Josh has a national practice representing health care clients in high-stakes disputes where reimbursement, regulatory risk, and business operations intersect. He advises hospitals, health systems, physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, air ambulance providers, behavioral health providers, and medical device companies in managed care disputes, reimbursement litigation, and related regulatory matters.
A significant part of Josh’s practice centers on the No Surprises Act. He advises on compliance, federal independent dispute resolution proceedings, and challenges to implementing regulations. He also counsels clients through complex disputes with commercial payors and other counterparties across the country.
Clients turn to Josh for counsel on:
- Managed care disputes, reimbursement litigation, and out-of-network payment issues
- The No Surprises Act, including compliance, federal IDR disputes, and challenges to implementing regulations
- Underpayments, denials, recoupments, offsets, and payor audit disputes
- Network contracting disputes, code-editing and downcoding issues, and medical device coverage policies
- Balance billing laws, transparency requirements, and related health care regulatory matters
Josh represents clients in negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation in state and federal courts nationwide. He brings a pragmatic, business-oriented perspective to complex disputes and advises clients with clarity and precision at each stage. His practice focuses on matters that directly affect revenue, operations, and regulatory exposure.
Education
- University of Tennessee Winston College of Law (J.D., cum laude)
- Health Law Society
- Executive Editor, The Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
- Vice Chair, Tennessee Law Moot Court Board
- Academic Excellence Awards in Business Torts and Legal Writing
- Belmont University (B.B.A.)
Bar Admission
- Tennessee
- Colorado
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
Professional Affiliations
- American Health Law Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Chair, Health Care Committee (2020-2022)
- Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum
- American Inns of Court, Belmont University College of Law Chapter
- Executive Board (2019-2020)
Recognition
- Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in:
- Commercial Litigation, 2023-2025
- Health Care Law, 2021-2025
- Tennessee Supreme Court “Attorney for Justice” Pro Bono Award
- Order of Barristers
- Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum (2019-2020 Class)
