Daniel Nicholas | Tampa Employment Lawyer

Daniel Nicholas

Daniel Nicholas

Experience: 35 years

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About Daniel

Daniel A. Nicholas is a founding partner of Nicholas & Bell, P.A. He has 22 years of multiple disciplinary litigation experience in the areas of corporate, business, receivership, bankruptcy, petroleum, securities, construction, and anti-trust. Mr. Nicholas has handled a sundry of complex litigation for national and local clients in both the public and private sectors. He has obtained jury verdicts of excess of $100M in state and federal trials for the nation’s largest banks, developers, and health care clients. He frequently represents real estate developers and health care clients in matters of administrative proceeding.

His practice is highly concentrated in the health care industry. He has substantial regulatory expertise that includes Federal Anti-Kickback, Stark, Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA, FDA regulations, Affordable Care Act, as well as the operational and compliance issues facing the ever-changing health care industry.

Mr. Nicholas has spoken regularly throughout the United States in an array of litigation and healthcare issues and has frequently lectured on the Medicare Modernization Act, and appeared on numerous television and radio shows on matters of professional malpractice and consumer protection.

Experience

Development Director

Downtown Development Authority

1986-1987

Governmental Affairs Specialist

Chamber of Commerce

1984-1985

Certified Financial Planner

National Business Institute

1982-1984

Admission

Verified Florida State Bar

1990

Education

Stetson University College of Law

J.D.

1989

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Mr. Nicholas is an active member of the following:
  • The United Way
  • Hospice
  • Big Brothers
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Various Hospice organizations

Notable Work

Publications

First Coast Business Journal, “FDIC Takeovers and Lender Liability”, published March

1992


The Academy of Hospital Administration, Speaker, “Upcoding Fraud”, November .

2005


The Academy of Hospital Administration, Speaker, “Physician Recruitment Contracts and Non-Competes”, September

2006


Hillsborough County Bar Association, Health Section, Speaker, “Avoiding Arbitration and Insurance Disputes with McKaren Ferguson”, February

2006


National Journal of Employment Counseling, Speaker, “Covenants Not to Compete:  Current Conflicts and Issues”, July

2004


Lyndon B. Johnson Southern Public Policy Center, Speaker, “Preemption of State Law by Medicare Advantage Plans”, June

2005


National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Speaker, ”Preemption of State Receivership by MMA”, December

2008


National Association of Insurance Commission (NAIC), Speaker, “Modern Risk Bearing Entities Under the MMA”, January

2008


Florida Association of Managed Care Professionals (FAMCP), Speaker, September

2006


Palm Coast Condominium Association, Speaker, “Pending Legislative Changes”, March

2004


Trial Practice Update, “Rehabilitation And Liquidation Summary Under Florida Statutes”, February

2013


Trial Practice Update, “First HIPAA Breach Of Settlement Involving Less Than 500 Patients”, February

2013


Trial Practice Update, “What Can Employers Do To Avoid Workplace Harassment?”, February

2013


Trial Practice Update, “CMS Announces New Initiative To Improve Care And Reduce Costs For Medicare”, February

2013


Trial Practice Update, “Affordable Care Act “Sunshine” Rule Increases Transparency In Healthcare”, February

2013


Trial Practice Update, “ Amendments to the Federal False Claims Act”, February

2009 / 2013