Abby L. Pendleton

Abby L. Pendleton

The Health Law Partners, P.C. β€’ Farmington Hills, MI
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32000 Northwestern Highway, Farmington Hills, MI, 48334, US

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About

Abby Pendleton is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1996 and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Ms. Pendleton was a member of the Wayne State Law Review and served on its editorial board as a Senior Articles Editor. While at Wayne State, she was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Awards in Contracts and Criminal Law as well as the Deloitte and Touche LLP Award for her achievement in tax law. Ms. Pendleton has been practicing healthcare law since 1996. She regularly provides counsel to healthcare providers and organizations in a number of areas, including but not limited to: compliance, Recovery Audit Contractors (β€œRAC”), Medicare and other payor audits, fraud and abuse, reimbursement matters, and HIPAA Privacy and Security, and physician staff privilege and licensure matters. Ms. Pendleton also specializes in legal issues impacting billing and management companies, anesthesia and pain management providers, hospice providers and mental health agencies. Ms. Pendleton is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section); the American Health Lawyer's Association; the Health Care Compliance Association; the Medical Group Management Association and the Michigan Medical Group Management Association.

About Health Care Law

Healthcare attorneys advise medical providers, hospitals, and healthcare organizations on regulatory compliance, transactions, and litigation matters. Common matters include hipaa compliance, medical licensing, healthcare transactions, regulatory matters.

Credentials

Education
1996 Wayne State University Law School JD - Juris Doctor 1993 Central Michigan University B.S.B.A.
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2013 Attorney of The Month, Attorney at Law Magazine 2011 Top Lawer in Healthcare Law, d'Business Magazine 2011 Women in the Law, Michigan Lawyers Weekly 1996 Award for Tax Law, Deloitte & Touche LLP 1996 Award in Contracts and Criminal Law, American Jurisprudence Book Awards
Publications
2019 BC Advantage CMS Revises Guidance Regarding the Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation 2019 BC Advantage Courts Recognize Irreparable Injury Caused by Medicare Appeals Backlog 2019 ABA The Health Lawyer District Court Rules OMHA Appeals Backlog to be Eliminated by 2022 2019 ABA Health eSource Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Appeals Settlement Initiative 2019 ABA Health eSource CMS Revises Guidance Regarding the Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation
Associations
State Bar of Michigan, Health Care Law Section Member American Health Lawyers Association Member Health Care Compliance Association Member Medical Group Management Association Member Michigan Medical Group Management Association Member
Speaking
2019 The 7th National Physician Advisor and Utilization Review Boot Camp Hot Legal Issues with MA Plans 2018 The 6th National Physician Advisor and Utilization Review Team Boot Camp 2018 Regulatory Update - 60 Day Recoupment, CMS/OMHA Appeal-Reduction, Front-End Compliance and Appeals 2018 Special Edition Finally Friday Courts Recognize Irreparable Harm to Providers Caused by Medicare Appeals Backlog 2018 2018 National Physician Advisor Conference/SEPAS 2018 Denials Scene 2018 2018 National Physician Advisor Conference/SEPAS 2018 Mission Creep: The Physician Advisor and Payer Contracts
Updated: Mar 11, 2026