Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Scott McBride concentrates his practice on providing legal services to the healthcare industry, including representing and advising hospitals, academic medical centers, physician groups and other healthcare clients. He represents and advises clients in government and private payor investigations and reviews, including False Claims Act investigations and defense, as well as other regulatory enforcement proceedings, including matters related to Medicare and Medicaid billing compliance, Civil Monetary Penalties, Stark and anti-kickback laws, corporate oversight and exclusions from federal and state healthcare programs. He also counsels clients in comprehensive corporate compliance matters, including assisting and advising clients on internal investigations, self-disclosures and repayment matters.

Mr. McBride advises clients on Medicare, Medicaid and other government reimbursement and coverage matters. He represents clients in business transactions and financial arrangements, and also represents clients in healthcare matters before state and federal agencies and through administrative appeals.

Mr. McBride is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in healthcare law (2008, 2009). Mr. McBride has also been named a “Texas Rising Star” by Law & Politics and the publishers of Texas Monthly each year from 2004 to 2008. He was named an “Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyer” in 2005 and as an “Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyer” in 2004 by Nightingale’s Healthcare News.

Areas of Practice

• Healthcare Industry
• Government Policy
• Regulatory Proceedings
• Corporate Governance
• White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• Texas, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Health Lawyers Association (Member)
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (Member)
• Health Care Compliance Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Houston Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America , Health Care law
• Texas Rising Star, Law & Politics, 2004 - 2007
• Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyer
• Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyer

Education

• Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: Brigham Young University Law Review, Managing Editor
• Brigham Young University, 1994
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude

Address

1000 Louisiana
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77002-5009

Phones

(713) 646-1390

Faxes

(713) 751-1717

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http://www.bakerlaw.com