Healthcare

At Last. A Healthcare Attorney Who Has Actually Managed a Medical Practice.

In today’s demanding healthcare environment, your clinical expertise is only half the battle. You must also navigate a maze of complex regulations and challenging business decisions that can put your practice, your license, and your financial future at risk.

Most law firms offer advice from a purely academic perspective. We believe you deserve better. We provide legal counsel grounded in decades of firsthand, practical experience inside the business of medicine. Our advice is not just about the law. It is about helping you build a more secure and profitable practice.

Legal Counsel Through the Full Life Cycle of Your Medical Practice

We represent physicians, group practices, and healthcare facilities through every stage of business development. We provide the focused legal and management counsel you need to prosper. Our services include:

• Practice Formation and Credentialing. We help you establish a sound legal and corporate structure, designed for long term success from day one.

• Regulatory Compliance. Navigate the complexities of HIPAA, Stark Law, and Anti Kickback statutes with confidence and clarity. We help you build compliance programs that protect your practice.

• Licensing and Disciplinary Defense. When your medical license or professional reputation is challenged, you need a vigorous and experienced defense. We represent physicians and other professionals in disciplinary proceedings.

• Practice Expansion, Mergers, and Acquisitions. We provide the sophisticated legal and business strategy required to grow your practice, merge with partners, or acquire other facilities.

• Practice Divestiture and Closure. When it is time to sell or wind down your practice, we help you maximize the value of your life’s work and ensure an orderly transition.

• Physician Retirement and Succession Planning. We assist you in creating a seamless plan for retirement or disability, protecting the interests of your partners, your employees, and your patients.

Our Decisive Advantage: 30 Years of Legal and Medical Business Leadership

Our counsel is different because our experience is different.

Attorney Douglas Guffey offers an uncommon blend of legal skill and executive leadership. For 12 years, he served as the executive director for a medical management services company. He has managed the very operational challenges and financial pressures you face today.

He has prepared budgets, negotiated payer contracts, managed staff, and developed new facilities. He brings this unique, real world expertise to every physician and practice he represents. This is not theoretical knowledge from a textbook. It is practical wisdom that can make a profound difference to the health of your business.

You would not refer a patient to a specialist without the proper training and experience. Why should the counsel you seek for your practice be any different?

Protect Your Practice and Your Future. Contact Us Today.

To discuss your legal and business needs with an attorney who truly understands your world, contact our firm for a private consultation.