Firm News

Hall Render is pleased to announce that attorney Laura Sahm, Esq., has joined the firm’s Indianapolis office. Sahm focuses her legal practice in the area of supply chain procurement, operations and management. She completed her undergraduate education at DePauw University in 2009 and received her law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of...Read More

Hall Render is pleased to announce attorney Rebecca Waddell, Esq., has joined the firm’s Philadelphia office. Waddell focuses her practice on general counsel services with a particular emphasis on litigation and risk management. She completed her undergraduate education at The Johns Hopkins University in 1994 and received her Master of Health Services Administration from the...Read More

Hall Render is pleased to announce attorney Sadie Sullivan, Esq., has joined the firm’s Denver office. Sullivan focuses her practice on advising health care providers (both institutional providers, such as hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and skilled nursing facilities, and individual practitioners) on general health care issues. She completed her undergraduate education at Grinnell College in...Read More

Hall Render is proud to congratulate Bill Berlin for being selected to the 2015 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers list. Attorneys from over 70 practice areas are rated bySuper Lawyers based on peer nominations and evaluations, as well as independent research. Lawyers receiving the highest point totals are recognized in Super Lawyersmagazine.

Financial liability for HIPAA violations has been increasing since the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009. HIPAA financial exposure comes not only from OCR but from state attorneys general and private party lawsuits as well. Covered entities and business associates are faced with a variety of economic pressures, including how to effectively allocate their...Read More

The Meaningful Use Incentive Program continues to evolve from an incentive program to a regulatory compliance tool.  With the recent proposed changes ranging from payment adjustments to the new proposed Stage 3 objectives, eligible hospitals and eligible physicians should be aware of what is now expected and how best to prepare to be a “meaningful...Read More

Hall Render is pleased to announce attorney Stephen Grothouse, J.D., has joined the firm’s Indianapolis office. Steve was born and raised in the Indianapolis area. He is returning to his hometown after practicing as corporate counsel to a large technology company in Arizona. Steve’s practice focuses on counseling clients regarding their health information technology.  He...Read More

Hall Render is pleased to congratulate Chairman of the Firm Bill Thompson on receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Alumni Association. Thompson earned his Masters of Health Administration from the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI and his law degree...Read More

Hall Render is proud to congratulate its attorneys who have been selected to the 2015 Indiana and Kentucky Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Steve Lyman, John Ryan and Jon Spadorcia have been selected to the Indiana Super Lawyers list and Gerald Stovall was selected to the Kentucky Super Lawyers list. Colleen Powers and Dana Stutzman have been...Read More

Hall Render attorney Tim Kennedy received the Sagamore of the Wabash in recognition of his work on behalf of Indiana hospitals to craft the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 (HIP 2.0), the state’s plan for health care coverage expansion. Governor Mike Pence presented the prestigious award to the Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) team working on the HIP...Read More