About John

Jay Hardcastle advises hospitals, surgery centers, physicians (with a particular emphasis in radiology), long-term care providers, imaging centers, cancer centers and other participants in the health care industry in connection with joint venture formation, general regulatory issues, corporate matters, and the purchase and sale of health care facilities. Jay also focuses on drafting contracts for providers and physicians, advising clients on Medicare and Medicaid issues, providing assistance in the defense of whistleblower claims and advising tax-exempt entities in the health care area. Jay was the Managing Director of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC at the time of its merger with Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP to form Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Jay is a past chairman of the Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section and of the Nashville Bar Association Health Law Committee. Jay is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, Nashville Bar Association (Past Chair, Health Law Committee), Tennessee Bar Association (Past Chair, Health Law Section) and the American Bar Association (Health Law Section). Jay has served on many boards of directors of local non-profits, including the boards of the Nashville Symphony, Friends of Radnor Lake, The Conservancy for Centennial Park and the Parthenon, and Nashville’s Table (now part of Second Harvest Food Bank).

Practice Areas

Education

• University of Pennsylvania, BA, graduated 1984
• Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1987

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association

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