Leigh A. Wilkinson
Contact Information
New Bern, NC 28562
Post Office Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563-0867
Practice Groups
Practice Concentrations
- Business Formation/Organization and Reorganization
- Business Transactions
- Certificate of Need
- Health Care Compliance
- Health Care Joint Ventures
- Health Care Regulatory Issues
- Managed Care
- Medicare/Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Biography
As leader of the Health Care Practice Group, Ms. Wilkinson's practice experience encompasses a broad range of health care law matters, including obtaining Certificates of Need ("CON") and CON "no review" letters; structuring medical practice mergers and alliances; advising medical practices and hospitals on health care regulatory (fraud and abuse, HIPAA, Stark, anti-kickback, EMTALA, and antitrust) and reimbursement issues; structuring health care joint ventures between physicians and hospitals; negotiating and drafting exclusive provider contracts and managed care provider contracts; and structuring compliance programs and drafting key compliance policies and procedures. Ms. Wilkinson's experience also encompasses a broad range of business law matters, from start-up businesses to transactional matters.
Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina, 1985
- All state courts in North Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Honors and Distinction*
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2012
Education
- J.D., The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1985
- B.S., magna cum laude, North Carolina State University, 1982
Professional and Community Affiliations
- American Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Health Law
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Coastal Women's Forum (board of directors; charter member; past president)
- Medical Group Management Association
- New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce (past board chairperson)
- North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Health Law
- North Carolina District East of Civitan International (governor 2010-2011)
- North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys
- Tryon Civitan Club
* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.