MATTHEW P. UTECHT

Matt Utecht credits a former colleague with leading him into the world of healthcare law.

“I had been a litigator defending medical malpractice cases for about 13 years when our firm’s managing shareholder, Joe Blake, approached me about transitioning to the transactional and regulatory side of healthcare law,” Utecht said. “I knew I had the best in the business to learn under, so I took the leap.”

Utecht serves on the Healthcare Committee for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and was a member of Leadership Greenville XXVIII. He points to the rise of artificial intelligence as a catalyst for change in the healthcare sector.

And he is grateful to work with his exceptional clientele. “As a healthcare lawyer, I get to work with some of the smartest people I’ve ever met,” Utecht said. “It is an honor to play a small part in helping them achieve their strategic goals and contribute to improving the delivery of care to patients.”

As founder and manager of The Thomerson Law Firm in Greenville, Michael Thomerson represents clients in the healthcare field in South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, while managing litigation and local counsel throughout the country.

For over 25 years, Thomerson has managed and handled litigation matters related to Stark and Anti-Kickback compliance for hospital systems and healthcare providers. He primarily represents and advises health care providers, lenders, landlords, and businesses in the field.

He also anticipates and responds to concerns regarding privacy and confidentiality of individual health information and increasing regulation at both the federal and state levels with experience handling compliance matters that involve HIPAA and HITECH privacy and security compliance, including resolving disputes and developing uniquely tailored privacy and security policies.

In addition to his extensive background in health law, Thomerson has more than three decades of experience representing clients in the areas of creditor’s rights, bankruptcy and landlord-tenant law