Tom Shorter is a shareholder in the firm’s Madison office and serves as Chair of the Health Care Team.
Tom represents hospitals, physicians’ groups, research institutions and health care related organizations, as well as other businesses, providing counsel on health care, corporate, labor and employment and regulatory matters. For clients in the health care industry, Tom handles matters regarding Medicare compliance, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), Physician Self-Referral (Stark), and Anti-Kickback. Additionally, Tom is also called upon by other organizations to handle management-side legal corporate and employment issues.
Admitted To Practice
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Professional Associations
American College of Healthcare Executives
American Health Lawyers Association
American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA)
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Health Care Compliance Association
Healthcare Financial Management Association
HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin
Minnesota State Bar Association
NSBA Council of School Attorneys
Society for Human Resource Management
State Bar of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Wisconsin School Attorneys Association
Activities
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Wisconsin Chapter – Board of Directors, Membership Committee
American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) – Board of Directors; Program Chair, Labor & Employment Practice Group; Diversity + Inclusion Council Member; Diversity + Inclusion Recruitment Subgroup; Public Interest Committee; Membership Committee
HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin – Board of Directors
Independent Living, Inc. – President of the Board of Directors
Madison Club Foundation – Board of Directors
Madison Country Day School – Board of Trustees; Secretary, Board of Directors; Finance Committee
State Bar of Wisconsin – Health Law Section Board Member (Past President)
Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation – Board of Trustees, Audit & Executive Committee
Honors
Honored as one of In Business Magazine's 40 under 40 winners (2006)
Honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as a 2015 Recognition Award recipient for contributions to healthcare management excellence
Listed in Best Lawyers (Education Law, Health Law, 2007 - present; Lawyer of the Year, Education Law, 2012; Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law, 2013, 2017, and 2018)
Listed in Who's Who in American Law
Recognized as a Top Lawyer by Madison Magazine (Education & Health Law, 2007 - 2009)
Education
Juris Doctor, Northeastern University School of Law, 1996, Phi Delta Phi
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison