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Posted by: Jarod Word on Dec 19, 2025

This year’s Health Law Forum took place Nov. 13-14 at the Music City Center in Nashville. The event was attended by more than 250 lawyers who enjoyed presentations from seasoned health care attorneys, medical professionals and public sector leaders. The forum also featured a networking reception, allowing attendees to meet with colleagues from across the state. 

The TBA would like to thank Health Law Section Immediate Past Chair Imad Abdullah and the section’s executive council for another stellar seminar. View photos from the forum here.New leaders also took office at the forum. They are:

Immediate Past Chair: Imad Abdullah, Regional One Health
Section Chair: Travis Lloyd, Bass Berry & Sims
Section Vice Chair: Jesse Neil, Foley & Lardner

Eastern Delegates
Amanda Busby, Bernstein Stair & McAdams
Christie Burbank, CHI Memorial
Ian Hennessey, CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services
Karin Anderson, PYA
Kelly Street, Egerton McAfee
Mark Cunningham, Chambliss Bahner & Stophel

Middle Delegates
A.J. Bahou, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Bill Young, Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance Ethics Committee
Brian Roark, Bass Berry & Sims
Ellen Bowden McIntyre, U.S. Attorney’s Office
JD Thomas, Barnes & Thornburg
Julia Morris, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kim Looney, K&L Gates
Mark Ison, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison
Rachel Coleman, HCA Healthcare 

Western Delegates
Ann Lundy, West Tennessee Healthcare
Kate Dowd, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Kathy Steuer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Scott Shanker, Bass Berry & Sims
Walt Schuler, University of Tennessee Health Science Center