Lisa York Bowman

Lisa York Bowman, the Managing Member of York Bowman Law, LLC, has over 20 years of experience litigating with a focus on employment law. Lisa is admitted to the state bars of Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, and Utah. Lisa’s practice is devoted to helping executives negotiate employment contracts and severance agreements and to assisting small to mid-sized businesses with corporate compliance, including areas related to:

• Federal court litigation;
• Severance negotiations;
• Department of Labor Audits;
• EEOC Charges;
• Employee terminations;
• Policy and Procedure Manuals;
• Harassment and Discrimination training;
• Non-Compete Agreements;
• Non-Solicitation Agreements;
• Non-Disclosure Agreements;
• Independent Contractor Agreements;
• Fair Labor Standards Act compliance and litigation;
• Family Medical Leave Act compliance and litigation;
• Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act compliance and litigation;
• Title VII litigation;
• Unemployment Compensation hearings;
• Vendor contract negotiations;
• Americans With Disabilities Act compliance and litigation;
• Domestic Service Workers compliance;
• Job descriptions;
• White Collar Exemptions;
• Referral Bonus Programs;
• Pregnancy Discrimination Claims;
• Physician employment arrangements

LECTURES AND COURSE PRESENTATIONS BY LISA INCLUDE:

• FMLA Training for HR, Financial Industry, 2018-2019
• Equal Employment Opportunity Training, Logistics Industry, 2018
• Essential Terms of an Employment Agreement, Trusted Advisor Network, 2017
• Analyzing Non-Compete Agreements, Trusted Advisor Network, 2017
• How to Pay Hourly Employees who Travel, Peachtree Business Connection, 2016
• How to Organize Employee Files, Peachtree Business Connection, 2016
• Analyzing Non-Compete Agreements, Peachtree Business Connection, 2016
• Identifying Independent Contractors v Employees, Peachtree Business Connection, 2016
• Creating & Maintaining Electronic Filing Systems, Hall Prangle & Schoonveld Utah Staff, 2007
• Proper Nursing Documentation, Ogden Regional Medical Center Nursing Education, 2006
• Brain Injury Litigation, Community Health System Risk Management Conference, 2003

PUBLISHED DECISIONS
• Miller v Dacus, 231 S.W.3d 903, Tenn. 2007 – addresses informed consent in labor & delivery cases.

• Bravo v. Sumner Regional Health Systems, Inc. d/b/a Sumner Regional Medical Center v. Robert Dabney, M.D., No. M2002-02642-COA-R3-CV – Tennessee Court of Appeals, December 23, 2003 – further defined the requirements under T.C.A. § 29-26-115 (locality rule) regarding an expert’s competence to testify.

• Hill v. Lamberth, et al., No. M2000-02408-COA-R3-CV, Tennessee Court of Appeals, October 2, 2001 – summary judgment on behalf of a school board affirmed.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE
GEORGIA
• Successfully represented a client in a Title VII claim of racial and national origin discrimination under Title VII before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – resulted in a resolution for nuisance value.

• Defeated an FMLA claim in the Northern District Court of Georgia on behalf of a financial institution – summary judgment granted.

• Successfully represented a government official in a claim of racial discrimination under Title VII before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – received a Determination of Fault and ultimately resolved the matter in favor of the government official.

• Effectively counseled both the Chief Executive Officer and in-house counsel of a healthcare corporation on issues involved in a planned uninsured patient’s discharge and transfer – developed a strategic plan to locate alternative placement for the patient in compliance with federal statutes.

• Successfully counseled a healthcare corporation during all stages of an investigation by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) regarding an alleged violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) – defeated the complaint and the client was deemed to be in compliance with EMTALA.

• Successfully guided a healthcare corporation during its response to an investigation by the Office of Civil Rights regarding an alleged violation of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) – defeated the complaint and the client was deemed to be in compliance with HIPAA.

• Served as lead counsel for a healthcare corporation in a lawsuit filed by a credentialed physician who claimed tortious interference with a non-compete clause – resolved all issues with summary judgment.

• Developed a strategic plan for a healthcare corporation to avoid liability for multiple staff physicians’ use of the Prolift, TVT sling, Pinnacle, and SPARC (surgical mesh) products – defeated all claims in federal court with summary judgment avoiding punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.

• Successfully defended an orthopaedic surgeon against claims of professional malpractice by discrediting plaintiff’s expert orthopaedic surgeon and then strategically filing a substantive Motion in Limine prior to the trial date – resulted in resolution for nuisance value.

• Negotiated an extremely favorable pre-suit settlement of a claim made against a healthcare corporation involving the intra-operative use of Heparin and Protamine.

TENNESSEE

• Successfully developed a strategy for a major healthcare corporation to defeat a series of lawsuits that failed to comply with the technical requirements of a newly enacted medical malpractice statute – successfully resolved all lawsuits with dismissal.

• Developed a strategic plan for a physician practice group to avoid liability for suspected insurance fraud by a member- liability avoided.

• Defended various healthcare organizations during a series of Fair Hearings initiated by multiple physicians pursuant to Medical Staff Bylaws – obtained winning results during the Fair Hearings.
• Defended an obstetrician-gynecologist during an attempt by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners to suspend licensure – successfully negotiated an agreement to avoid suspension.

• Served as trial counsel in federal court on behalf of an obstetrician-gynecologist in a complex neonatal encephalopathy lawsuit involving more than $25 million in damages – defense verdict.

• Served as litigation counsel on behalf of a healthcare corporation in a complex neonatal encephalopathy lawsuit involving more than $20 million in claimed damages – defense verdict.

• Successfully represented an obstetrician-gynecologist in a brachial plexus injury lawsuit – defeated claims with summary judgment.

• Assisted with the representation of an obstetrician-gynecologist in a complex neonatal encephalopathy lawsuit involving more than $30 million in claimed damages – settled for nuisance value.

• Served as trial counsel on behalf of a plastic surgeon in a claim of misdiagnosis – defense verdict.

• Represented a construction company in a lawsuit filed by a class representative – successfully defeated class certification.

ILLINOIS

• Served as trial counsel in a complex neonatal encephalopathy lawsuit involving more than $30 million in damages – defense verdict.

UTAH
• Prepared multiple healthcare providers for intense evidentiary depositions in a lawsuit involving claims of professional malpractice that lead to catastrophic injury – deponents vehemently defended their care during depositions, which led to a favorable nuisance value settlement.

WEST VIRGINIA
• Successfully defended a healthcare corporation in a neonatal encephalopathy lawsuit involving more than $20 million in damages – favorable settlement for the client.

MISSOURI

• Initiated outside peer reviews of a neurosurgeon involved in a series of patient complaints – effectively counseled the healthcare organization on ways to conduct prospective internal peer reviews in compliance with Medical Staff Bylaws to reduce liability.

ORGANIZATIONS
• The Atlanta Academy, Strategic Planning Committee, 2020
• The Atlanta Academy, Gladiator Fund, Co -Chair, 2019
• Action Ministries, Smart Lunch Smart Kid, 2019
• State Bar of Georgia, 2008 to date
• Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, 2008 to date
• Utah Bar Association, 2008 to date
• IXOYE Global Entrepreneurship Network, Board of Directors, 2011
• Illinois Bar Association, 2005 to date
• Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Advisory Committee, 2005
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1998 to date

We are so pleased that Lisa York Bowman and York Bowman Law, LLC are serving as Of Counsel to the firm.