The Team
Of Counsel to the Firm
Matthew Lawhon
Matt Lawhon’s unique background has provided him the experience necessary to help health care clients understand the heavily regulated environment in which they operate. For over a decade, Mr. Lawhon investigated health care fraud and abuse: first as a Senior Investigator for the Medicare Benefits Integrity Contractor in Texas (now referred to as a UPIC) and then as a Criminal Investigator for the Texas Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). During the course of his career, Mr. Lawhon investigated hundreds of cases related to fraud and abuse at both the state and federal level. Mr. Lawhon also frequently assisted in the development of cases by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. His successes in these investigations resulted in recognition by both Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Mr. Lawhon’s history as an accomplished health care investigator has allowed him to develop a distinct insight into techniques utilized by agencies who have regulatory or investigative authority over those in the health care field such as; ZPICs, RACs, MACs, HHS-OIG, FBI, MFCU, State Single State Agencies, and State Medical Boards. It has also given him in depth knowledge of the major health care laws effecting clients; i.e., Anti-Kickback, Stark, the False Claims Act, and the Sunshine Act. As an attorney,
Mr. Lawhon has used that valuable knowledge to counsel pharmacies, laboratories, chiropractors, physician groups, home health agencies, and others. Mr. Lawhon works to obtain the best possible outcomes for clients while advising them on a spectrum of matters relating to the delivery of health care services; including regulatory compliance, payor audits, and risk assessment.
Prior to becoming an attorney and his career in health care, Mr. Lawhon worked as a police officer with the Dallas Police Department. While with Dallas PD, Mr. Lawhon was assigned to the Central Patrol Division where he served the citizens of
East and South Dallas.
Nathan Fish
After more than a decade practicing health law, primarily at international firms, Nathan Fish opened the Law Offices of Johnathan Fish, PLLC, to provide his clients with effective, practical, and individualized legal services at reasonable rates. Nathan is Board-Certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and focuses exclusively on representing healthcare and life sciences clients.
Nathan’s extensive background includes representing physicians and other health professionals, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, fertility clinics, telemedicine providers, laboratories, IDTFs, pharmacies, durable medical equipment suppliers, prosthetic and orthotic suppliers, device manufacturers, group purchasing organizations, and other healthcare and life sciences businesses across the country. Nathan regularly advises clients on regulatory, compliance, transactional, and enforcement matters. He frequently speaks and writes on health law topics.
Nathan graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law). He obtained an LL.M. in Health Law from the University of Houston, where he received the Robert S. Toth LL.M. Writing Award. A native Texan, Nathan was raised in a family with three generations of physicians, giving him unique insight into issues that impact providers, suppliers, and other healthcare businesses.
