William Mack Copeland

President & Chief Executive Officer — Copeland Law, L.L.C.

Chief executive officer of a specialty law firm with special expertise in health law. The firm concentrates in three main legal areas:

• Serving as hearing officer in fair hearings regarding medical staff disciplinary proceedings, including preparation of hearing officer reports, findings of fact, analysis, and recommendations.
• Serving as independent counsel to hearing panels where medical staff desires to utilize a hearing panel, including drafting panel findings, recommendations, and reports.
• Advising Medical Executive Committees in fair hearings before hearing officers and hearing panels.
• Serving as legal counsel to hospital management, medical staff leadership, and peer review committees regarding peer review and corrective action activities.
• Drafting fair hearing plans and advising on reporting requirements.
• Presenting continuing medical education programs to medical staff leaders regarding medical peer review.

• Serving as legal counsel to providers in activities involving health care False Claims Act issues.
• Served as lead counsel in several False Claims Act cases.
• Providing advice and review on matters involving the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark issues.
• Advising health care clients on developing and maintaining compliance programs.
• Advising on physician joint ventures, physician contracting, physician recruiting, Medicare, and Medicaid issues.

• Serving as arbitrator or hearing officer for American Arbitration Association and American Health Lawyers Association Dispute Resolution Service arbitrations and hearings.
• Handled physician corporation disputes between majority and minority shareholders.
• Handled hospital-physician contract breach matters involving income guarantees in excess of $500 thousand.
• Handled physician practice and employment agreement disputes with claims in excess of $700 thousand.
• Handled employment agreement disputes with claims ranging from $100 thousand to $250 thousand.
• Handled recruiting contract disputes with claims in excess of $150 thousand.

Member, Advisory Board — QualityMD

Provides advisory support to an organization focused on high-volume, high-quality, convenient primary care for patients in need.

Corporate Counsel — USAF MSC Association

Senior Vice President, Business Development — Execu-Connections

Served in a senior business development role for a wholly owned executive search subsidiary of The Network Job List.

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer — Pulmonary Solutions, Inc.

Chief Executive Officer for a specialty health care firm providing full-service respiratory therapy services to hospitals, home medical oxygen equipment and related services, and sleep therapeutic services under contract to hospitals.

Corporate Counsel — Respiratory Care Resources, Inc.

Corporate counsel for a specialty health care firm providing respiratory therapy services to nursing homes. Coordinated legal services and served as compliance officer and reimbursement consultant.

President — Copeland & Brown Co., L.P.A.

Chief Executive Officer of a specialty law firm emphasizing service to healthcare providers. Represented hospitals, physicians, and other providers in False Claims Act issues, compliance programs, medical staff issues, professional review activities, fraud and abuse review, physician joint ventures, recruiting, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Chairman, Health Law Group — Frost & Jacobs

Chaired the Health Care Practice Group, a multidisciplinary group of twenty-one attorneys. Managed the firm’s health care practice and advised hospitals on physician relations, Medicare fraud and abuse avoidance, recruiting, joint ventures, credentialing, medical staff bylaws, and professional review activity.

Adjunct Assistant Professor — Xavier University

Adjunct Assistant Professor — University of Cincinnati

President and Chief Executive Officer — St. Francis-St. George Hospital and Health Services, Inc.

Managed the consolidation of two hospitals and built a replacement facility. Merged operating staffs and medical staffs into cohesive single units providing outstanding health services for the community.

• Expanded facilities by adding a freestanding surgery center, retirement complex, nursing home, and ancillary diagnostic facilities.
• Acquired several businesses, including a consulting firm and materials management software system.
• During ten years as CEO, the organization consistently produced returns well above the industry average.

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer — Ohio Catholic Health Services, Inc.

Led a statewide preferred provider organization owned by fourteen Catholic hospitals through its formation and development phase.

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer — Don Rowe Associates

Led a consulting firm specializing in healthcare management.

Administrator — St. George Hospital

Managing Partner — Copeland & Reig

Managed a consulting firm specializing in physician development activities.

Medical Service Corps Officer — U.S. Air Force