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James E. Gjerset
Mr. Gjerset founded Gjerset & Lorenz, LLP in 1998 with Shauna Lorenz. Mr. Gjerset has extensive experience representing a wide spectrum of the healthcare industry, and he routinely advises clients on complex government reimbursement issues, diverse business transactions, day-to-day operational issues, and regulatory compliance. Mr. Gjerset works with healthcare providers on a broad swath of issues including licensure, certification, reimbursement, antitrust, fraud and abuse, cost reporting, government contract negotiation, and preparing for, responding to, and defending against state and federal government investigations and administrative penalty actions. Prior to the creation of Gjerset & Lorenz, Mr. Gjerset served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Texas Office of the Attorney General focusing on healthcare, insurance and anti-trust regulations and was a member of the healthcare practice section of Haynes & Boone, LLP.
Education:
- American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1992
- Brown University, B.A., 1987
Professional or Trade Affiliations
- Past President of the Travis County Bar Association’s Health Law Section
- Past Vice-Chair of the Texas Department of Insurance Advisory Committee on unfair insurance practices
- Past Chairman of the Brackenridge Hospital Oversight Council
- Past Special Technical Advisor to the Texas Hospital Association’s Medicaid Tax Force
- Member of the American Health Lawyers Association
- Member of the Health Law and Administrative Law Sections of the State Bar of Texas
- Member of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Texas Hospital Association