Medical Practice & Med Spa Set-Up Lawyers

We specialize in the business of healthcare. From entity selection to management services agreements, the health law team at Hendershot Cowart P.C. helps healthcare professionals and other investors set up practices and healthcare enterprises on solid and compliant footing.

Whether you are opening a med spa, physician practice, medical lab, IV hydration clinic, freestanding ER, ambulatory surgery center – or exploring telehealth services – our healthcare attorneys will put their decades of experience to work for you.

For over 30+ years, we have earned a reputation as one of Texas' preeminent law firms handling setups, mergers, and acquisitions of medical practices for healthcare professionals and other investors. Because of our knowledge and experience, other attorneys routinely refer their most complex healthcare matters to our firm.

We have experience setting up a diverse range of healthcare enterprises, including:

Freestanding emergency departments

Med spas

Ambulatory surgery centers

Management services organizations (MSOs)

Physician practices

Healthcare joint ventures

Ketamine clinics

IV hydration clinics

Concierge or direct primary care practices

Weight loss clinics

Dental practices

Laser hair removal clinics

Compounding pharmacies

Diagnostic labs

Imaging centers, and more

Make sure your med spa or clinic is established in compliance with state and federal healthcare regulations. Call 713-881-9691 or contact us online to get started!

We will meet with you to discuss your short- and long-term goals and take a comprehensive, practice-specific approach to ensure regulatory compliance and help you avoid audits or investigations down the road. From entity selection to contractual agreements, we help create a foundation of compliance and a policy-driven structure for your practice.

Protect and establish your practice correctly with legal counsel on these complex matters:

Choice of entity (PLLC, PA, LLP, LLC, etc.)

Regulatory compliance

Management services agreements and MSOs that comply with Texas’ Corporate Practice of Medicine doctrine

Compliance with state and facility licensing requirements

Physician employment agreements, medical director agreements, and other professional contracts

Advice on how Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, HITECH, and other healthcare statutes apply to your practice

Confidentiality agreements, exit strategies, and buyout formulas

Compensation plans, buy-in arrangements, bonus structures, covenants not to compete

Billing arrangements

Structuring partnerships and ownership interests

Medical space and equipment leases

Establishing rights and duties of stakeholders

Privacy issues and other compliance matters

FTC regulations regarding healthcare advertising and marketing

Numerous regulatory requirements govern transactions and business dealings involving healthcare professionals and facilities. The Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Texas’ Corporate Practice of Medicine prohibition, and other laws and regulations all affect which parties can be involved in a transaction and how the transaction should be structured. Our health and medical law attorneys regularly assist our clients with individualized compliance programs for all types and sizes of healthcare entities, including practices, clinics, and hospitals.

If state or federal government agencies do conduct investigations, we are well versed and experienced in handling audits, investigations, civil investigative demands, subpoenas, interviews, document production, hearings, and trials – and will prepare a strong and aggressive defense for you.

And let you get back to business.

We take a vested interest in our clients' success – from start to finish.

As a boutique law firm, we unite real experience with personal attention.

We handle matters from the Red River to the Rio Grande and beyond.

Let us put the full force of our 100+ years of combined experience to work for you.

Hendershot Cowart P.C. is a recognized Texas leader in healthcare and business law. By operating on the belief that an “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” we leverage our insight and experience to help healthcare providers across the state navigate the unique hurdles of their start-ups, mergers, and joint ventures. Our team understands how to lay a legal foundation that protects your practice today and into the future.

"I would recommend the team at Hendershot Cowart to anyone. I gave them a call when everyone locally had turned me down on a matter in which I had only a couple of days left to respond."

- K.H.

"Great experience with HCP, they were extremely responsive to my request and thorough in the review and advisement of needed counsel. Would highly recommend HCP for legal services."

– C. B.

"Been Working with these folks for around two years now. I have multiple people on the team who constantly have my back. I've had to ask for immediate help multiple times. They've always come through for me."

- R.P.