J. Kevin West
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Labor & Employment
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Provided by J. Kevin West
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Kevin West is a senior healthcare attorney with extensive experience representing healthcare providers. He has been a trusted advocate for providers in more than 1,000 cases involving audits, investigations, medical malpractice and licensure board disciplinary matters. Kevin's practice also emphasizes employment law as well as trial work, particularly in the areas of employment, commercial litigation, professional malpractice, personal injury and insurance litigation. Mr. West also advises and represents companies regarding business and employment matters.
In 1981, Mr. West graduated with honors from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in English. In 1984, he graduated from the BYU Law School with honors. During law school, Mr. West served as Editor-in-Chief of the BYU Journal of Legal Studies. He authored "Utah Products Liability Law" in the BYU Journal of Legal Studies.
Following law school, Mr. West had the privilege of serving as a law clerk for Chief Judge Marion J. Callister, U.S. District Judge for the District of Idaho. Mr. West began practicing law in 1986 after completing this two-year clerkship with the federal trial bench.
Mr. West is a member of the Idaho, Utah and Washington State Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before all state courts in those states as well as in federal courts in Idaho and Utah. He is also admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. West is a frequent lecturer on healthcare and employment matters. He has been a presenter in numerous seminars directed toward both non-lawyer and lawyer groups on both a local and national level. Mr. West is the author of four nationally marketed publications in the healthcare field: Medicare Compliance: A Training Program for Podiatrists and Their Staff (2002), published by Data Trace Publishing; The APMA HIPAA Privacy Manual (2002) and The APMA HIPAA Security Manual (2003), both published by the American Podiatric Medical Association; and HIPAA Training, Forms and Policies (2003, co-author), published by Data Trace Publishing.
Professional Memberships
Idaho Association of Defense Counsel
President
(2005 - 2006)
Idaho Health Law Section
Chair
(2009 - 2011)
Publications
The New Information Blocking Rule: What it Means for Healthcare Providers August 10, 2021
The Reprieve for Healthcare Providers Is Over: CMS to Resume Medicare Audits July 22, 2020
APMA HIPAA Privacy Manual and APMA HIPAA Security Manual
Personal
Rotary International
Rotarian and Board Member
(1993 - Present)
Women's and Children's Alliance
Board of Directors
(2001 - 2010)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Board of Directors
(2016 - present)
Experience
National expert on HIPAA, Medicare audits and investigations
Consultant to the United States' largest insurer of podiatrists on HIPAA, Medicare audit and investigations; supervise defense attorneys hired by the insurer in hundreds of cases.
Obtained a Jury verdict for McDonald's Corporation in hot coffee spill case
Defended McDonald's in the only other hot coffee jury trial since the Stella Lybeck case. Opposing counsel was the attorney who had won a large verdict against McDonald's in the Lybeck case. The jury ruled in favor of McDonald's. Parsons' attorney J. Kevin West was invited to make a presentation to all of McDonald's defense counsel at a national meeting in Chicago.
Taco Bell restaurant acquisition
Represented Taco Bell franchisee in the acquisition of 30 Taco Bell restaurants from Taco Bell Corp. in $30 million transaction spanning 6 months; transaction involved real estate, physical and intangible assets and personnel.
Expert regarding the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSPA)
National consultant and advisor to insurance companies regarding their compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act; author of articles and national speaker on the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Idaho
Utah
Washington
U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Washington
U.S. Dist. Court, Western Dist. of Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Dist. Court, Central Dist. of Illinois
Utah Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Brigham Young University
J.D.
Awards
Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year"
Best Lawyers in America, 2017, 2021, 2022
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2023
Mountain States Super Lawyers, Healthcare
Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2019-2022
AV® Preeminent™ rated
Martindale Hubbell
Chambers USA, Labor & Employment Law
Chambers USA, 2012-2023