Tim is a principal at Gray Plant Mooty (GPM) and a member of the firm’s health law team. His practice includes the general representation of health care organizations including hospitals, single- and multi-specialty physician groups, ancillary service providers, and other health care providers and suppliers.
Tim has significant experience in state and federal regulation, including licensure standards, physician recruitment and retention requirements, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse laws; HIPAA privacy requirement, nonprofit corporation law; health system governance, and other general corporate matters. Tim also frequently counsels health care providers on their merger, acquisition, joint venture, and affiliation strategies. Clients have found Tim’s accounting background invaluable in structuring arrangements that are successful from both a legal and a business perspective.
Tim is a Certified Public Accountant and prior to becoming an attorney, Tim was director of corporate finance for a major health care provider in the Chicago metropolitan area. He also taught Health Law and Nonprofit Law at IIT Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois and Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Experience
- Counsels health care providers on both federal and state fraud and abuse laws including the federal Anti-kickback Statute and the Stark law
- Assist providers in responding to requests for information from regulators on regulatory issues
- Regularly represents both buyer and sellers on successful completion of their acquisitions or divestitures
- Provides assistance in developing and structuring joint venture arrangements that both meets the parties’ objectives and complies with the myriad of state and federal laws
- Provides ongoing counsel and advice
Publications
- "Medicare Fraud and Abuse: Health Care Reform Raises the Stakes," coauthor, Minnesota Physician, June 2010
- "Everyday Antitrust Issues for Your Practice," coauthor, Minnesota Physician, November 2006
- “Laws That Can Bite You Back: Things Every Physician Practice In Minnesota Should Know,” Minnesota Physician, 2004
- “Top Medicare Regulator Revives Hope for Hospital-Physician Gainsharing Arrangements,” Minnesota Physician, 2004
Presentations
- “Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Inevitable Regulatory Update,” Gray Plant Mooty 14th Annual Health Law Conference, July 15, 2010
- “Have Your Hospital Governance Documents Kept Pace with the Latest Requirements,” Minnesota Hospital Association's 24th Annual Summer Trustee Conference, copresenter, July 10, 2010
- “The Future of Health Care Enforcement and Accountability,” Minnesota Hospital Association's 24th Annual Summer Trustee Conference, copresenter, July 10, 2010
- “Health Care Legislation,” MediBill Professionals, LLC Training Series, May 6, 2010
- “Benefits and Burdens of Affiliations, Collaborations or Partnerships,” Minnesota Hospital Association's 22nd Annual Trustee Conference, July 2008
- "Nurturing the Hospital/Physician Relationship," Minnesota Hospital Association's 22nd Annual Trustee Conference, July 2008
- "Can I Buy You a Drink: Challenges Posed by the Physician-Provider Relationship," Minnesota Medical Group Management Association 2008 Winter Conference, March 5, 2008
- “Legal Issues in Medical Equipment Repair,” 24th Annual Biomedical Associations of Wisconsin Conference, September 2007
- “The Law and Medical Equipment Repair: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” North Central Biomedical Association’s Annual Conference, Fall 2006
- “Federal Regulatory Update,” GPM’s 10th Annual Health Law Conference, July 2006
- “Trustee’s Guide to Understanding Hospital Reimbursement,” Minnesota Hospital Association’s 19th Annual Trustee Conference, July 2005
- “Federal Regulatory Update,” GPM’s 9th Annual Health Law Conference, July 2005
- “12 Upcoming Challenges for Hospital Boards,” Minnesota Hospital Association’s 19th Annual Trustee Conference, July 2005
- “Federal Regulatory Update: Medicare and More,” GPM’s Health Law Conference, July 22, 2004
- “Leadership and the Role of Hospital Governance: Coping with Medical Staff Issues,” Minnesota Hospital Association’s 18th Annual Trustee Conference, July 2004
- “The New ‘Final’ Stark Regulations: What Changed and What Stayed the Same?,” GPM’s Health Law Roundtable Breakfast Program, April 28, 2004
- “HIPAA Audit Programs,” Care Providers of Minnesota HIPAA Happens Seminar, May 2004
- “What’s Next? HIPAA Security, National Provider IDs Enforcement?,” Care Providers of Minnesota HIPAA Happens Seminar, May 2004
- “Who Can Access Medical Records in Minnesota?,” Seventh Annual Health Law Conference, July 2003
- “The Key Legal Principles Behind HIPAA's Privacy Standards, HIPAA Privacy Standards: What Aging Services Providers Need To Know,” Minnesota Health & Housing Alliance conference, 2002
- “Electronic Transactions, Individual Privacy Rights and Compliance Strategies and Implementation Steps, HIPAA—Beyond the Basics: Implementing Administrative Simplification,” Medical Educational Services Conference, 2002, presenter
- “What Every Employer Needs to Know About Managed Care Programs,” American Bar Association National Institute, March 2001
Education
- IIT Chicago Kent College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1989
- Drake University, undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, 1979
Professional Activities
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
Community Involvement
- City of Park Ridge, IL, alderman