Since the early 1990s, Tom Sullivan’s practice has primarily involved representation of healthcare providers. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the categories of Health Care Law, Corporate Law and Insurance Law. He serves as counsel for a Medicaid managed care organization which operates a portion of the Medicaid program in Alabama pursuant to a §1915(b) waiver and is owned and operated by Birmingham area hospitals. He has served as counsel for a number of physicians and surgeons in contract and corporate matters, ambulatory surgery center transactions and defense of professional licensure and disciplinary proceedings.
He serves as counsel to a §501(c)(3) provider which owns and operates multiple LTCH, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities around Alabama. He represents an acute care hospital owned by a local Health Care Authority in physician contracting and relations with its medical staff. He has served as principal external counsel for a 501(c)(3) healthcare organization with multiple hospitals in the Birmingham area in transactions and joint ventures, representing the interest of the corporation in bond financings and advising the corporation with respect to its compliance program. He represents two faith based nonprofit hospital systems in Alabama, as well as several community hospitals, in various State and local tax matters. He has represented providers in conjunction with HIPAA, ransomware and cyber security related issues.
He is a member of the Faculty of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. Until recently, he served as Chairman of the AHLA Dispute Resolution Service Council, which is the seven person body which oversees the AHLA Dispute Resolution Service. He is a member of the Birmingham Bar Association and served for a number of years on its professional disciplinary committee, as well as the Ethics and Fee Arbitration Committees at other points during his career. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity, the corporation which administers the Head Start program in Birmingham and Jefferson County. He is admitted to practice in State and Federal courts in Alabama, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.