Peter L. Thurman Jr.

Peter L. Thurman Jr. is a Partner in Dentons' Louisville office, practicing in the areas of health care and insurance law. He regularly represents a variety of public and private companies, primarily health care providers and insurers, including physician practices, acute care hospitals, ambulatory care and surgical centers, rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies, psychiatric residential treatment facilities and special health clinics.

He advises health care businesses on compliance at both state and federal levels, including matters related to licensure, state procurement law, employee benefits, fraud and abuse, Stark law, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and HIPAA. He represents clients in administrative proceedings on certificate of need applications and before the Kentucky Boards of Dentistry and Pharmacy, and negotiates and drafts employment agreements, medical director agreements, lease agreements, clinical transactional documents and operating agreements. He also resolves disputes related to preemption of state law under the Medicare Modernization Act, ERISA, FEHBA and TRICARE, including arbitrations under the Federal Arbitration Act.

Peter holds a J.D., magna cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (2005) and a B.A., summa cum laude from Denison University (2000).

He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law and Corporate Law, and was named "Lawyer of the Year" for Health Care Law in Louisville (2023). He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Louisville Bar Association Health Law Section.