William H. West
Baker Donelson Center, Suite 800, 211 Commerce Street Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Firm:
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
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Firm
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Years In Practice
William H. West, shareholder in the Nashville office, concentrates his practice in the areas of state regulatory issues and civil litigation, primarily related to health care. In addition to extensive representation of clients with issues relating to certificates of need and other state and federal health care regulatory matters, he has been counsel for the prevailing party in such cases as: Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. Tennessee Board of Emergency Medical Services et al, 486 F.Supp. 2d 713 (M.D. Tenn. 2007); Souder v. Health Partners, Inc., 997 S.W.2d 140 (Tenn. App. 1998); Charter Lakeside v. Health Facilities Commission, 1997 Tenn. App. Lexis 598; Odle v. Tenn. Dept. of Health, Tenn. App. Lexis 108 (1993); and Jordan v. Dellway Villa, 661 F.2d 588 (6th Cir. 1981), cert. den. 455 U.S. 1008 (1982). Mr. West has a wide range of experience in developing innovative regulatory and litigation strategies for clients, including utilizing the Tennessee Sunshine Act to restore PPO provider status for a client physician; successfully prosecuting a federal preemption challenge to state air ambulance regulations; and being lead counsel for a successful plaintiff class in the first reported class action for damages tried to conclusion under the federal Fair Housing Act.
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Awards
- Named as a Leading Health Care Attorney by Legal Media Group (2006)
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers in Health Care (2012 – 2013)
Education
Graduated
Yale University, BA
Graduated 1972
Vanderbilt University, MBA
Graduated 1986
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (615) 726-5600
Baker Donelson Center, Suite 800, 211 Commerce Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
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