For over twenty years, we have held a cost-effective, professional relationship with Sulloway & Hollis attorneys. We rely on their sound, consistent, and practical advice in the evaluation and defense of medical malpractice claims. First and foremost, they are seasoned, ethical lawyers who fully embrace our team approach of prompt, objective investigations and the aggressive defense of non-meritorious lawsuits. The attorneys have become vested in our institution’s mission. Second, they are responsive and very user- friendly. They are always willing to share their expertise on risk management issues and litigation issues – frequently at no charge. Most importantly, they have achieved superior results at fair and reasonable prices.

Richard Burke
Atlantic Risk Management

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Leaders: Douglas R. Chamberlain and Robert J. Lanney

Sulloway & Hollis’ Health Care Group is recognized as an industry leader, serving the legal needs of health-care providers throughout New Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing quality legal services to all of our health-care clients, including: hospitals, physicians, medical-device companies, ambulatory surgery centers, academic medical centers, physician practice groups, pharmacies, mental-health counseling centers, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other individual health-care providers.

Although we focus on serving New Hampshire clients, Sulloway represents health-care providers throughout northern New England—and beyond. We are also proud to represent the New Hampshire Medical Society and the New Hampshire Hospital Association.

Our attorneys have demonstrated leadership in regulatory and legislative matters affecting the health-care industry. We routinely appear before the New Hampshire legislature as advocates for tort reform and recently led the effort to establish screening panels for medical malpractice claims. Our group’s business lawyers understand the health-care industry, and are skilled at applying their expertise and experience to the unique problems and challenges facing both medical practices and institutional providers in a complex, heavily regulated and increasingly politicized business environment. 

Our Health Care Group devotes its practice to providing legal services to health-care clients in multiple areas including:

  • Administrative law, including certificate of need, licensure, and disciplinary matters;
  • Antitrust regulation
  • Contractual arrangements, including professional service and staffing agreements and physician employment contracts
  • Employment law and employee benefits, including 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans
  • Fraud and abuse matters, including Stark, anti-kickback, and False Claims Act investigations and litigation
  • General business law, including the formation and governance of and mergers and acquisitions firms involved in the health-care field
  • Government relations, including lobbying and relations with federal and state administrative and regulatory agencies
  • Hospital/medical staff relationships
  • Litigation
  • Physician/hospital joint ventures, including ambulatory surgical centers, and imaging centers
  • Privacy issues, including HIPAA, the FTC Red Flags rule, and similar state laws and regulations
  • Real estate development and finance, and land use, and environmental regulation
  • Tax exemption issues at the federal, state, and local levels

The various subspecialties practiced by our lawyers within our group permit us to offer a wide range of services to our health-care clients on a fully-integrated basis, complimenting those furnished by our Medical Malpractice and Physician Advocacy Group. The group's attorneys are well supported by the firm’s lawyers specializing in employment law, tax, trust and estates, real property, and business litigation matters.

We serve as trusted counselors and aggressive advocates for our health-care clients, offering broad expertise and experience enabling us to address a wide array of business and legal issues presented with notable success and in a responsive and cost-effective manner.