Daniel Nicholas | Tampa Employment Lawyer

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.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Development Director	Downtown Development Authority		1986-1987
Governmental Affairs Specialist	Chamber of Commerce		1984-1985
Certified Financial Planner	National Business Institute		1982-1984

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Stetson University College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1989
Jacksonville University	Bachelor of Science	Business Administration and Political Science	1983

State / Court	Date
Florida State Bar	1990

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

• 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, “2009 Amendments to the Federal False Claims Act”, February 2013