Kendra Lyons Steele provides healthcare regulatory and transactional counsel as it relates to mergers, acquisitions, compliance and operational matters.
Her practice includes:
- Healthcare Compliance – Advising clients on compliance with the Stark Law (including Self-Referral Disclosure Protocols), Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, and corporate practice of medicine laws. She has extensive experience advising clients related to HIPAA privacy and security policies and procedures and reviewing existing policies and procedures for compliance with federal and state privacy requirements and best practices.
- Healthcare Transactions – Reviewing purchase agreements, reviewing and negotiating physician employment contracts, and conducting due diligence in the context of strategic transactions for healthcare entities.
- Healthcare Regulatory – Drafting, reviewing, revising, and negotiating a wide array of contracts, including physician employment agreements, vendor agreements, and HIPAA Business Associate Agreements.
Kendra earned a law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and an undergraduate degree in political science from Rhodes College.
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Memphis Bar Association — Health Law Section (2017-present), Chair (2022-2023) CLE Chair (2023-2024), Board Member (2022-2024)
Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court — Barrister (2025-present)
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Memphis Bar Association — Health Law Section (2017-present), Chair (2022-2023) CLE Chair (2023-2024), Board Member (2022-2024)
Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court — Barrister (2025-present)
Media Mentions & Firm News
Additional News & Insights
Publications
- “Non-Physician Practitioners: Tennessee” (co-author), Thomson Reuters, Practical Law Health Care (July 22, 2022)
- “Settlement by orthopedic group provides 1.2 million reasons for healthcare providers to ensure compliance with fraud and abuse laws” (co-author), Memphis Business Journal, Nashville Business Journal (October 4, 2019)
Presentations
- “Physician/Health Care Provider Employment and Contracting” (co-presenter), Tennessee Bar Association 23rd Annual Health Law Primer (November 2023)
- “The Federal No Surprises Act: What Providers and Facilities Need to Know to Stay Compliant” (co-presenter), Memphis Bar Association (August 25, 2022)
- “No Surprises Act: How to Keep Your Practice Compliant” (presenter), Midsouth Medical Group Management Association (February 3, 2022)
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America — Health Care Law (2024-2026)
CALI Award for Excellence — Trial Advocacy (2016), Contracts I (2015)
Accolades
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America — Health Care Law (2024-2026)
CALI Award for Excellence — Trial Advocacy (2016), Contracts I (2015)
