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also known as George Indest
George F. Indest III is the President and Managing Partner of The Health Law Firm, based in Orlando. Mr. Indest is board certified by the Florida Bar in the legal specialty of Health Law. He is also board certified as a health care risk manager by the American Board of Risk Management, Inc. His practice encompasses all aspects of business, corporate, transactional, regulatory and administrative health law practice, and he represents physicians, nurses, hospitals, home health agencies, long term care facilities and other health care providers. His practice also includes the litigation of professional licensing cases and business litigation, defense of health care providers, negotiation of sales of health care practices, Medicare Fraud defense and other areas of Health Care Law. He holds an AV® Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, which is the highest level attainable by an attorney, according to Martindale-Hubbell, his rating is 5 out of 5.
Mr. Indest served as in-house counsel at one of the Navy's largest teaching hospitals and was also in charge of the legal and medical risk management programs in the Navy's largest regional health care system which consisted of twenty-seven major hospitals and treatment facilities. He is on the Executive Council of the Health Law Section of the Florida Bar and has served as Chair of the Medical/Legal Committee of the Orange County Bar Association. Mr. Indest received his BA and JD degree, cum laude, from Tulane University and also was awarded an LL.M. degree, with highest honors, from the National Law Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., where his course emphasis was in health care law (legal medicine).He is a member of the state bars of Florida, Louisiana and the District of Columbia. Mr. Indest also serves as chair of the CLE Division of the Health Law Section of the Florida Bar and is on the Board of Directors of a nonprofit charity nursing home and a number of other charitable organizations.
Prior to entering the civilian practice of law, Mr. Indest served 20 years as an officer in the United States Navy. He began his military career in 1973, commissioned as an officer after graduating from Tulane University's Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NROTC). He then attended flight school in the Navy's aviation training program. He received his wings and was designated a naval aviator in 1974. Mr. Indest served as an instructor pilot and an aircraft commander in a helicopter combat support squadron. He was selected for the Navy's Law Education Program based on superior military performance and academic achievement After graduating from law school Mr. Indest became a member of the Navy's Judge Advocate General's (J.A.G.) Corps. He served with distinction as a JAG Corps officer, including serving as the Staff Judge Advocate of the U.S.S. Midway (CV-41), one of the Navy's front line aircraft carriers.
The Navy sent Mr. Indest back to post-graduate law school at The National Law Center, George Washington University, to obtain a specialty in Health Law. He received his master of laws (LL.M.) in 1986. The Navy then assigned Mr. Indest to serve with the Naval Medical Command. The Navy awarded him a post-graduate specialty code in Health Law (P-code) and in International Law (G-code). He served as the Staff Judge Advocate and Command Medico-Legal Officer at Naval Hospital Portsmouth, followed by a tour of duty as Command Judge Advocate for the Naval Medical Command, Mid-Atlantic Region, which was responsible for naval hospitals and dental centers in Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Keflavik, Iceland; Puerto Rico; Bermuda; and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He also served as the Staff Judge Advocate for the Naval Dental Command, East. Mr. Indest served on several different admirals' staffs, including the Commander -in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), CINCLANT, SACLANT and CNET. While on the staff of CINCLANT Mr. Indest prepared and delivered a major seminar on the Geneva Conventions and the Laws of War to the military Surgeon Generals of the NATO countries.
Mr. Indest retired from military service in 1993. He is a disabled veteran. He is the recipient of a Navy Achievement Medal (with bronze star), Meritorious Service Medal (with bronze star), National Defense Service Medal (with bronze star), and the Meritorious Unit Commendation (with bronze star), among other awards and medals. He also has a commercial pilot's license, instrument rating, in both rotor craft and fixed wing aircraft.
Mr. Indest has a number of publications to his credit. He teaches and lectures frequently and is an adjunct professor in Health Law for Barry University School of Law and University of St. Francis Graduate School.
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1101 Douglas Ave., Suite 1000, Altamonte Springs, FL, 32714
37 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801
201 E. Government Steet, Pensacola, FL, 32502
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Posted by anonymous | May 3, 2023 | Hired Attorney
If I can give lawyer Indest and "The Health Lawfirm" a trillion stars, I would be a NASA astronaut and fly to the galaxies to get Him those stars. I was criminally accused by the Department of Health. The charges were so serious that they could jeopardize my nursing career, future and family with...
Posted by NAK | January 18, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I am grateful to the Health Law firm for the fabulous work they did for me. They are not cheap, and they are very transparent about that. So, if do not have a big issue, you may be better off looking else where. However, for those life-altering/career -changing challenges, better call The health Law ...
Posted by Yvette | December 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney
I contacted The Health Law Firm after several attempts to contact my previous employer for assistance regarding a notification for Writ of Summons on a patient I had seen more than 2 years ago. I had moved out of the state from which I had previously practiced and had transitioned to being a stay at ...
Posted by Margaret | September 30, 2022 | Consulted Attorney
I am a Nursing Home Administrator who is being sued. I called the Health Law Firm to discuss my case and to receive legal advice regarding my case. Attorney George F. Indest III provided me excellent and sound advice regarding my situation. He then went above and beyond by contacting the Plaintiff...
Posted by anonymous | August 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Mr. Indest represented me this year in a legal matter with the Florida State Board of Pharmacy. While I've not had need for legal counsel in over 25 year of practice when such an occasion came up I was very pleased with how the firm (and specifically Mr. Indest) handled the matter so professionally....
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2021
Rated as Florida SuperLawyer - 10 Year Recipient, SuperLawyers
2021
Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2017
Board Certified in the Specialty of Health Law, Florida Bar Committee on Legal Specialization
2017
Board Certified as a Health Care Risk Manager, American Board of Risk Management
2016
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Florida Super Lawyers
2002
Orlando's Best Health Care Attorney, Florida Medical Business
1999 - Present
President and Managing Partner, The Health Law Firm
1997 - 1999
Shareholder, Partner, Head of Business and Health Law Department, Unger, Swartwood, Indest & Acree, P.A.
1995 - 1997
Health Care Attorney, Baker & Hostetler
1993 - 1995
Litigation and Health Care Attorney, Taraska, Grower & Ketcham, P.A.
1990 - 1993
Medico-Legal Advisor/Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET)
Executive Council
Chair
Department of Health investigation against client was dismissed
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LL.M - Master of Laws
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JD - Juris Doctor
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
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