Jeff is a partner in the Tupelo office practicing in the area of health care law. He represents hospitals, freestanding health care providers, managed care and physician clients on Medicare and Medicaid payment issues, corporate compliance matters and Anti-Kickback Act and Stark law issues. His health law practice includes assisting hospital and health care clients in physician relation matters, including the drafting of medical staff bylaws and the handling of peer review hearings. Jeff also handles administrative appeals before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board, advising clients regarding state certificate of need laws and other state licensure issues and assisting in the preparation and negotiation of contractual arrangements between hospitals, physicians and other health care entities including, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture arrangements. He is also a member of Phelps Dunbar's health care corporate compliance team which performs legal risk analysis functions and the preparation of corporate compliance plans regarding Medicare billing issues, fraud and abuse, the Stark laws and other laws applicable to the operation of a hospital, health care system or physician's clinic.

• Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 1991; B.A. in English, magna cum laude, 1988; Phi Beta Kappa

• Member: American Health Lawyers Association
• Mississippi Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association ("HFMA") (Compliance and Reimbursement Committee, co-chairman)
• The Mississippi Bar (Health Law Section - Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Committee)
• Lee County Young Lawyers Association (President 1994-1995)
• Mississippi Young Lawyers Division (Problems of the Homeless/Indigent Committee, Chairman 1995-1996, and Local Affiliate Liaison Committee, Chairman 1997-1998)

• 'Stark II, Phase II in Physician Self-Referral Law," Healthcare Financial Management Association, Tunica, Mississippi (January 20, 2005).
• "Stark II, Phase II Physician Self-Referral Law," The Mississippi Society of CPAs and the Healthcare Financial Management Association, Jackson, Mississippi (September 17, 2004).
• "Physicians As Employees and Medical Staff Issues," Phelps Dunbar LLP 27th Annual Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia, Mississippi (August 20, 2004).
• "Stark II, Phase II Physician Self-Referral Law," Healthcare Financial Management Association, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (July 21, 2004).
• "Stark II, Phase II Physician Self-Referral Law," Mississippi Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association and MGMA of Mississippi, Tupelo, Mississippi (June 22, 2004).
• "Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - Current Status of the Law and Practical Tips for Handling EMTALA Surveys and a Fast Track Termination Action," Healthcare Financial Management Association, Jackson, Mississippi (March 25, 2004).
• "Recent Developments In Health Care Law And What To Do When The Government Knocks On Your Door - Phelps Dunbar LLP, Mississippi Hospital Association and Mississippi Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association - Biloxi, Mississippi (February 19, 2004).
• "Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act - Current Status of Regulations & Practical Tips for Handling EMTALA Surveys and a Fast Track Termination Action," Mississippi Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association (November 14, 2002).
• "Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Past, Present and Future & Practical Tips for Handling EMTALA Surveys and a Fast Track Termination Action," Mississippi Hospital Association, Jackson, Mississippi (August 14, 2002).
• "HIPAA's Patient Rights," Mississippi Health Information Management Association Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi (March 21, 2002).
• "HIPAA's Patient Rights," HIPAA Privacy Consortium Symposium, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Tupelo, Mississippi (March 7, 2002).
• "HIPAA's Administrative Requirements," HIPAA Privacy Consortium Symposium, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Tupelo, Mississippi (March 7, 2002).
• "Patient Rights," HIPAA Privacy Consortium Symposia, Phelps Dunbar LLP, Tupelo, Mississippi (February 22, 2002).
• "Almost Everything You Want to Know About Joint Ventures," HFMA Southern Institute Healthcare Financial Management Association, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Biloxi, Mississippi (January 17-18, 2002).
• "Provider Preparedness for Bioterrorism," Phelps Dunbar LLP Client Briefing, Jackson, Mississippi (November 28, 2001).
• "Health Care Law 2001 - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - Physician Representation," Oxford, Mississippi (September 14, 2001).
• "Privacy and Payment Update" - Healthcare Financial Management Association - Philadelphia, Mississippi (August 23, 2001).

• Representation of hospitals and managed care organizations in peer review matters and related peer review hearings.
• Representation of hospital and health care clients in preparation of medical staff bylaws and related documents.
• Representation of hospitals in EMTALA investigations, settlement negotiations with the Office of Inspector General and administrative appeals before the QIO and OIG.
• Representation of hospital clients in certificate of need and licensure matters.
• Representation of hospitals in risk analysis portion of corporate compliance programs and in development of corporate compliance plans and related policies.
• Representation of hospital in settlement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding geographic reclassification.
• Representation of providers on reimbursement issues before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board.
• Representing clients before Congressional delegations on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues.