Jason R. Davis > Attorney > Kaufman & Canoles

Biography

Jason is Co-Chair of the Health Care Practice Group of Kaufman & Canoles. His healthcare litigation and counseling practice includes representing and advising hospitals, physicians, long-term care facilities and other healthcare providers. He also handles trust and estate litigation matters as part of the Private Client Services Practice Group. Jason serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and is Chair of the firm’s Associates Committee.

Practices

Representative Matters

Handled investigations, risk assessments and reporting obligations for potential HIPAA breaches involving several to several thousand patients on behalf of physician practice groups large and small, hospitals and teaching institutions
Handled government investigations of alleged HIPAA Breaches and violations on behalf of healthcare providers of various types
Defended breach of health information lawsuits against healthcare providers
Advised healthcare providers of all types on HIPAA breach prevention and compliance
Represented an emergency room physician in a wrongful death medical malpractice trial in North Carolina federal court
Represented an orthopedic surgeon and two general surgeons in medical malpractice trials in Virginia state court
Defended a hospital in an EMTALA trial in Virginia federal court
Defended a labor and delivery nurse in a medical malpractice trial in Virginia state court
Defended nursing homes in medical malpractice trials in Virginia state court and in arbitration proceedings
Defended a critical care specialist in proceedings before the Virginia Board of Medicine in a case involving a patient death
Represented a hospital in an arbitration of a medical malpractice claim
Counseled hospital systems through re-drafting of consent forms for regulatory compliance and other legal concerns
Prepared numerous hospitals for disclosures of unexpected events to patients and families
Developed peer review and quality assurance programs for physician practices and hospitals and argued for privilege of peer review, quality, and patient safety materials
Counseled numerous hospitals on JCAHO compliance, medical staff matters, quality assurance, EMTALA, HIPAA, Medicare CoPs, healthcare decisions and other regulatory and risk management issues
Counseled numerous physicians and practice groups on issues of risk management and regulatory compliance
Served as counsel for healthcare providers in various types of commercial litigation

Recognition & Honors

AV® Preeminent Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
Norfolk Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”; Best Lawyers in America, 2021
Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2021
Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2007-2019
Top Lawyers; CoVaBIZ, 2017-2020
Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2009-2018
Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2007-2008
Future Star; Benchmark Litigation, 2008-2009, 2013-2014
CIVIC Leadership Institute Class of 2015; Nominating Committee 2019
Top Forty Under Forty; Inside Business, 2007
Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable William T. Prince, United States Magistrate Judge; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
William & Mary Law Review

Associations

Virginia Bar Association; Healthcare and Litigation Sections
North Carolina Bar Association; Healthcare and Litigation Sections
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association; Bench-Bar Relations Committee
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Former Chair, Medical Malpractice Section
Defense Research Institute
Virginia Chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
The Williams School; President, 2013-present; Board of Trustees, 2012-present; Head of School Search Committee, 2011
The Norfolk Forum; Board of Directors, 2014-present; Second Vice President, 2019-present
Norfolk SPCA; Immediate Past President, President, Board of Directors

Education

University of Virginia; B.S. with distinction, 1991
William & Mary Law School; J.D., 1994

Jason R. Davis