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Healthcare Attorneys Serving Texas-Based Healthcare Providers and Organizations

We know that building and operating a successful medical practice or healthcare business in Texas demands extraordinary commitment. Beyond providing exceptional patient care, you’re navigating ever-changing regulations, managing staffing challenges, and dealing with increasingly difficult reimbursement issues — all while trying to maintain profitability and some semblance of work-life balance.

Why Healthcare Providers Choose Us

We’ve dedicated our practice to supporting businesses like yours. Many of our healthcare lawyers have first-hand experience with the Texas healthcare environment and maintain active connections with medical associations and healthcare industry groups across the state.

We Anticipate Your Problems Before They Occur

Our deep experience with healthcare businesses allows us to identify potential compliance issues, business risks, and regulatory pitfalls before they become costly problems.

Get Practical Solutions, Not Just Legal Theory

Theoretical advice isn't always helpful when you're facing real-world challenges. Our guidance is always oriented toward implementable solutions that work in your practice setting.

Protect Your Revenue and Business Interests

From addressing unfair payor practices to structuring compliant business arrangements, we focus on protecting what you've worked so hard to build.

Fast Response When You Need Us

Emergencies don't always happen during business hours. Our team of healthcare compliance attorneys provide responsive service when time-sensitive issues arise.

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Who We Represent

Our firm works with clients across the full spectrum of the life sciences industry.

Physician Practices & Medical Groups

We partner with physicians who have built independent practices and group practices across specialties — from primary care and internal medicine to surgical subspecialties and everything in between.

Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Our deep understanding of ASC-specific regulations, reimbursement structures, and business arrangements helps physician-owners maximize the value of their investment while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Imaging Centers & Diagnostic Facilities

We represent radiologists, pathologists, and other specialists operating independent diagnostic facilities. These sophisticated healthcare businesses require specialized legal guidance for sustainable growth.

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Practices

Physical therapy practices, rehabilitation centers, and other therapy providers face particular challenges with supervision requirements, incident-to billing, and evolving reimbursement models.

Healthcare Entrepreneurs

We advise visionary entrepreneurs who are developing new care delivery models, digital health solutions, and specialized treatment approaches. We also help healthcare startups navigate regulatory hurdles while bringing innovative healthcare solutions to market.

Ancillary Healthcare Businesses

Pharmacies, home health agencies, hospice organizations, DME suppliers, and other ancillary businesses trust us to address their specialized compliance requirements and business challenges as vital components of the healthcare ecosystem.

Our Healthcare Law Practices

Our healthcare lawyers advise clients — from large healthcare providers to independent physician practices — on:

Your Partner in Healthcare Law

When you work with our healthcare attorneys, you gain more than legal representation. You gain trusted legal advisors who understand both the business and clinical aspects of healthcare delivery and are dedicated to helping your practice thrive.

Frequently Asked Questions

Healthcare regulations create unique compliance requirements that affect virtually every aspect of your practice operations. While general business attorneys can address basic corporate matters, they often miss healthcare-specific implications in arrangements that seem straightforward. 

We recommend engaging healthcare counsel for any matter involving provider relationships, payor interactions, regulatory compliance, or practice transactions to ensure you identify and address healthcare-specific risks.

We guide practices through the entire audit process, from initial response to appeals and, when necessary, litigation. Our approach begins with analyzing the audit request, developing a strategic response, and preparing documentation that supports your position. Throughout the process, we work to minimize disruption to your practice operations while protecting your financial interests.

Look for an attorney with specific experience in your practice specialty and the particular issues you face. Ask about their familiarity with similar matters, experience with organizations of your size, and approach to practical problem-solving. 

The right healthcare attorney should demonstrate understanding of both legal requirements and business realities, provide clear communication without unnecessary jargon, and offer responsive service aligned with your timelines.

Our team of healthcare lawyers help providers implement proactive documentation and billing compliance programs tailored to your specific practice and specialty. This includes developing internal audit processes, staff training, and documentation protocols.

When audits occur, we guide you through the response process. We represent your interests in appeals and disputes with government and commercial payors, often achieving reduction or elimination of proposed recoupments.

We represent healthcare providers and entities in DOJ investigations, CMS audits, and qui tam lawsuits alleging Stark Law violations. OWe’ve successfully defended clients by proving arrangements fit within exceptions or that technical violations don’t warrant the draconian penalties the government seeks.
The Anti-Kickback Statute criminalizes remuneration offered or received in exchange for patient referrals in federal healthcare programs. Unlike Stark Law’s technical requirements, Anti-Kickback violations carry criminal penalties including prison time. Our Anti-Kickback attorney practice protects you from arrangements that could be characterized as illegal remuneration.
A Medicare fraud attorney specializes in defending against government enforcement actions, understands federal criminal and civil procedure, and has relationships with DOJ attorneys and OIG investigators. When your practice faces fraud allegations, you need counsel experienced in high-stakes government investigations, not transactional healthcare attorneys. Our Medicare fraud legal team has handled hundreds of enforcement matters and knows how to navigate investigations that threaten your livelihood.
We negotiate physician employment agreements to limit restrictive covenant scope, reduce geographic restrictions, shorten time periods, and secure buyout provisions. Our restrictive covenant lawyers have successfully eliminated non-competes entirely or narrowed them to reasonable limits. The best time to address restrictive covenants is before signing. Leverage matters, and we ensure you’re not locked into agreements that will trap you in bad employment situations or force you to relocate.

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2402 Dunlavy Street Suite 2000 Houston, Texas 77006
2901 Bee Caves Road, Suite A, Austin, Texas 78746

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We represent healthcare providers and organizations. If you're a patient seeking legal assistance, we recommend consulting this directory for appropriate legal counsel.

Licensed in Texas* and California
Unless otherwise noted, our lawyers are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

*All attorneys licensed in Texas

Scott Nichols is licensed in Texas and California.

Zach Thomas is licensed in Texas, California, Illinois, Missouri and Oregon.
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