Hal is a strategic advisor and creative problem-solver, guiding providers, healthcare organizations, investors, and innovators through business-building, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and long-term planning.
Hal balances big-picture strategy with a sharp focus on critical details, helping clients make informed, forward-thinking decisions. For his entire career, Hal has focused on the healthcare and life sciences industry, advising for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental entities across corporate, transactional, regulatory, and public policy matters. He has been at the forefront of healthcare transformation, witnessing firsthand the successes and challenges that shape the industry. The clients he supports include medical groups, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health organizations, healthcare technology companies, health plans, private equity funds, and academic medical centers. Known for his practical and creative approach, he tailors solutions to each client’s specific needs—never taking a one-size-fits-all approach.
A recognized thought leader, Hal regularly speaks at national conferences and industry events on emerging trends, corporate transactions, and regulatory issues, including business startups, healthcare innovation, and collaborations between for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Hal has held key leadership roles in some of the nation’s most respected health law organizations. He is a past Chair of both the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section and the Texas State Bar Health Law Section. He continues to serve in leadership capacities, including on the Board of Trustees of Integral Care, a leading behavioral health organization, and on the Board of the Texas e-Health Alliance, the state’s leading advocate—from local communities to the national level—for the use of information technology to improve the healthcare system for patients.