Jim offers our clients practical implementation orientation in the business and regulatory compliance areas of the heavily regulated health care environment. Jim leverages over 18 years of experience as a chief compliance officer to publicly traded healthcare companies and top medical centers in America. He brings a deep bench of experience in developing policies for operational effectiveness, reorganizing compliance programs, managing both internal and external investigations in monitoring false claims, Stark Law, licensure matters, HIPAA and FDA matters. Jim’s practice has a special emphasis in health care compliance experience in research, pharmacy, long term care and dialysis matters.
Education
- Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1990)
- Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1984)
- cum laude
Bar Admission
- Tennessee, 1990
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1993
Professional Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) – CHC certified
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) – CHP certified
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law, 2025-2026
Publications
Capabilities
The 10 Minute HealthBizCast
