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WILL HUGHES
Will Hughes is a partner in Adams & Graham, L.L.P. He practices primarily in the areas of:
- Health Law
- Professional Liability
- Litigation
Will Hughes practices primarily in the areas of Health Law, Professional Liability, and Litigation. Mr. Hughes is Board Certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Prior to joining Adams & Graham, Mr. Hughes was employed as a briefing attorney for the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas. Mr. Hughes briefed for the Honorable Justice James A. Baker. Upon completing his clerkship with the appellate court, Mr. Hughes began working as an associate attorney at Adams & Graham, L.L.P. His primary practice is in the firm's health law section representing hospitals, physicians, hospital committees, and other health care providers on litigation, business, compliance, and regulatory matters.
Mr. Hughes serves as a resource to hospitals and other health care providers on a number of issues including medical staff affairs, physician and group contracts, patient consent, withdrawal of life support, regulatory matters including EMTALA and the HIPAA Privacy Rule, statutory requirements affecting health care entities, contract issues, patient confidentiality, and documentation. Mr. Hughes has extensive experience with medical committee and physician and nursing peer review issues and has practiced before the Texas Medical Board, Texas Board of Nursing, and the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Mr. Hughes was one of the attorneys for the hospital in Tenet Health Ltd. v. Zamora, 13 S.W.3d 464 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 2000, writ dism'd w.o.j.), a case that received national attention for allowing hospitals to exclusively contract with non-hospital based physicians. Mr. Hughes has also assisted clients conduct internal investigations for assessing compliance with State and federal health care program requirements.
Mr. Hughes is a 1990 graduate from The South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, where he was a member on the South Texas Law Review and Order of the Lytae. Mr. Hughes is admitted to practice before all State courts in Texas and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Hughes obtained his B.B.A. in Management and International Business in 1983 from the University of Texas at Austin.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1992
- Certifications/Specialties:
- Health Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1999
- Education:
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1990
- J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Lytae
- Law Review: Member, South Texas Law Review, 1988 - 1990
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1983
- B.B.A.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Management & International Business
- Published Works:
- Overview of Healthcare Liability Issues and the Millenium Bug, 11 The Health Lawyer 3, pg. 10 (American Bar Association Health Law Section Publication), April 1999
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- End of Life Issues, Harlingen Medical Center, L.P. and Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas (CME Approved), 2007
- The Texas Mental Health Code and Court Ordered Mental Health Services, South Texas Health System, Embassy Suites, McAllen, Texas (CME Approved), 2006
- End of Life Issues After Terri Schiavo, South Texas Health System, Embassy Suites, McAllen, Texas (presented with William L. Pope) (CME Approved), 2005
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule-An Overview for Counsel, State Bar of Texas, 12th Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005
- HIPAA Overview, Valley Baptist Medical Center and Brownsville Medical Center, 2003
- Health Law Seminar, Valley Baptist Family Practice Residency Program, 2002
- Contract Issues in Physician Employment and Affiliation Agreements, Valley Baptist Family Practice Residency Program, 2001
- Legalities in Charting, Brownsville Medical Center, 1999
- Release of Patient Information, Brownsville Medical Center, 1998
- Liability Issues Facing Nursing Professionals, LVN Association of Cameron County, Texas, 1995
- Honors and Awards:
- American Jurisprudence Award, Payment Systems, 1990
- American Jurisprudence Award, Professional Responsibility, 1990
- Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, West Publishing, 1990
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Health Law Exam Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Member
- Health Law Advisory Commission, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Member, 2002 - 2008
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- American Health Lawyers' Association
- Member
- Defense Research Institute
- Member
- American Bar Association, Health Law and Litigation Sections
- Member
- State Bar of Texas, Health Law and Litigation Sections
- Member
- Cameron County Bar Association
- Member
- Hidalgo County Bar Association
- Member
- Harlingen Good Samaritan Center
- Board Member
- State Bar of Texas
- 2005 Advanced Medical Malpractice Course Planning Committee
- American Lung Association of Texas
- Board Member, 2002 - 2003
- Past Employment Positions:
- Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas, Hon. Justice James A. Baker, Briefing Attorney, 1991 - 1992
- U. S. Army, Sergeant, Honorably Discharged, 1984 - 1987
- Languages:
- German
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Phi
- Birth Information:
- July 20, 1961, Augsburg, Germany
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