Kimberly Macdonald utilizes her unique background in trial and appellate litigation to provide effective, strategic representation to every client on every litigation matter. Focusing mainly on health care litigation matters, such as managed care and private payor disputes, Kimberly is committed to learning about the inner workings of the businesses and organizations she represents and their business goals to tailor her litigation strategies accordingly. 

Education

  • Belmont University (J.D., Dean's List)
    • Belmont Health Law Certificate
    • Full Tuition Bruin Scholarship
    • Belmont Law Review, Submissions & Transcripts Editor
    • Belmont College of Law Board of Advocates, Health Law Transactional Moot Court
    • President of Health Law Association
    • Best Performance Awards in Criminal Law and Property Law
  • Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2014)
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences, Concentration in Psychology
    • Honors Scholarships

Bar Admission

  • Tennessee

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Professional Affiliations

  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
    • Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum, Class of 2023
    • Assistant editor for Appellate Advocacy: A Handbook on Appellate Practice in Tennessee, 2019-2021
    • Co-chair of the Appellate Practice Committee for the Nashville Bar Association, 2020-2021
  • Lawyers Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Relevé Society f/k/a Friends of Nashville Ballet

Recognition

  • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in:
    • Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
    • Health Care Law, 2025-2026
  • Participant, Polsinelli Trial Academy facilitated by NITA, 2024
  • Assistant Editor, Appellate Advocacy: A Handbook on Appellate Practice in Tennessee, a publication of the Nashville Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee
  • Belmont Health Law Certificate
  • Best Performance Awards in Criminal Law and Property Law
  • Submissions & Transcripts Editor for Belmont Law Review
  • Tennessee Supreme Court “Attorney for Justice” Pro Bono Award, 2019 – Present
  • Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum, Class of 2023
Publications
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Reimbursement End-of-Year Highlights
Polsinelli is pleased to share the Reimbursement Quarterly Newsletter. This publication contains articles and insight into issues that affect Reimbursement. In this issue: Select Highlights from CY 24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule IPPS Highlights CY 2024 OPPS Final Rule Summary for RI Year-End Review 2023 OIG Releases New General Compliance Program Guidance Highlights from the Final Home Health and Hospice Payment Rules Key Updates to Telehealth Reimbursement for 2024 A Busy Year for 340B Programs and Covered Entities SNF 2024 Forecast Significant Policy Updates in Behavioral Health CMS Finalizes Changes to Medicare Provider Enrollment Rules Four Major Issues Medicaid Providers Need to Know for Fiscal Year 2024 2023 CMS Innovation Center Updates Recent Federal Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals and Plans Medicare Advantage Reimbursement Trends to Watch Including CMS's Proposed Rule Key Takeaways for
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Med-Staff Quarterly Newsletter
Polsinelli is pleased to share the Med-Staff Quarterly Newsletter. This publication contains articles and insight into issues that affect the Medical Staff industry. In This Issue: Medical Staff Leaders: 10 Things Your Lawyers Want You to Know Case Update: EEOC Challenges Yale New Haven’s “Late Career Practitioner Policy” in Discrimination Suit The Corporate Practice of Medicine in the Wake of Dobbs Supreme Court of Texas Overturns $6 Million Jury Verdict in Gomez v. Memorial Criminalizing Medical Errors: What Are Hospitals and Providers to Do? A Practical Review: Managing Exclusive Contracts in Medical Staff Bylaws
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