James R. Willey

Attorney | Indianapolis

Phone: (317) 977-1409
| Fax: (317) 633-4878

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About James

Mr. Willey concentrates his practice in the areas of health law, business transactions and services, and corporate counsel services. Mr. Willey regularly advises a variety of health care providers, including hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, and other health care providers, on business and transaction matters, such as corporate governance and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and a wide variety of hospital and physician transactions. Mr. Willey devotes a substantial amount of his time counseling tax-exempt clients (including nonprofit public charities and governmental entities) on a wide variety of issues with a focus on formation and governance, acquisition and maintenance of tax-exempt and public charity status, organization and development of integrated corporate structures involving tax-exempt and taxable subsidiaries and affiliated organizations, legislative and political campaign activities, executive compensation and excess benefit transactions, and unrelated business income tax.

Additionally, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Willey has regularly advised clients on matters related to eligibility, use, and reporting of the various stimulus packages available through federal, state, and local governments, including Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for qualifying small business organizations, Employee Retention Tax Credits (ERTC) and the deferral of federal employment taxes available through the IRS, Provider Relief Funds for health care providers available through HHS, and Coronavirus Relief Funds for state and local governments.

EDUCATION

Hanover College, B.A., cum laude - 1987

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D. - 1995

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • Indiana - 1995
  • U.S. District Court, Northern & Southern Districts of Indiana - 1995
  • Indiana State and U.S. Tax Courts - 1995

memberships

  • American Health Law Association
  • Healthcare Financial Management Association
  • Indiana State Bar Association

Experience

  • Business Development Officer, Merchants National Bank – 1987-1992