Industries
Education
University of Toledo College of Law
Toledo, Ohio
J.D., cum laude, 1980
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
M.A., 1975
B.A., 1972
Bar Admissions
Michigan
Court Admissions
All Michigan state courts
Health Care Attorney
Larry works with a wide array of clients in the health care and life sciences industries including acute care hospitals, nursing homes, DME providers, behavioral health agencies, psychiatric facilities, numerous professional corporations and individual practitioners. He works with clients to develop innovative health care arrangements, including hospital-physician joint ventures and integrated delivery systems. He also counsels hospitals on staffing matters such as physician recruitment arrangements, medical staff bylaws review and the equitable use of credentialing criteria. Larry regularly counsels clients on significant compliance issues, including federal and state anti-fraud laws and the Stark laws. Larry is one of two Varnum partners who served as a practice management leader, through which he assisted and guided Varnum lawyers in the conduct of their practice efforts.
Honors and Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America® since 1993
Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Health Care Law, 2019 – 2021
Leading Lawyers, Health Law
Michigan Super Lawyers® 2011 – 2020
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association, Forum Committee on Health Law
American Health Lawyers Association
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Legislative Policy Panel, 2003 – 2016
Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys, past president
Public Health Code Advisory Committee, chair, 2013, gubernatorial appointment
State Bar of Michigan
Community Involvement
Diocesan Catholic School Board, 2004 – 2010
Foundation for Catholic Secondary Education of Greater Grand Rapids, Board, 2000 – 2014
Holland Home, Quality of Life and Services Committee
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Institutional Review Board, 1998 – 2020
Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Institutional Review Board, 1994 – 2012
Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Emeritus Board
Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Foundation, Board, 1990 – 2013