
Vinson is a Board Certified Health Law Specialist with over 35 years of experience in multiple areas of law, including healthcare and commercial business formation, business transactions and finance, contracting including physician, hospital and employment contracting, commercial real estate transactions and finance, healthcare fraud and abuse, provider licensure and certification, provider reimbursement and appeals and other healthcare regulatory matters.
Vinson’s practice is concentrated on commercial real estate, business and healthcare transactions and provider audits and appeals. Vinson has handled numerous multi-million-dollar sales and acquisitions, several of which involved obtaining the approval of the Louisiana Attorney General for the sale of non-profit hospitals as required under Louisiana law. In addition, Vinson routinely handles third party payor audits, overpayments and appeals for a multitude of physicians and other healthcare providers all over the country. Vinson also assists clients with wills, estate planning and successions.
Vinson routinely interacts on behalf of clients with representatives of local, state and federal governmental agencies, including the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) and various fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) of these state and federal agencies. Vinson is admitted to practice law in both Louisiana and Texas.
Practice Areas
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University, J.D., 1989
Nicholls State University, B.S., 1985
Admissions
Texas, 2017
Louisiana, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1989
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1989
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1989
Professional Associations
Louisiana State Bar Association
- Health Law Section
American Bar Association
- Health Law Section
Federal Bar Association
- Health Law Section
New Orleans Bar Association
American Health Law Association
Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys