Reinhart Welcomes Health Care Attorney Robert J. Lightfoot II

MADISON – Jerome M. Janzer, CEO of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart), announces the addition of shareholder Robert J. Lightfoot II to the firm's Health Care Practice area. Lightfoot, who is based in Reinhart's Madison office, represents nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the areas of survey and certification, licensure, regulatory compliance, risk management, HIPAA compliance, contracts, and operational and transactional matters. He represents health care clients on numerous matters before State and Federal agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Lightfoot also represents health care and other licensed professionals in license matters before the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

"We are very pleased to welcome Bob to the firm and our Health Care Practice area," says Robert J. Heath, chair of Reinhart's Health Care Practice area. "Bob's background representing assisted living and long-term care facilities and his experience dealing with a multitude of government agencies provide an excellent complement to our Health Care team."

Lightfoot is a frequent speaker and writer on health care facility regulation, operations and issues affecting health care professionals, and is a contributor to the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association Newsletter. He is a board member and past president of the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association and a member of the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) Advisory Council. Lightfoot is also a licensed Registered Nurse and brings to his law practice nearly a decade of clinical nursing experience.

Lightfoot earned his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law and his B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University.