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INDUSTRIES
PRACTICES
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Education
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Duke University School of Law,
J.D., Order of the Coif, 1975
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Whitman College,
B.A., Economics, 1972
Phi Beta Kappa
National Merit Scholar
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Admissions
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Missouri
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Illinois
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Affiliations
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Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan St. Louis
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Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Member, Employee Benefits Committee
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The Missouri Bar
Member, Tax Committee
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American Bar Association
Member, Health Law Committee
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American Health Lawyers Association
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Representative Clients
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Anderson Hoagland and Company
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Bellwether Foundation
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Comprad, Inc.
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Ferrell Hospital
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Jefferson County Bancshares, Inc.
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Keller Laboratories, Inc.
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Obstetrical Associates of St. Louis, Inc.
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Poettker Construction Company
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SEAY Foundation
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Sparta Community Hospital
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Suburban Pediatrics, Inc.
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Surgical Anesthesia Services, LLC
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Surgical Synergies, Inc.
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Total Access Urgent Care, P.C.
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Recognitions
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2025
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 1979-Present
Member of Management Committee, 1985-1989
Managing Partner, 1980-1984
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Hagemeyer Electronics Group
General Counsel, 1987-2004
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Eagle Bank
Advisory Board, Trust Committee
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Community
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Tower Grove Park
Member, Board of Commissioners, 2013-Present
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Rainbow Village
President, 2008-Present
Board Member, 2004-Present
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Life Skills Foundation
Board Member, 1990-2010
Vice-President, 2004-2010
Treasurer, 2001-2004
President, 1996-1998
Vice-President and Chairman of Endowment Committee, 1993-1997
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DePaul Hospital
Member, Planned Giving Council, 2000-2007
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Racquet Club Ladue
Board Member, 2001-2004
Secretary, 2001
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St. Louis Symphony Music School
Board of Governors, 2000-2001
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Fontbonne College Master of Tax program
Adjunct Professor, 1991-2000
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Jim serves as a key advisor to regional medical groups on the full spectrum of business and regulatory issues they encounter while providing medical services. He has spent his career advising physician practices, dentists, orthodontists, urgent care centers, and other health care businesses, helping them assess risk, attract and retain personnel, and expand their operations.
He draws on his extensive contracts experience to draft and negotiate employment contracts and all types of agreements, including those with managed care entities and vendors. He handles physician credentialing, sensitive personnel issues, and letters of intent.
Jim has also guided medical groups through all manner of transactions, from the construction and development of surgery centers, diagnostics centers, and cancer centers, to the rapid expansion of a regional urgent care provider. Jim's work for small critical-access hospitals has involved complex real estate tax questions, protracted lease disputes, and transaction advice specific to the USDA, the primary lender for rural hospitals. He has also helped design successful physician recruitment programs.
Jim's advice is overlaid by the complicated regulatory issues affecting health care entities. He ensures that clients are compliant with HIPAA and other federal regulations, and places an emphasis on practical solutions that avoid litigation and provide a clearer path to resolution.
Jim has extensive experience leading corporate and contracts work for a variety of other businesses and has assisted clients inside and outside of the medical sector with estate planning issues.
Blogs
Presentations
"Physician Recruiting and Employment Contracts";
Program for The Alliance of Medical Recruiters Convention, 2002
"Choosing the Best Entity for New Business";
2001
"Retirement Plans Update";
Program for the Missouri Society of CPA's, 1997
"Purchase Contracts and Buy-Sell Agreements for Medical Practices";
Program for Saint Louis University Medical School Residents, 1993
"Legal Aspects of Professional Practice";
Washington University Dental School, 1989; Saint Louis University Dental School, 1989; Illinois Academy of Family Pediatrics, 1990; Saint Louis University Medical School Residents, 1993; UMSL School of Optometry, 1993
"Commencing Professional Practice-- Legal Relationships and Their Significance";
Annual Meeting of the National Medical Association in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1990
"Wills and Trusts";
National Business Institute Program on Elder Law, 1990