Steve's practice includes health law, real estate and development, and commercial transactions. His work on behalf of healthcare clients includes structuring and negotiating a joint hospital operating company/affiliation, developing co management agreements, developing new hospitals and ancillary facilities, developing a corporate compliance plan for a major hospital system, extensive development and restructuring of medical staff bylaws and policies, representing hospitals in disciplinary proceedings, and representing hospitals in multiple physician/hospital joint ventures and joint ventures among hospitals. He has negotiated the acquisition and affiliation of non profit hospitals and has developed medical office buildings, including condominium MOBs. A partner since 1976, Steve served as the Healthcare Practice Group Chair for a number of years and thereafter as chair of the firm's Regulatory & Government Affairs Department from 2008 to 2010. Awards & Recognitions · The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, Healthcare Law, 1993-2012; Health Care Lawyer of the Year, 2011 · Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A (Missouri), 2003-2008 · Ingram's, Best Lawyers in Kansas City Healthcare, 2009-2010; Real Estate, 2009 2010 · The Kansas City Business Journal, "Best of the Bar," Healthcare, 2002-2005 · Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Health Care Law, 2005-2011; Top 100, Health Care Law, 2005, 2008; Top 50 in Kansas City, 2005 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections; Health Law Forum · American Health Lawyers Association · Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys, President, 1982-1983 · Kansas Bar Association, Health Law Section · Kansas Hospital Attorneys Association · Lawyers Association of Kansas City · The Missouri Bar · Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys Civic Involvement · Blue Valley Recreation Commission · Mill Creek Park Association, Board of Directors, 1990-present, President, 2005-present · Saint Luke's Health System · Swope Health Foundation, Board of Directors, 1993-2008, President, 2000-2002 News & Publications News 10.19.11, Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 10.28.10, Six Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named Best Lawyers 2011 Lawyers of the Year 10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars 10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys |