Deborah J. Robinson
Director
Direct Dial: 412-288-2225
Deborah J. Robinson heads the firm’s Health Care Law Group. She concentrates her practice in all aspects of the regulation of medicine and healthcare providers; assisting hospitals, physicians, and physician groups in navigating the complex areas of third party payor regulations, Stark and fraud and abuse prohibitions, and HIPAA.
As a regular part of her practice, Deborah works with physicians and physician groups in practice formation, including employment and compensation arrangements. She also works extensively with hospital-based specialists and regularly negotiates contracts on their behalf with hospitals and health care systems. She has had extensive experience with regard to the sale of practices to health care systems as well as the “transition” of physicians as they return to private practice. She represents medical staffs in medical bylaw review and has assisted both physicians and hospitals with developing and reviewing compliance plans.
Prior to joining the firm in 1990, Deborah was a partner in the law firm of Dykema Gossett with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan where she specialized in the area of health care law and represented both nonprofit and public hospitals in the state of Michigan.
For eight consecutive years, Deborah has been named to The Best Lawyers in America®.
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Education
- Allegheny College, B.A., 1971
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1980,
Graduated Cum Laude
Professional Affiliations
- Deborah has written and spoken extensively in the health care area.
- Contributing Editor, The Physicians News Digest
- Member, Allegheny County Bar Association