Biography:

Jonathan P. Tomes, J.D. with Highest Distinction, is an experienced criminal, health law, personal injury, and medical malpractice attorney who is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is the author of more than 60 books, almost all of which were health law-related, including The Compliance Guide to HIPAA and the DHHS Regulations, Mental and Behavioral Health and HIPAA: An Uneasy Alliance, How to Handle HIPAA and HITECH Breaches, Complaints, and Investigations, among others. He has authored a like number of articles including “20 Plus Years of HIPAA and What Have We Got?” Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, vol. 22:3: 39-106 (2018). He has given legal opinions on HIPAA issues, represented clients being investigated for HIPAA violations, testified as an expert witness on HIPAA issues, has given more than 1,000 seminars on HIPAA, and has consulted for more than 1,000 healthcare entities such as Genzyme, the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and Wayne County, MI to one-clinician practices. He blogs weekly to keep clients and others up-to-date on compliance issues at Jon Tomes HIPAA Compliance Blog.