

Attorneys who practice Health Care law

ROBERT W. BARTON view bio
M. AMINTHE BROUSSARD view bio
PRESTON J. CASTILLE JR. view bio
NANCY C. DOUGHERTY view bio
KATHRYN C. GOODSON view bio
ANN HALPHEN view bio
AMY LAMBERT view bio
LLOYD J. LUNCEFORD view bio
ERICK Y. MIYAGI view bio
JOHN ASHLEY MOORE view bio
HARRY J. PHILIPS JR. view bio
H. EVANS SCOBEE view bio
PATRICK D. SEITER view bio
W. LUTHER WILSON view bio
T. MACDOUGALL WOMACK view bio