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As a member of Lane Powell's Business / Corporate Transactions Practice Group, I work with companies of all sizes to help them achieve their business goals.  I work with clients to facilitate growth through mergers and acquisitions, assist them with financing through securities offerings, and simply help them maximize their day-to-day potential through corporate governance improvements and general business law counseling.

I focus on civil and criminal litigation, including trial practice and appeals, for businesses, individuals, government entities, and utilities. I represent clients in state and federal courts and in administrative courts. The majority of my practice has been devoted to business, commercial, and construction litigation, criminal defense, divorce and other domestic litigation, government and internal investigations, personal injury, trust and estate litigation, and trust and will contests. I have tried a number of jury and bench trials to verdict and prepared briefs for and presented oral argument to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and the Tennessee Court of Appeals on many occasions.

I am a member of the firm’s Health Care and Business Practice Groups. I work with clients on a variety of health care and business matters, including negotiating and drafting of employment agreements and service arrangements, HIPAA/HITECH compliance, data breach due diligence, fraud and abuse law, billing and practice management contracting and compliance issues, Medicare enrollment and payment issues, and compliance with state laws and regulations.

John Beard has practiced law since 1978. His primary areas of focus are business law, business transactions, corporate law, estate planning and probate.