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Angela T. Burnette

Counsel


Angie Burnette focuses her practice on many aspects of health, privacy, hospital and physician law. She handles health care related litigation involving issues such as hospital-physician disputes, malpractice, hospital licensure and investigation, contract, medical malpractice and peer review, successfully resolving matters at the trial and the appellate level. Ms. Burnette assists hospitals and other providers with numerous issues, including HIPAA, retail health clinics, involuntary commitments, surrogate births, sentinel events, medical staff, health records, peer review, minors, duty to warn, do not resuscitate/end of life issues and blood transfusions. She also represents physicians and other health care providers in state licensure board investigations and proceedings. Ms. Burnette provides general advice to health care providers regarding a variety of risk management and compliance issues and advises non-health care companies on HIPAA privacy issues.

Ms. Burnette has presented speeches on a state, regional and national level regarding numerous health care topics including HIPAA, nurse practitioners, medical record documentation, mental health issues, involuntary commitments and other health care emergencies and issues. She has submitted amicus curiae briefs in the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Ms. Burnette is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.  

Representative Experience

  • While at Alston & Bird, served as both temporary in-house counsel and as national coordinating counsel for two national health care corporations.
  • Successfully argued in Georgia Court of Appeals in 2006 regarding issue of first impression in Georgia involving hospital licensure.
  • Served as counsel to two national hospital companies regarding risk management and litigation issues.


Publications
April 2008
"HIPAA and Ex Parte Interviews — The Beginning or the End?" Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law, April 2008.
March 2007
July 2006
“Parting Ways With Ex Parte Chats,” Fulton County Daily Report, July 2006.

Angela T. Burnette

One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Phone: 404-881-7665
Fax: 404-253-8283

Education

  • University of Georgia
    (J.D., 1993)
  • North Georgia College
    (B.S., 1990)

Admitted to Practice

  • Georgia