Allyson Jones Labban

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Allyson Labban is a member of the firm's health care practice group.  Allyson advises and litigates concerning certificate of need, facility licensure and certification surveys and penalty appeals, and other health care regulatory matters.  Her practice includes representation of health care providers in certificate of need disputes, medical staff matters, malpractice actions, reimbursement appeals, and fraud and abuse investigations.  Allyson also counsels hospitals, long term care facilities, home health agencies, hospices, and other members of the health care industry on matters such as corporate compliance, HIPAA compliance, professional licensing, facility licensure, and risk management.

Allyson has written and spoken on a variety of topics, including medical records privacy law and regulatory compliance. Allyson also oversees Smith Moore Leatherwood's Health Care Law Note publication and public seminars, available at www.healthcarelawnote.com.


Education

  • J.D., cum laude, Duke University School of Law, 2004
  • B.A., History and Spanish, summa cum laude, Wofford College, 2001

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2004
  • United States District Court for the Middle District, 2004
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2007
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2008

Academic Honors

  • Duke University School of Law Moot Court Board
  • ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team and National Moot Court Competition Team
  • Highest honors in History for thesis:  "Uncle Sam Comes to Town:  A History of Camp Croft"
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Achievements

  • Selected by Law & Politics Magazine for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition, Health Care, 2012

Professional Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys
  • North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division, Co-Chair, Law and Aging Committee (2008-2009)

Publications

  • Co-author, "DHHS Affirms that EMTALA Does NOT Apply to Inpatients" – Health Care Law Note, February, 2012
  • Co-Author of "Breaches Of Unsecured PHI After HITECH: A Suggested Framework For Investigation" – University of Florida Health Science Center Self-Insurance publication- Risk Rx, July 2010
  • Co-Author, "Preparing for Discovery Depositions: Researching Expert Witnesses " The Defender, Winter 2010
  • Editor/Author, North Carolina Health Information Management Association Legal Reference Manual (2007)
  • “Compliance Update: The Impact of the Deficit Reduction Act and the Revised Patients’ Rights CoP on Hospital Providers,” Atlanta Hospital News (March 2007)
  • “Breach of Contract Claims Under Chapter 75,” North Carolina Bar Association Antitrust News

Presentations and Speaking Engagements

  • Lorman Seminar, “Medical Records Law in North Carolina,” November 29, 2007

Languages

  • Spanish