Rogers & Associates PC

The firm's attorneys have provided legal services to
health care providers and other individuals and businesses for many years, with the firm's founding attorney in practice for more than thirty years.


Our clients include:
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Large and small medical groups
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Health care systems and businesses
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Individual physicians and health care providers
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Physician organizations
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Mental health providers and professionals
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Dental providers and professionals
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Rehabilitation and medical equipment providers
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Home health agencies
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Other health care organizations and professionals



Health Care Law Firm Oakland County

Because of our expertise in business matters and in resolving disputes, we also occasionally represent clients in other areas of business.

Representative clients of the firm include:
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Millennium Medical Group, P.C.
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Oakland Medical Group, P.C.
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Michigan Healthcare Professionals, P.C.
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Mobile Dentists/Smile Programs and affiliated entities
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Henry Ford Health System
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Genesee County Community Mental Health
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Comprehensive Medical Center, P.L.L.C.
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Primary Care Partners, Inc.
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Several home health agencies
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Several retail pharmacies
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Individual physicians and groups including oncology, urology, gynecologic oncology, radiation oncology, internal medicine, family practice, cardiology, gynecology, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, thoracic surgery, ophthalmology/eye surgery, gastroenterology, colorectal surgery, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, anesthesiology, podiatry, and chiropractic, and many other health professionals such as dentists, social workers, psychologists, counselors, radiation therapists, nurses, nurse anesthetists and nurse practitioners


We represent and advise clients in matters including:
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Organizing and operating physician group practices and other profit and nonprofit business entities and professional practices, including corporations and limited liability companies, buying and selling businesses and practices, and structuring joint ventures.
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Negotiating, writing and enforcing contracts such as employment and shareholder agreements, operating agreements, joint venture agreements, management services agreements, capitation arrangements, participation agreements, medical director contracts, consultant agreements, co-ownership arrangements for medical equipment, and space sharing agreements.
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Professional licensing and credentialing, such as licensing board disciplinary actions and investigations, and hospital staff privilege actions in Michigan and other states.
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Medicare, Blue Cross, Medicaid and other third party payer audits, reimbursement advice and departicipation actions.
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Stark Law and other fraud-and-abuse and self-referral issues.
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Establishing credentialing policies and practices for physician organizations and other entities engaged in credentialing.
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Developing, implementing and updating compliance programs, and providing ongoing compliance advice.
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Obtaining regulatory approvals and certifications in diverse areas such as Certificates of Need and CLIA certification.
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Representing health professionals and entities in OIG and other civil fraud investigations and cases, seizures under search warrant, grand jury inquiries and other criminal and quasi-criminal investigations and proceedings.
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Antitrust compliance advice, and representing clients in antitrust litigation and enforcement actions.
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HIPAA compliance, and defense of HIPAA investigations and enforcement actions.
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Obtaining regulatory approvals for clients engaged in business in multiple states.
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Employment law and personnel matters.
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Representing providers, professionals and businesses in contract disputes such as payments, noncompetition agreements, and enforcement of other contract rights
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Facilitation/Mediation in civil litigation matters
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Government relations matters, such as lobbying and seeking changes in laws and regulations, testifying on behalf of clients in legislative and administrative proceedings, and negotiating with legislative, regulatory and enforcement officials.
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Development of managed care programs and networks, and negotiating and drafting contracts between employee benefit plans and health care provider organizations.


We are active in professional organizations relating to health care and business, and we continually update our knowledge of the law in our practice areas. Our experience and attention to evolving issues enable us to be creative when dealing with difficult legal issues affecting our clients. We are familiar with the kinds of organizations our clients operate, the professions they practice, the markets in which they compete, and the challenges and opportunities they face. In responding to a client's immediate questions, we keep in mind the client's business goals and strategies for competition and growth, and try to present alternatives that will achieve the client's short-term and long-term objectives.


David Rogers, the firm's principal attorney has been named in Best Lawyers in America in health care law, and has been awarded the AV Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, the highest rating available for legal ability and general ethical standards. He is regularly engaged as a speaker and author on topics relating to the firm's practice areas.


Our firm represents clients before all courts and administrative agencies relating to our practice areas, including state and federal district, circuit, bankruptcy and appellate courts. We also litigate issues before state and federal administrative agencies such as the Michigan Department of Community Health (Bureau of Health Professions; Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Program), Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth (Office of Financial and Insurance Services), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Farmington Hills, MI	3

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Health Care	2
Litigation - General (consumer)	2