KAUFMAN | GILPIN | MCKENZIE
Kaufman, Gilpin, McKenzie, Thomas, Weiss, PC

Practice Groups

• Healthcare
• Business Organization and Transactions
• Tax

Bar Admissions

• Alabama State Bar
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama

Memberships and Affiliations

• Montgomery County Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Section of Business Law, and Health Law Section)
• American Health Lawyers Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers

Education

• B.A., Presbyterian College, 1977
• J.D., University of Alabama, 1980
• LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, 1985

Recent Speeches and Presentations

• “Top Ten Reasons Your Hospital May be Out of Compliance,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2009
• “Tax-Exempt Hospitals - The New Regulatory Environment,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2008
• “Is There a Doctor In the House? - ER Coverage,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2007
• “The State of Stark, Phase III - What Hospitals Should Know When Dealing with Physicians,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2007
• “Odds & Ends for Rural Hospitals,” AlaHA Rural Hospital Constituency, 2006
• “Joint Ventures - Is Some Better Than None?,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2006
• “Physician Recruiting: Navigating a Safe Course,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2006
• “Physician Recruiting (Documentation & Real Life),” Alabama Hospital Association, 2003
• “Intermediate Sanctions & CEO Compensation,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2002
• “EMTALA - Proposed Changes,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2002
• “EMTALA Update,” Alabama Hospital Association, 2002
• “Common Problems in Compliance (Avoiding Artificial Liability),” Healthcare Compliance Officers of Alabama, 2000
• “Negotiating Managed Care Contracts,” Alabama Hospital Association
• “Health Law Update Seminar,” Alabama Bar Institute
• “LLC Trends and Developments - 2000,” National Business Institute, 2000
• “LLC Trends and Developments - 1999,” National Business Institute, 1999
• “LLC Trends and Developments - 1998,” National Business Institute, 1998

Other

• Adjunct Professor in Taxation, Jones School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama, 1985-89
• Law Clerk, Hon. Robert E. Varner, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1980-81

John Ward Weiss is the leader of the firm’s Healthcare practice group, and a member of the Tax, and Business Organizations and Transactions practice groups. With over twenty-five years experience in health law, he represents hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers in numerous arrangements blending an operational understanding of the healthcare industry with the technical elements of health law practice. John regularly advises clients on matters of compliance, contracting, joint ventures, recruiting, acquisitions and operations, and is a frequent lecturer on matters concerning exempt healthcare entities, Stark, fraud and abuse, and EMTALA. Outside the healthcare area, John assists clients with business organization structures and complex financings.

Prior to Kaufman Gilpin McKenzie Thomas Weiss, PC, John served as law clerk (1980-1981) to the Honorable Robert E. Varner of the U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; adjunct Professor in Taxation, Jones School of Law (1985-1989); and general counsel for a large medical center (1981-1983). Outside the office, John is an elder in his church and has served his denomination in various capacities.