Professionals
David B. Summer, Jr.
Partner
Board of Directors to the Firm
Profile
David Summer represents numerous health care providers in various aspects of health care law. He routinely counsels institutional clients regarding day-to-day operations and regulatory matters.
Experience Highlights
Mr. Summer's representative health care experience includes:
- Counseling hospitals and other providers regarding a variety of legal issues including patient rights, employment and personnel matters, medical staff issues, confidentiality of medical records, risk management, malpractice, and general contract issues
- Counseling clients on regulatory compliance including Stark, Fraud and Abuse, EMTALA, and HIPAA
- Advising hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, physicians and other providers on issues regarding South Carolina certificate of need and licensure law and representing providers before the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and in contested cases
- Representing physicians during investigations and in proceedings before the State Board of Medical Examiners and in related matters with the Narcotic and Drug Control Division, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
- Representing health care providers regarding Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement and reimbursement from other third party payors
Honors
- Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America in Health Care Law and Administrative Law, 2005-2013
- South Carolina Super Lawyers in Health Care, 2009-2013
- Order of Wig and Robe
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Barristers
News
- Parker Poe Attorneys Named SC Super Lawyers for 2013
April 25, 2013 - 74 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2013
August 23, 2012 - Parker Poe Attorneys Named SC Super Lawyers for 2012
March 28, 2012 - 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
September 6, 2011 - Parker Poe Attorneys Named SC Super Lawyers for 2011
March 30, 2011 - 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
August 18, 2010 - Law & Politics Names Nine Attorneys as Super Lawyers in SC
March 31, 2010 - 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
July 30, 2009 - Nine Parker Poe Attorneys Named South Carolina Super Lawyers
April 14, 2009 - Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
October 1, 2008 - 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
September 14, 2007 - Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
September 12, 2006 - Parker Poe Attorneys Among The Best Lawyers in America
September 13, 2005 - Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
February 28, 2005
Memberships
- American Health Lawyers Association
Member
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Columbia
1201 Main Street
Suite 1450
Columbia, SC 29201t 803.253.8910
f 803.255.8017
davidsummer@parkerpoe.com -
Charleston
200 Meeting Street
Suite 301
Charleston, SC 29401t 843.727.2656
f 843.727.2680
Practices & Industries
Education
- University of South Carolina
JD, 1986 - The Citadel
BA, 1981
Admissions
- South Carolina, 1986




