R. Marcus Givhan

Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP, Birmingham, USA

Marc is a member of Johnston Barton's Health Care Practice Group, one of the largest health care practices in the State of Alabama.  He regularly advises and represents clients in all facets of health care law and litigation, with particular emphasis on compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, state licensure issues, reimbursement disputes and general business, tax and contract advice.  As a litigator, Marc regularly represents clients in matters involving antitrust issues, fraud and abuse, defense of claims of liability against physicians, hospitals, and senior housing facilities involving personal injury or medical malpractice.

Marc is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, and Birmingham Bar Association.  He recently served as Vice Chairman of the Antitrust, Competition and Trade Regulation Committee of the Administrative and Regulatory Practice Section of the American Bar Association, and is a former Chair of the Judicial and Legal Reform Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association. Marc is listed in Who's Who in American Law. 

Marc has worked in health care law and litigation for 20 years. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Alabama Nursing Home Lawyers Association.  Marc is also a member of the Alabama Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Prior to joining Johnston Barton, Marc served as a Deputy District Attorney for Montgomery County and as a Deputy Attorney General of the State of Alabama in charge of Special Litigation.  He is a fellow of the American College of Prosecuting Attorneys. 

Admitted to practice in Alabama, Marc is a 1986 graduate of Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.) and a graduate of the University of Alabama (B.A. 1981).