Kopson, Mark S.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2008

Lawyer Overview

Mark S. Kopson, a partner in Plunkett Cooney's Bloomfield Hills office, chairs the firm's Healthcare Industry Group.

Mr. Kopson represents numerous healthcare facilities, professional practices, physician-hospital organizations, integrated delivery systems and managed care entities in the State of Michigan and throughout the United States. He has extensive experience and expertise in the areas of managed care negotiation, contracting, dispute resolution and regulation, as well as HIPAA, Stark and Anti-kickback compliance and agency investigation response. His practice also includes the formation and counseling of joint ventures and the sale and purchase of commercial entities and real estate.

An accomplished author and sought-after speaker, Mr. Kopson frequently presents educational programs to various legal and healthcare industry groups.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative & Regulatory Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business Enterprises Law
• Corporate Compliance
• Healthcare Law
• Real Estate Law

Representative Clients

• City of Milan, Michigan
• Michigan Provider Network

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• City of Milan, Michigan, 1991 - 1996 (City Attorney)
• American Bar Association, 1986 - 1996 (Member, Litigation Section)
• National Health Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1996 (Member)
• Oakland County Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan, Business Law and Health Care Law sections
• American Bar Association, Law, Health Law, and Law Practice Management sections
• American Health Lawyers Association (Chair, HMOs and Health Plans)
• American Health Lawyers Association, Managed Care Affinity Group
• American Health Lawyers Association, Physician Organizations
• American Health Lawyers Association, Fraud and Abuse
• American Health Lawyers Association, Antitrust
• American Health Lawyers Association, Health Information and Technology
• American Health Lawyers Association, Hospitals and Health Systems

Honors and Awards

• American Jurisprudence Book Awards: Contracts, Torts
• American Jurisprudence Book Awards: Constitutional Law
• American Jurisprudence Book Awards: Bills and Notes
• Frank Murphy Honor Society
• Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating-AV
• President's Scholar
• Dean's Scholar
• Insignis Academic Scholar
• Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

Classes and Seminars

• Risk Management Issues in Managed Care, Risk Management Group of Michigan, Inc., 1996
• Medical Records Law in Michigan Seminar, 2008 - Present
• "Contractual Negotiations Between Payors and Providers", 2007 Law Conference for Health Plans, Insurers and Providers; The Westin Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, Florida, May 9, 2007 - May 11, 2007

Past Employment Positions

• Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, Associate, 1985 - 1987

Education

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1985
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, 1981
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Pi
• Alpha Sigma Nu

Published Works

• Health Law Issues in Common Business Transactions Laches, December, 1989
• Federal False Claims Act: Implications for Physicians, Trustees, Administrators and Advisors Public Health Comments, October, 1988
• Capitalize on Practice Sale Opportunities Through Careful Planning, Michigan HealthCare Business Monthly, November, 1996
• "Good News and Bad News for Physicians: Compliance Enforcement Developments", Principal Health PHO Newsletter, July, 2006
• "Reimbursement of Physician Services", Representing Physicians Handbook, American Health Lawyers Association, 2005
• "Application of Federal Antitrust Laws to Healthcare Providers", September, 2005
• "Healthcare Antitrust Update", Principal Health PHO Newsletter, September, 2005
• "Good News from the Government…No, Really", Principal Health PHO Newsletter, May, 2004
• "Avoid Antitrust Violation When Determining Payment for On-Call Coverage", Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider, January, 2004
• "Hot Issues in Recent PO and PHO Managed Care Negotiations", Health Care Weekly Review, March 6, 2002
• "Six Steps to a Successful Practice Buy-in", Medical Economics, February 24, 1997
• "Stark I Final Regulations: Implications for Health Care Providers and Suppliers", The Health Lawyer, Special Edition, August, 1995

Address

38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Phones

(248) 901-4061

Faxes

(248) 901-4040

Emails

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Websites

http://www.plunkettcooney.com