Brown McCarroll Attorneys at Law

Julian Rivera

Partner

Austin

512-479-9753

jrivera@brownmccarroll.com

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Legal Experience

Mr. Rivera’s practice involves the representation of health care providers in business matters and before government agencies.  He represents physicians, dentists, pharmacists, physician groups, ambulatory surgical centers, hospitals, pharmacies and other health care providers.  His experience includes representation of clients in a wide variety of licensing and regulatory matters before state and federal agencies.  Julian also has extensive experience representing clients in medical staff and credentialing issues, including adversarial peer review proceedings.

Education

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1996
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Houston, 1991

Professional Licenses

• Attorney at Law, Texas, 1996

Court Admissions

• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Prior Professional Experience

• Max E. Wright, P.C., Attorney, 1999-2000
• Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (now Texas Medical Board), Attorney, 1997-1999
• Texas Court of Appeals, Seventh District, Research Attorney for the Honorable Carlton Dodson, 1996-1997
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Legal Intern for the Honorable Sam Cummings, 1995
• Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, Laboratory Manager, 1991-1994
• University of Texas M.D. Anderson Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Research Technician, 1987-1990

Speeches and Publications

• Successfully Integrating Non-Physician Providers into Your Practice: Legal and Operational Answers, January 2012, Powerpoint and Speech
• Disruptive Physicians:  From Credentialing to Disciplinary Action, Strafford Publications, Inc., September 2011
• Health Care Reform: Its Impact on Providers and the Community, Hispanic National Bar Association Convention, September 2011
• Disruptive Physicians:  From Credentialing to Disciplinary Action, Strafford Publications, Inc., November 2010
• Mid-Level Providers - Legal and Billing Compliance, Presentation to Guadalupe Healthcare Network, June 2011
• Archieving Compliance with MS.01.01.01 Part II: An In the Trenches, Discussion of Alternative Approaches, American Health Lawyers Association, Webinar, October 2010
• Interplay between Administrative Law and Criminal Law, 22nd Annual Advanced Administrative Law Course, September 2010
• RACs, MICs, MIPs, FBI, DOJ, OIG and Other Three Letter Words: Audits and Investigations,  American Physicians Insurance Company, August 2010
• Updating Your Medical Staff Governance and Bylaws for MS.01.01.01 - Putting Pen to Paper, American Bar Association Health Law Section Teleconference, July 2010
• Lawyer or Psychiatrist? Handling “Disruptive” or “Impaired” Physician Cases, American Bar Association Physician-Legal Issues Conference, June 2010
• RACs, MICs, MIPs, FBI, DOJ, OIG and Other Three Letter Words: Audits and Investigations, Specialty group in Dallas Fort Worth area, May 2010
• Physician Advertising, MD News, May 2010
• New Telemedicine Privileging Rules Proposed by CMS, Brown McCarroll Health Law E-Alert, May 2010
• Risk Management: Preventing Texas Medical Board Investigations, South Texas Society for Healthcare Risk Management, December 2009
• Practicing Law Before Government Agencies: Building the Administrative Law Team, Texas Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, October 2009
• Physician Risk Reduction: Texas Medical Board Update and Prevention Strategies, Medical Staff Meeting at a Central Texas Hospital, Fall 2009
• Risk Management for Physicians and Mid-Level Providers, Hospital Staff at an East Texas Hospital, Fall 2008
• Medical Board Votes to Review Care at Informal Settlement Conference Even When Two Board Experts Agree There Was No Violation, Advocate MD Advisor, Fall 2008
• Remedies for Frivolous and Harassing Actions Brought by State Agencies, State Bar of Texas Advanced Administrative Law Course, September 2007
•  Informed Consent: Best Practices to Improve Patient Education, Boost Compliance, and Keep You Out of Court, April 2007, Oakstone Medical Publishing
• A Dose of Opinion: Texas Doctors, Lawyers, and Doctor-Lawyers Tell Us What They Think, Texas Bar Journal, April 2007
• Texas Medical Board Rule Changes: Office-Based Anesthesia And The Reporting Of Physician Ownership Interests, Brown McCarroll Health Law E-Alert, 2006
• Credentialing in the Poliner Era – Lessons Learned (Advanced), American Health Lawyers Association, June 2006
• Law Changes for the Texas Medical Board, Brown McCarroll Health Law E-Alert, 2005
• Reporting Health Care Liability Lawsuits and “Settlements” to the Medical Board: Do You Know the Rules?, El Paso Physician, 2005
• The Rules Have Changed at the Medical Board, Texas Orthopedics Magazine, 2004
• Products Liability Update, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2003
• Physician Licensure Issues, Texas Orthopedic Administrators Association, 2001
• Sympathy for the Plaintiff: An Approach for Addressing the Problem in Voir Dire, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2000
• Texas Medical Malpractice Update, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1999
• mRNA for E-Selectin and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule are not Increased in Hyperoxic Mouse Lungs, Zeb, T., Welty, S., Rivera, J., Ballantyne, C., and Hansen, T., Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, 1993
• Increases in Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 in Hyperoxic Mouse Lungs are Localized to Cells of the Alveolar Interstitium, Welty, S., Rivera, J., Gesky, R., Montgomery, C. and Hansen, T., Society for Pediatric Research, 1993
• Increases in Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 in Hyperoxic Mouse Lungs are Localized to Cells of the Alveolar Interstitium, Welty, S., Rivera, J., Geske, R., Montgomery, C., and Hansen, T., Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, 1993
• mRNA for Tumor Necrosis Factor-a and Interleukin-1$ are not Increased in Hyperoxic Mouse Lungs, Rivera, J., Welty, S., and Hansen, T., Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, 1993
• Increases in Lung Tissue Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) are Associated with Hyperoxic Lung Injury and Inflammation in Mice, Welty, S., Rivera, J., Elliston, J., Smith, C., Zeb, T., Ballantyne, C., and Hansen, T., American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 1993
• Hyperoxia Increases Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Expression in Mouse Lungs, Welty, S., Smith, C., Elliston, J., Rivera, J., and Hansen, T. Pediatric Research 31, 1992
• Hyperoxia Increases Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Expression in Mouse Lungs, Welty, S., Smith, C., Elliston, J., Rivera, J., and Hansen, T., Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, 1992
• Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) Increases in the Lungs of Hyperoxic Mice and is Associated with Lung Injury and Inflammation, Rivera, J., Welty, S., Montgomery, C., and Smith, C., Gulf Coast Society of Toxicology, 1992

Professional Memberships and Activities

• American Bar Association
  • Health Law Section, Chairman, Physicians Issues Interest Group, 2011- Present
  • Vice Chair, Physician Issues Interest Group, 2009-2011
  • Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
• American Health Lawyers Association
• American Telemedicine Association
• State Bar of Texas
  • Disability Issues Committee
  • Health Law, Litigation and Administrative/Public Law Sections
  • Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Malpractice, Premises & Products (Past)
  • Advanced Administrative Law CME Planning Committee (Past)
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
  • National Trial Competition Committee, Vice-Chair (Past)
  • State Moot Court Committee (Past)
• Austin Bar Association
  • Health Law, Litigation and Administrative/Public Law Sections
  • Adoption Day Committee (Past)
  • Medical/Legal Committee (Past)
• Austin Health Lawyers Group (Past)
• Austin Young Lawyers Association (Past)
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
• Texas e-Health Alliance

Honors

• AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rated
  • AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
• Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2010, 2012
• President's Award of Merit, Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Texas Rising Star, Administrative Law, named by Law and Politics Media, Inc. and published in Texas Monthly

Community Involvement

• Mental Health America (formerly known as National Mental Health Association), Board of Directors (Past)
• Austin State Hospital Volunteer Services Council, Board of Directors (Past)
• Travis Community Education Foundation, Mentor Support Program (Past)
• Advocacy Incorporated, Board of Directors, Chairman (Past)
• Mental Health Association in Texas, Board of Directors, Executive Committee (Past)
• The Seton Cove, Physician/Attorney Forum Planning Committee (Past)
• Capital Area United Way, Community Investment Impact Committee (Past)