Chris DeMeo
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Overview
Chris' practice emphasis is on handling health care, commercial litigation, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation and other employee benefit matters. He has represented national health care companies, individual physicians, physician groups and other health care professionals in complex, multiparty litigation, regulatory compliance and transactional matters. He has also worked with employee plans, administrators and fiduciaries regarding life, health and disability benefits including all phases of ERISA litigation in all Texas federal districts. Some of his more recent matters include:
- Advising health care providers and others involved in the health care industry regarding the impact of recently enacted health care reform legislation on existing and future ventures and how to structure such ventures to be compliant with the new law.
- Representation of physicians and physician groups on the legal structure of operations involving delivery of designated health care services including laboratory services and diagnostic imaging as such operations impact, federal and state anti-kickback, and self-referral laws.
- Representation of hospitals on licensing, compensation, medical staff relations, contractual matters and employee relations as they impact federal and state licensing, anti-kickback, self-referral and false claim laws in Texas and other states including representation with Texas regulatory agencies concerning waiver and modification of the same.
- Representation of medical device manufacturers and distributors in the preparation and negotiation of consulting contracts and licensing agreements regarding the development of new products.
- Winning a $1.4 million judgment on behalf of a local businessman for trademark violations, breach of contract and conversion including award of punitive damages and reversal of fraudulent conveyance by the defendant.
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Defense Research Institute
- Houston Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Medical Group Management Association, Texas Member
- State Bar of Texas, Corporate Counsel and Health Law Sections
- Texas & New Mexico Hospice Organization
Awards & Honors
- Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1996
- Lawyers for the People, H Texas, 2005
- Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2011
Admissions
- Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
Articles & Speeches
- December 5, 2011 — ACO Waivers, EHR Subsidies and Stark/Anti-Kickback Exceptions
- November 3, 2011 — Compliance: The Impact of Health Care Regulations and Reform
- Monthly, 2011 — Q/A for Ambulatory Providers
- July 28, 2011 — Regulatory Compliance for Marketing Hospice Services
- July 28, 2011 — Fundamental Health Law for Hospice and Palliative Care
- June 8, 2011 — More on Meaningful Use for Eligible Providers
- February 2011 — Mobile Health: Achieving Real-Time Access and Managing Risk Through the EHR
- January 2011 — The Medical Home: Being Patient-Centered and Managing Risk through the EHR
- November 30, 2010 — The Impact of the Mid-Term Elections — HIMSS Post-Election Webinar
- November 30, 2010 — Avoiding Potential HIT Contracting Pitfalls
- October 4, 2010 — External Claims Procedures
- October 4, 2010 — OIG Issues Advisory Opinions on Free Pre-Authorization Services; Joint Ventures and Under Arrangements
- April 7, 2010 — Electronic Health Records Incentive Program: What's in it for the Docs?
- December 2009 — Fraud & Abuse: False Claims
- September/October 2009 — Inducements in the Wound Care Clinic Setting
