University of the South - (B.A., summa cum laude, 1986)
Vanderbilt University School of Law - (J.D., 1989) Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1987-1989
Admitted to Practice
Georgia
About Armando
Armando is a member of the firm's Health Care practice group, and his practice focuses on the representation of public and nonprofit community hospitals and other health care providers. He has represented clients in a variety of regulatory and civil health law contexts, including Certificate of Need; Medicare/Medicaid certification, reimbursement, and compliance; EMTALA compliance; licensure; rate control; contracts and contract disputes; corporate structure and governance disputes; and Open Records Act/Open Meetings Act requirements applicable to health care providers.
Professional and Civic Involvement
Serves on the Firm's Diversity Committee
Member, Board of Directors of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association (2003-present)
American Health Lawyers Association
Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
State Bar of Georgia
Member, State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program Steering Committee
Recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine (2008-present)
Recognized as a leading Georgia healthcare lawyer in Chambers Leading American Business Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Health Care practitioner by The Best Lawyers in America (2009-present)
Publications and Presentations
Served on the Business Development Partner panel for the State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program's Business Development Symposium (February 2010)
Author: Note, "International Service of Process: Reconciling the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with The Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters" 21 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1071 (1988)