Tennessee Legal Community Foundation 38th Annual Health Law Forum

Tennessee Legal Community Foundation 38th Annual Health Law Forum took place on 12–13 November 2026 at Music City Center, Nashville. It was organised by Tennessee Bar Association, and B2DB records 32 speakers across 14 sessions.

The forum takes place in person in Nashville, the nation's health care hub, over two days at Music City Center. Sessions offer insight from health law providers, practitioners and regulators on current developments in the practice area, with topics including a keynote by the former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regulatory fraud and abuse, supervision of advanced practice providers, non-competes, certificates of need, enforcement actions, ethics, and AI in health care.

Key facts

Keynote speakers

• Hon. Christi Grimm Former Inspector General of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, BDO USA

Speakers (32)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

• Hon. Christi Grimm Former Inspector General of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, BDO USA
• Travis Lloyd Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC
• Jin Yoshikawa Attorney, Butler Snow LLP
• Brian Roark Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC
• Kim Looney Partner, Epstein Becker Green
• Christopher Sabis Litigator, Sherrard, Roe, Voigt, Harbison
• Lauren Gaffney Attorney, Bass Berry & Sims PLC
• Sheree Wright Executive Director, Tennessee Bar Association
• Jeb Gerth Attorney, Epstein Becker Green
• Jennifer Michael Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC
• Barbara Bennett Mediator, Arbitrator & Neutral Evaluator, JAMS
• Daniel Patten Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
• Ramy Fayed Partner, dentons
• Stephanie Hoffmann Partner, Healthcare Practice Group, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
• Kathryn Moore Member, Bass Berry & Sims PLC
• Dale Amburn Attorney and Shareholder, The Amburn Law Group
• Yarnell Beatty Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Tennessee Medical Association
• Amanda Young Butler Snow LLP
• Carole Myers Professor, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• JD Thomas Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Jerry Taylor Thompson Burton PLLC
• Justin Brown Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
• Timothy Warner DaVita Inc.
• Alan McGonigal Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, E.D. of Tenn.
• Caroline Tippens Tennessee Health Care Facilities Commission
• Deborah Farringer Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Belmont University College of Law
• Ellen Bowden McIntyre Deputy Civil Chief, Affirmative Civil Enforcement, U.S. Attorney's Office, M.D. Tenn.
• Ellen Clayton Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society
• Sandra Garrett The Board of Professional Responsibility
• Sarah Pazar Williams Asst. United States Attorney, W.D. of Tenn., U.S. Attorney's Office, W.D. of Tenn.
• Thomas Wolford Phelps Dunbar
• Zack Buck UT Winston College of Law

Agenda (14 sessions)

Day 1 — Thursday 12 November 2026

• Chair's Welcome 08:00–08:15 — Travis Lloyd
• Regulatory Fraud and Abuse Update 08:15–09:45 — Jennifer Michael, Justin Brown
• Keynote Address 09:45–10:45 — Hon. Christi Grimm
• Advanced Practice Providers: State Scope of Practice & Supervision, Federal Billing & Compliance Issues 11:00–12:00 — Ramy Fayed, Carole Myers
• Non-Competes & Employment in Healthcare 12:15–13:15 — Jeb Gerth, Dale Amburn, Timothy Warner
• Certificates of Need and Licensure: Current Challenges and Reform Efforts 13:15–14:15 — Lauren Gaffney, Caroline Tippens
• Enforcement Actions 14:30–15:30 — Brian Roark, JD Thomas
• Ethics Odyssey 15:30–17:00 — Kim Looney, Sheree Wright, Sandra Garrett, Thomas Wolford

Day 2 — Friday 13 November 2026

• Medicare/Medicaid Enrollment Update 08:00–09:00 — Stephanie Hoffmann, Kathryn Moore
• Health Law Perspectives from the Classroom 09:00–10:00 — Deborah Farringer, Ellen Clayton, Zack Buck
• Tennessee Legislative Update and Case Review 10:15–11:45 — Yarnell Beatty, Amanda Young, Jerry Taylor
• Health Care Enforcement: U.S. Attorney's Offices 12:45–13:45 — Alan McGonigal, Ellen Bowden McIntyre, Sarah Pazar Williams
• Tips and Tools for Resolving Healthcare Disputes Outside of the Courthouse 13:45–14:45 — Christopher Sabis, Barbara Bennett
• Utilizing AI to become a "Centaur Lawyer" 15:00–16:30 — Jin Yoshikawa, Daniel Patten

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Organiser (1)

Tennessee Bar Association

Sponsors (16)

Stout · PYA Healthcare Advisors · Epstein Becker Green · Verbotics · Baker Donelson · Barnes & Thornburg LLP · American Health Law Association · Bass Berry & Sims PLC · Sherrard, Roe, Voigt, Harbison · Holland & Knight LLP · JAMS · Acuvance Coker · Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel PC · dentons · VMG Health · Foley & Lardner LLP

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.