Kelly McDonald

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Contact

512 582 2621 direct
512 582 8731 fax 
kmcdonald@reedclaymon.com


Practice Areas

> Health Law

Kelly McDonald has practiced in the area of health law for 25+ years, assisting nursing facilities, hospice, home health and other providers with regulatory, enforcement, transactional, contracting, risk management and employment issues. She represents clients in proceedings before the U.S. Health and Human Services Departmental Appeals Board, State Office of Administrative Hearings and in various state and federal courts. She has presented on topics in these areas for the American Health Lawyers Association, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the Texas Health Care Association and the State Bar of Texas.

For the past ten years, she has served on the board of Front Steps, the Austin non-profit that provides services to individuals experiencing homelessness, including emergency shelter, recuperative care, supportive housing and various social services.

Ms. McDonald received her law degree from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Special Honors from the University of Chicago.

J.D., University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1988

B.A., University of Chicago, B.A., Special Honors, 1982

Represented nursing facilities, hospitals, physicians, hospice, home health and other providers on regulatory, enforcement, transactional, contracting, risk management and employment issues

Represented clients in proceedings before the U.S. Health and Human Services Departmental Appeals Board

Represented clients before the State Office of Administrative Hearings in various state and federal courts

Member, State Bar of Texas (Health Section)

Member, American Health Lawyers Association (Long Term Care Section)

Member, Austin Bar Association

Member, Texas Health Care Association

Member, Texas Association for Home Care

Presented on topics for the American Health Lawyers Association, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the Texas Health Care Association, and the State Bar of Texas

Briefing Attorney, Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas, Fort Worth (1988-1989)

State Bar of Texas (admitted 1988)

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (admitted 1995)

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (admitted 1990)

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (admitted 1992)

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (admitted 1998)

Board Member, Front Steps

Briefing Attorney, Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas, Fort Worth (1988-1989)