Terrill Johnson Harris

Practice Areas

With three decades of experience, Terri has worked with all types of health care providers in navigating the many risks and challenges of the rapidly changing health care industry.

Terri has developed a deep understanding of health care laws and regulations to aid health care clients in their compliance efforts and to assist clients who are targets of government investigations. She has regularly advised clients regarding almost every aspect of health care operations, including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, certificate of need and facility licensure, telemedicine, confidentiality of medical information and HIPAA, medical staff and peer review, advance directives, professional discipline and licensure, risk management, contracting, and operational policies. She is currently working closely with clients to help them deal with the operational challenges presented by COVID-19.

Terri has been involved in strategic planning for many different health care providers, including acute care hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice agencies, home health agencies, continuing care retirement communities, ambulatory surgical facilities, diagnostic centers, laboratories, mobile medical equipment companies and physician practices. She has worked with health care industry clients who seek to provide new or expanded services or acquire regulated equipment to obtain approval through the North Carolina Certificate of Need process.

In addition to her regulatory compliance practice, Terri has handled litigation at the trial and appellate levels, including jury and non-jury trials and arbitration in medical malpractice cases and commercial disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in the Office of Administrative Hearings, where she handles appeals of decisions by Certificate of Need, licensing and other administrative agencies.

Terri has been a regular speaker and presenter on a variety of health care compliance and risk management topics and has spoken at programs sponsored by Leading Age North Carolina, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association, as well as for individual clients.

Professional Memberships

American Health Law Association | North Carolina Bar Association | Health Law Section | Administrative Law Sections | North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys | North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys | Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance | Mental Health Care Subcommittee | Defense Research Institute | Greensboro, North Carolina Bar Association | District of Columbia Bar Association | Guilford Inn of Court | Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, Permanent Member | Federal Bar Association, Middle District of North Carolina

Personal

Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors) | Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude)

Career

Terri was Partner in Charge of the Greensboro office of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, which combined with Fox Rothschild in 2018.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: North Carolina, District of Columbia