10 Baylor Scott & White Health legal leaders
Lisa Havens, Chief Legal Officer at Baylor Scott & White Health, opens this list of Baylor Scott & White Health legal leaders, who also include a general counsel for health system operations, vice presidents and assistant general counsel and a director. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Baylor Scott & White Health from people who have held the role.
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Abby Hemstreet, RN, BSN, JD
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
Abby Hemstreet has been Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health since January 2023, based in Dallas. Abby Hemstreet was Director, Corporate Risk & Litigation at Houston Methodist from 2005 to 2022 and a Registered Nurse with Travel Nurse from 1999 to 2002, and holds nursing and law degrees.
Brian Tingle
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
Brian Tingle has been Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health since March 2023, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Brian Tingle was Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Community Hospital Corporation from 2020 to 2023, Senior Attorney at Scottish Rite for Children from 2019 to 2020 and Staff Attorney at Scottish Rite for Children from 2013 to 2018.
John Buerkert, Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
John Buerkert, Jr. is a former Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health, a role held from October 2011 to September 2019, based in Dallas. John Buerkert, Jr. has been Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Children's Health since January 2021, and was Executive Director and Associate General Counsel there from 2019 to 2021.
Kelly Hinton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Legal Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health (formerly Scott & White Healthcare)
Kelly Hinton has been Vice President, Legal Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health since January 2012, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and describes an emphasis on information technology and purchased services transactions. Kelly Hinton was Assistant General Counsel at Scott & White Healthcare from 2009 to 2011 and Risk Management Coordinator at Scott & White Healthcare from 2007 to 2008.
Kevin Croy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
Kevin Croy is a former Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health, a role held from June 2013 to June 2020, based in Scurry, Texas. Kevin Croy was Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM from 2008 to 2013, Assistant General Counsel there in two stints between 2001 and 2008 and Senior Legal Counsel, Hospital Operations at JPS Health Network from 2021 to 2023.
Lisa Havens
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer · Baylor Scott & White Health
Lisa Havens has been Chief Legal Officer at Baylor Scott & White Health since May 2022, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Lisa Havens also held the role of Deputy General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer there from 2021 to 2022, was Chief Risk Officer and SVP Legal Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health from 1999 to 2021 and was Partner at Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC from 1994 to 1999.
Michael Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
Michael Anderson has been Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health since December 2015, based in Dallas. Michael Anderson was Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health from 2010 to 2015 and Associate at Bracewell LLP from 2002 to 2010, and describes counseling senior executives and board members on a variety of legal issues.
Michele Sheets
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
Michele Sheets has been Vice President Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health since January 2017, based in Dallas. Michele Sheets was Attorney at Burford & Ryburn from 2007 to 2014, and describes a civil litigation practice focused on medical malpractice, with work across Medicare, HIPAA, the ACA and state legislation and regulations.
Patricia Graves Hubbard
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, General Counsel Health System Operations · Baylor Scott & White Health
Patricia Graves Hubbard has been Vice President, General Counsel Health System Operations at Baylor Scott & White Health since July 2021, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Patricia Graves Hubbard was Vice President, Assistant General Counsel there from 2016 to 2021, Assistant General Counsel there from 2014 to 2016 and Senior Attorney at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 2003 to 2014.
Rusty Hill
LinkedInExperience: Director Assistant General Counsel · Baylor Scott & White Health
Rusty Hill has been Director Assistant General Counsel at Baylor Scott & White Health since November 2015, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, with the role listed in the legal department. Rusty Hill was Attorney at Steed Dunnill Reynolds Murphy Lamberth LLP from 1996 to 2015.
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