Mills Fleming chairs HunterMaclean's Healthcare Practice Group. Mr. Fleming is a Past President of the Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys, and he is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.  His practice concentrates on the general representation of healthcare systems, on specialized regulatory support to healthcare entities, and on specialized projects involving compliance planning, healthcare industry restructuring, tax exempt entities and intermediate sanctions, reimbursement, fraud and abuse, managed care and healthcare policy.  He also assists clients with compliance self-assessments and remedial actions, Stark Law compliance assessments, and the development of multi-provider joint ventures.

Mr. Fleming is included in the most recent editions of The Best Lawyers In America.  He writes and speaks frequently on healthcare law issues and is the Co-Editor of the Georgia Hospital Association's Hospital Law Manual, 5th ed. (2006).  He also wrote an article on the final HIPAA privacy rules for the American Bar Association's American Law Institute and has presented on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act at the Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys' annual meeting.

Mr. Fleming practice also focuses on immigration and nationality law; he began practicing in this area in 1990.  His practice includes extensive visa work, handling both temporary and permanent visa cases and J-1 waivers, as well as advice regarding compliance with the I-9, discrimination, and document abuse provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.  Mr. Fleming is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the ABA-affiliated association for attorneys practicing immigration law. He is a frequent lecturer and presenter on immigration topics, and he also advises employers regarding best practices in employment-related topics.

Mr. Fleming graduated from the University of Florida in 1986 (B.A.) and 1989 (J.D.).  He began his legal career at Hunter Maclean, served for three years as General Counsel with a large hospital system, and then returned to Hunter Maclean in 1995.  He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and the State of Georgia.

• Representative Engagements

  • Non-Profit Hospital Reorganizations

• Publications

  • Hospital Medical Records
  • Physician Compensation/Gain Sharing, Private Letter Ruling
  • Health System Restructuring, Private Letter Ruling
  • Undocumented Alien Claims: Finding a Place to Stand

• Professional Affiliations

  • American Health Lawyers Association
    
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
    
  • Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys: Past President