Walker Keeling and Carroll, LLP

As a hub of a substantial regional medical and health-care market, Victoria is home to sophisticated medical practices, hospitals and rehabilitation institutions. Our attorneys are experienced in meeting the needs of these professionals, from assisting with the organization or operation of a practice to defending these professionals against claims of medical malpractice.

These types of claims are often complicated and filled with emotion. Our goal is to provide our clients with outstanding legal representation and to aggressively defend our clients facing claims arising from the practice of healthcare. The firm’s litigation practice includes extensive experience in the trial of lawsuits through our representation of physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers in professional liability and business matters.

The firm’s Business Problems and Transactions practice provides a variety of services to healthcare clients. Our attorneys advise healthcare providers on their professional structures, employment issues, and governmental regulatory requirements. We also provide personal legal services to professionals, including estate planning and assistance with personal or professional transactions.

The attorneys at Walker, Keeling & Carroll, LLP routinely assist healthcare professionals with the following:

Litigation related to malpractice defense and employment matters
Practice organization, business problems and transactions affecting large and small practices
Development of employment and legal compliance policies and procedures
Medicare fraud and abuse, anti-kickback and referral issues
Review and negotiation of health care business arrangements and affiliations meeting regulatory safeharbors
Negotiation and arbitration of physicians joining or separating from group or practice

Representative Cases:

Trial counsel in multiple death and personal injury medical malpractice cases for hospitals, physicians and nurses. Most recent defense verdict in death case involving nephrologist and clinic.

Successful defense of non-competition agreement

Represent physicians in organization of practice

Representative Clients:

Texas Medical Liability Trust, Universal Healthcare, Victoria Eye Center, P.A., Various Individual Physicians