Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Lynda M. Johnson is a partner with Friday, Eldredge & Clark in Little Rock, Arkansas.  She has practiced in the health law area since 1986 representing a wide variety of healthcare providers including hospitals, physicians, physician groups, nursing homes and home health agencies.  Recently, her practice has revolved, to a large extent, around representation of hospitals and physicians in HIPAA compliance efforts and other areas of regulatory compliance.  Her practice also includes issues involving Stark I and II and Anti-Kickback compliance, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, corporate compliance issues, physician and hospital organization issues, managed care, healthcare and hospital law, long term care and home health.  Selected for inclusion in the "Best Lawyers in America" in Health Law, Ms. Johnson received her Bachelors of Professional Accountancy degree from Mississippi State University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. 

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Compliance
• Health Care Law
• HIPAA Compliance
• Hospital Law
• Managed Care
• Medicare & Medicaid Reimbursement
• Physician & Hospital Organization Issues
• Stark I & II and Anti-Kickback Compliance

Representative Clients

• Arkansas Children's Hospital
• Arkansas Urology, P.A.
• Ouachita County Medical Center
• Medical Center Senior Services
• HeathFirst Physicians of Arkansas
• Children's Healthcare System, Inc.
• Hot Spring County Medical Center
• Chicot Memorial Hospital
• White County Medical Center

West Practice Categories

Medicare & Medicaid, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1993
• U.S. Tax Court, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
• Arkansas Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member (Health Law Section))
• Pulaski County Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
• Legal Consultant to Trinity Methodist Nursing School
• Member, Board of Trustees, Trinity United Methodist Chruch
• Member, Twentieth Century Club of Little Rock

Honors and Awards

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America under Health Law category, 2001 - 2002
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America under Halth Law category, 2003 - 2004

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1986
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 1983
  B.P.A., Bachelor of Professional Accountancy
  Honors: Mortarboard

Fraternities/Sororities

• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Alpha Delta
• Delta Delta Delta

References

• Dr. Merle Johnson
• Dr. Joe Hatcher

Address

400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522

Phones

(501) 370-1553

Faxes

(501) 244-5321

Emails

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Websites

http://www.fridayfirm.com