Lisa English Hinkle
866-218-5040 (Toll Free)
Lisa English Hinkle is a Member of McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC and Chair of the Health Care Law section. Ms. Hinkle has practiced law throughout Kentucky since her graduation from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1982. She has been nominated and identified as U.S. News Best Lawyers in America in the field of health care law for two consecutive years, 2010 and 2011.
Ms. Hinkle has extensive experience in the health care law industry. She represents institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes as well as individual medical professionals, including physicians, mid-level practitioners and nurses. She also represents small offices and large offices that are part of large networks. Some of the services she commonly provides are in the following areas: Regulatory Compliance; Certificate of Need and Licensing; Survey and Certification; Health Care Transactions; Physician Contracts; Professional Rights Defense; Fraud and Abuse Issues; and Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement and Appeals; and Privacy.
Ms. Hinkle is extremely active in civic affairs at the state and local level, including Hospice of the Bluegrass, Board Member; Bourbon County YMCA, Secretary Treasurer; Pioneering Health Communities Task Force, Chair; American Health Planning Association, Member; Fayette County Bar Association, Member; The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Resident.
Her long list of published works can be found below and viewed on the media coverage page available on our health care law practice area page.
Areas of Practice
- Health Care Law
- Physician Contracts
- Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: Member, Mortar Board
- Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Trusts and Estates
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. - 1979
- Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
- Honors: Phi Beta Sigma
- Honors: Alpha Lambda Delta
- Major: English
- Minor: Business
Published Works
- 2009 Resolutions for Physician Practices, M.D. News, Vol 2, No 1, 2009
- On-Call Contracts: New Strategies for Physicians and Hospitals, M.D. News, Vol 2, No 5, 2009
- Physicians Get Ready: CMS Releases the RAC Bounty Hunters, M.D. News, Vol. 2, No 8, 2009
- Doctors at Risk, M.D. Update, Vol. 1, Number 2, 2010
- An Antidote to Health Care Reform for Physicians?, M.D. Update, Vol. 1, Number 5, 2010
- Physicians: After Health Care Reform, Will You Know Health Care Fraud When You See It?, Kentuckydoc, Vol. 1, Issue 11, 2010
- Physicians-Pay Attention: Medical Staff Bylaw Changes Are Coming, Kentuckydoc, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2010
- The Devil's In the Details-Health Care Reform for Employers, HR the Human Resource, Vol. 3, Issue 4, 2010
- Telemedicine, Telehealth, E-Prescribing: Telewhat??, Kentuckydoc , Volume 2, Issue 3, October , 2010
- Impaired employees: Every employer has them! , HR the human resource, Oct-Nov 2010, Volume 3, Issue 5
- CMS Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol: How it works, and when to utilize it, Kentuckydoc November 2010, Volume 2, Issue 4
- Are Your Employees Tweeting Their Time Away?, M.D. Update, November , 2010
- Have You Googled Yourself Recently?, Kentuckydoc, December 2010- January 2011, Volume 2, Issue 5
- ACO's: An Alternative to Employment by a Hospital?, M.D. Update, January , 2011
- Preparing For 2011: Recent PPACA Developments and Newly Effective Provisions, Kentuckydoc, March 2011, Volume 2, Issue 6
- Avoiding Delays: Tips for Prescribing in the Long Term Care Setting, Medical News, March, 2011
- Physician Certification Rules Change for Home Health and Hospice, M.D. Update, March , 2011
- Room for Improvement, M.D. Update, May 2011
- Physicians and Nursing Facilities: Never-Ending Liability?, Kentuckydoc October/November 2011
- Who is the Doctor Anyway?, M.D. Update, October 2011
- On the Enforcement Radar: The 2012 OIG Work Plan, Kentuckydoc, Feb-March 2012, Volume 3, Issue 6
- Health Law Potpourri: Essential Ingredients, Louisville Bar Association, Bar Briefs January 2012
Classes/Seminars
- Rural Health Employment, State Law Firm Health Group, 2010 - Present
- Issues in Healthcare Law, Midway College MBA Program, 2009 - Present
- Employment Policies and Procedures: A Critical Legal Update for Employers, MMLK, 2009 - Present
- Kentucky Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (KAHSA) , Annual Conference 2011
Honors and Awards
- Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (Resident)
- American Jurisprudence Award for Trusts and Estates
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2010 - 2012
- Kentucky Super Lawyers ®, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member, 1982 - Present
- The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Resident, 2000 - Present
- American Bar Association, Member, 1990 - Present
- American Health Lawyers Association, Member, 1990 - Present
- Hospice of the Bluegrass, Board Member, 1993 - 1998
- Hospice of the Bluegrass, Vice Chair, 1994
- Hospice of the Bluegrass, Chair, 1995 - 1996
- Hospice of the Bluegrass, Board Member, 2006 - Present
- Bourbon County YMCA, Secretary Treasurer, 2009 - Present
- YMCA Pioneering Health Communities Task Force, Member, 2009 - Present
- Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Bluegrass Advisory Council, 2002 - 2005
- Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, Member, 2004 - 2007
- Family Care Center, Member, 2004 - 2009
- American Health Planning Association, Member, 2011 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Staff Attorney, 1987
- Federal Trade Commission, Staff Attorney, 1987 - 1988
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1985
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986
Pro Bono Activities
- Hospice of the Bluegrass Patient Advocate
