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    Fletcher H. Brown

    Partner

    Austin
    737-220-8741
    fletcher.brown@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Health CareHealth Care Transactions

    Building long-term relationships with Texas hospitals fuels Fletcher Brown’s practice. He quarterbacks compliance efforts and complex transactions to help boards manage operations and realize their strategic vision. In the highly regulated world of health care, clients trust his experience to conduct due diligence and safeguard their interests as they scale.

    Hospitals look to Fletcher’s firm grasp of the industry’s regulatory landscape to mitigate exposure as transactions move forward. Operational changes, mergers and acquisitions involve hundreds of negotiation points and trigger ripple effects across facilities. Fletcher mitigates the added risks inherent in these moves through careful consideration of:

    • Compliance with federal and state regulatory laws, including anti-kickback, HIPAA, CMS, conditions of participation, and various data privacy requirements
    • Provider licensing and accreditation
    • Supplier, payer and employee agreements
    • Financial analysis
    • Market, reputational and legislative positioning

    Fletcher spent 10 years leading the board of a federally certified health clinic in Austin, Texas, managing a $102 million annual budget. This gives him insight into the challenges faced by the boards and executive teams of facilities of all sizes, from nationwide systems to rural hospitals. He delves into operational details and addresses day-to-day issues while facilitating big-picture goals, such as efforts to fund new equipment and facilities. As part of his ongoing partnership with clients, he also speaks at board retreats, conventions and to the Texas Healthcare Trustees on best practices for hospital governance and strategic planning.

    Fletcher spent 10 years leading the board of a federally certified health clinic in Austin, Texas, managing a $102 million annual budget. This gives him insight into the challenges faced by the boards and executive teams of facilities of all sizes, from nationwide systems to rural hospitals. He delves into operational details and addresses day-to-day issues while facilitating big-picture goals, such as efforts to fund new equipment and facilities. As part of his ongoing partnership with clients, he also speaks at board retreats, conventions and to the Texas Healthcare Trustees on best practices for hospital governance and strategic planning.

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    Recognition

    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Healthcare (2006-2024)
    • Board Certified, Health Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2002-present)
    • Health Care Law (2013-2025), Administrative/Regulatory Law (2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • Top Attorneys, Austin Monthly (2023, 2024)
    • Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2005-2015, 2018-2019)
    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Healthcare (2006-2024)
    • Board Certified, Health Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2002-present)
    • Health Care Law (2013-2025), Administrative/Regulatory Law (2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • Top Attorneys, Austin Monthly (2023, 2024)
    • Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2005-2015, 2018-2019)

    Education

    • Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1991
    • Baylor University, B.B.A., 1985
    • Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1991
    • Baylor University, B.B.A., 1985

    Credentials

    • Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
    • Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • State Bar of Texas, Health Law Section Council – Chair (2020-2021)
    • American Health Law Association
    • Austin Bar Association, Health Law Section
    • State Bar of Texas, Health Law Section Council – Chair (2020-2021)
    • American Health Law Association
    • Austin Bar Association, Health Law Section
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