PRACTICE AREAS
Healthcare
The legal field, like healthcare, can be extremely stressful, confusing and frustrating to navigate. The attorneys and staff at Fox Ballard have the experience and knowledge needed to help clients pilot this challenging area. Whether it is a civil lawsuit, administrative proceeding, compliance issue, or claim investigation Fox Ballard provides representation that is thoughtful, efficient, and most importantly, effective.
Civil Litigation
While Fox Ballard is known as a strong healthcare focused law firm, it continues to be recognized as a leader in civil litigation representing local, regional and national business and corporate entities. Our attorneys defend cases involving a myriad of claims resolving both simple and complex disputes at the state, federal and appellate court levels.
We work closely with clients and insurance professionals to develop strategies that mitigate risk and lay the groundwork for an effective defense. Being prepared to try every case provides a strong tactical advantage and places our clients in the best position to achieve a favorable outcome. With this simple litigation philosophy, clients rely on Fox Ballard for their most challenging claims.
Medical Malpractice
Healthcare professionals and medical institutions work hard to care for people. Despite providing quality care, hospitals, physicians, nurses, mental health providers and others can face serious allegations of negligence resulting in patient injury or even death.
Fox Ballard is committed to protecting medical professionals and healthcare institutions in the courtroom. We know that a successful medical malpractice defense depends on an intimate knowledge of both medicine and applicable law. We are passionate about our work and provide comprehensive representation, through trial if necessary, to obtain the best possible outcomes for our clients.
Administrative
Healthcare professionals and entities are not only answerable to their patients, but also to state licensing bodies and national accrediting organizations. Fox Ballard provides dedicated representation against licensing complaints, regulatory investigations, and other administrative proceedings.
Long-Term Care
Long-term care facilities are challenged by an array of of regulations, laws, staffing issues, family expectations, and public perceptions. Fox Ballard understands these difficulties and delivers positive results for our long-term care clients confronted with complex issues or potentially damaging claims.
Corrections
Fox Ballard represents private correctional healthcare providers in civil rights claims brought by prisoners and pre-trial detainees. Our correctional healthcare practice group has extensive experience successfully representing the unique needs of physicians, nurses, mental health professionals and others who render care in the challenging setting of a jail or prison.
Guardianship
Too often, institutional providers are forced to address impossible situations and patients who need help with medical decisions, yet lack the capacity needed to make them. Fox Ballard is at the forefront of guardianship law, representing entities in petitioning on behalf of those patients. We also represent Certified Professional Guardians who care for incapacitated individuals.