|
TEL: 812.332.9295
FAX: 812.331.8808
jwhit@lawbr.com
Education
- DePauw University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1980
- Indiana University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1984, Administrative Editor; Indiana Law Journal
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1984
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1984
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 1984
|
JAMES L. WHITLATCH
Partner
Jim is a partner working in the areas
of health care law, employment and labor law, business entities,
and civil litigation. He practices in all facets
of health law and employment law, handling medical malpractice defense,
hospital and health care law, planning (HIPAA, STARK, EMTALA),
fraud and abuse, contracts, joint ventures, tax exemption, peer review,
and physician and hospital practices. In employment and labor law,
Jim has represented employers before the EEOC, Indiana Civil Rights
Commission and Bloomington Human Rights Commission as well as in
state and federal court. He has represented employers in labor relation,
union and strike related issues. He also assists in the formation,
counseling and planning for business entities such as corporations,
LLCs, partnerships and not-for-profit entities. Jim has tried cases
in state and federal court and has argued before the Indiana Court
of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court and the Seventh
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Jim has been an adjunct faculty member at Indiana
University since 1989, teaching “Legal Aspects of Health Care.” He
has served as the Chair of the ISBA Health Law section and as a member
of the American Health Lawyers Association. He has been a speaker and
author for continuing education seminars for lawyers and other professionals
on a variety of topics and has contributed to articles in publications
for the health care field.
Jim is actively involved in the Bloomington
community, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Bloomington
Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation
of Bloomington and Monroe County,
Inc., the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, and the
Monroe County United Ministries. Jim is a member of the
Bloomington Rotary Club and a panel member of the National Arbitration
Forum.
|
Primary Practice Areas
- Business and Corporate
- Charitable and Tax Exemption
- Civil Litigation
- Employment and Labor Law
- Estate Planning
- Hospital and Health Care
- Medical Malpractice Defense
Memberships
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Chair of the General Practice Section 1989–1990
- Chair of the Health Law Section 2003–2004
- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
|
