overview
Daniel J. Schulte has more than 25 years of experience helping clients solve tough problems and capitalize on opportunities that require a blend of business and legal expertise.
Practice Areas
Bio
Dan’s practice includes a focus on addressing the legal, business, licensing, and regulatory challenges of health care professionals, organizations, and facilities.
Through his experience as a Certified Public Accountant, his role as a former managing partner and current executive committee member of the firm, and as co-chair of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group, Dan understands how legal issues impact business objectives and, as a result, offers his clients practical, results-oriented advice.
Dan’s practice involves representing health care clients in state regulatory matters, including disciplinary and other licensing disputes with the State of Michigan, and federal regulatory matters including fraud and abuse issues. He also counsels on the anti-kickback and Stark laws, preparation of compliance programs, and responding to and negotiating settlements in connection with government enforcement actions. In addition, Dan assists health care clients with a number of corporate, transactional, and contractual issues.
Beyond his work in the health care arena, Dan has significant experience representing businesses and entrepreneurs in a wide range industries in all aspects of transactional, operational and regulatory legal matters. His experience includes advising and counseling clients, from auto suppliers to real estate ventures, concerning the formation of business entities, the preparation and review of business and corporate contracts, the purchase and sale of ownership interests in businesses and/or their assets, and the purchase, sale, and leasing of real estate.
Dan is also well-known for his knowledge and experience in the area of association law and is primarily responsible for the firm’s representation of the Michigan State Medical Society the Michigan Dental Association and the Michigan Osteopathic Association. His work related to association law includes the drafting and review of new legislation and the preparation of Amicus Curiae Briefs for filing in Michigan’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals on a variety of topics affecting health care professionals practicing in Michigan.
Dan is an active thought leader who writes articles and presents frequently before legal, medical and business groups on a variety of topics, including HIPAA, the HITECH Act, the Stark Law, the fraud and abuse laws, health care compliance plans, business succession planning, asset protection, and estate and tax planning.
He is repeatedly ranked among The Best Lawyers in America©, and has been named a “Michigan Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters, for the last 12 years.
View Dan’s presentation “Contract Negotiations” to the Michigan Osteopathic Association’s Council of Interns and Residents. (November 2020)
credentials
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Society of Medical Association Counsel
Bar and Court Admissions
- Michigan
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Education
- Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
- Albion College, B.S.
Insights & News
February 4, 2021
Q&A on Legal Issues and COVID-19 Vaccination
January 12, 2021
BCBSM Lawsuit Settlement May Bode Well for ADA
December 9, 2020
Are the Revised DOL Regulations Retroactive?
November 16, 2020
22 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized as DBusiness 2021 Top Lawyers
November 16, 2020
Providing Dental Records to Patients with Past-Due Accounts
October 14, 2020
Relief from Contracts Due to the Pandemic
October 6, 2020
“Now What?”: Supreme Court’s COVID-19 Executive Order Decision
September 18, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 8, 2020
Debt Collection Practices: What's Legal?
August 20, 2020
Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 4, 2020
Must Dentists Provide Paid Leave Under the Families First Law?
July 14, 2020
15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Recognized as Leading Lawyers 2020
July 8, 2020
Can Anxiety Over COVID-19 be Considered a Disability?
June 11, 2020
Recent Coronavirus-Related Questions
June 11, 2020
The CARES Act and Relief to Dentists Affected by COVID-19 Business Interruption
April 30, 2020
CARES Act Provides Tax Relief to Physicians Affected by COVID-19 Business Interruption
April 21, 2020
Some Legal Considerations When Selling a Practice
April 3, 2020
BCBS Antitrust Litigation May Have Encouraged Delta Lawsuit
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Business Continuity: A Message to Our Community, Clients and Friends
February 17, 2020
Disputing a Determination by a Workers’ Compensation Insurer
January 17, 2020
Avoiding a National Practitioner Data Bank Report
December 13, 2019
Daniel Schulte Answers Questions about Dental Records
November 27, 2019
Is a Misunderstanding of Billing Procedures Fraud?
November 15, 2019
19 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized as DBusiness Top Lawyers for 2020
October 14, 2019
Daniel Schulte Writes About Legal Marijuana Use on Licensure and Employment
September 25, 2019
How to Respond to a Notice of Investigation from LARA
September 3, 2019
15 Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized on the 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers List
August 21, 2019
Fairness in Employment Agreements in a Dental Practice
August 15, 2019
15 Lawyers From Kerr Russell Are Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2020
July 16, 2019
Dentistry And The Law: Q & A With Health Care Attorney Daniel Schulte
June 25, 2019
Compliance Overview of the HIPAA Security Rule
June 20, 2019
Dentistry and The Law: Q & A with Health Care Attorney Daniel Schulte
May 20, 2019
Health Care Law: Physician Self-Regulation
May 14, 2019
A Medical Marijuana Card Does Not Protect Employment
September 20, 2018
Kerr Russell recognizes our 2018 dbusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit honorees
September 14, 2018
Is it legal to have more than one fee schedule?
September 7, 2018
15 Kerr Russell attorneys recognized as 2018 Super Lawyers
August 17, 2018
2018 Associates Golf Outing - a good (and rainy) time had by all
August 15, 2018
15 lawyers from Kerr Russell were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
August 14, 2018
New requirements for opioid prescribing now effective
July 10, 2018
Practice Break-Ups/Ownership of Patient Records
June 5, 2018
Beware termination rights in your contracts
May 17, 2018
Daniel Schulte, Patrick Haddad, Katherine Cser conduct "Ask the Experts" panel at Michigan State Medical Society's 7th Annual Spring Scientific Meeting
May 13, 2018
2018 Detroit Heart Walk a great (if rainy) success - Kerr Russell colleagues contribute over $6,000
May 4, 2018
The difference between "noncovered services" and "disallowed services"
April 5, 2018
Fred Herrmann honored at Michigan Lawyers Weekly's "Leaders in the Law" luncheon
April 2, 2018
Beware when purchasing software and other technology
March 29, 2018
Detroit Public Television's PBSNewsHour and Nightly Business Report to be sponsored by Kerr Russell
March 16, 2018
Extension of the Moratorium for the 2.3% Medical Device Excise Tax
March 12, 2018
2017 prescribing requirements add burdens to physician practice
March 9, 2018
Dan Schulte presents on new opioid prescribing laws to physicians at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan quarterly PGIP meeting
February 26, 2018
Kerr Russell's latest ad "Driven By Results" debuts in Crain's M&A, Biggest Deals issue this week
February 15, 2018
Jason Bank, new member of Detroit Athletic Club
January 26, 2018
Download Kerr Russell's updated firm brochure and overview of services
January 19, 2018
Questions about dental records following the acquisition of a practice
January 15, 2018
Influencing the Legal Landscape - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in dbusiness
January 3, 2018
Kerr Russell highlighted in Best Lawyers - Business, Winter 2017 issue
December 22, 2017
Kerr Russell supports Michigan Dental Association with updated ads
December 22, 2017
Kerr Russell's health care practice updates advertising message for physician association publications, including MSMS' Michigan Medicine and MOA's TRIAD
December 18, 2017
Kerr Russell team makes holiday donations to Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Wigs 4 Kids, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ann Arbor, and Children's Hospital of Michigan
December 7, 2017
William Blasses honored as Up & Coming Lawyer at Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2017 luncheon
November 30, 2017
Merry and bright ... Kerr Russell welcomes the holiday season
November 30, 2017
Kerr Russell, Boulevard Investment lunch and learn
November 27, 2017
Video/audio recording of procedures (health care)
November 17, 2017
Detroit Legal News: Friday Feature: Law firm's space redesign invokes Detroit past, present, and future
November 16, 2017
Culture of Connection - new Kerr Russell ad to appear in Michigan Lawyers Weekly and dbusiness
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell launches new advertising in upcoming issues of dbusiness and Crain's Detroit
November 3, 2017
Kerr Russell recognizes this year’s dbusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit honorees
November 2, 2017
Kerr Russell redesign featured in Michigan Lawyers Weekly
November 1, 2017
Kerr Russell ranked in the 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 17 practice areas
October 24, 2017
Detroit is in Kerr Russell's DNA: space redesign invokes Motor City's past, present, and future
October 16, 2017
Kerr Russell supports Detroit Athletic Club (October 2017 DAC News)
September 28, 2017
Consider National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting Prior to Settling Licensing Complaints and Medical Staff Peer Review Actions
September 12, 2017
16 Kerr Russell attorneys recognized as 2017 Super Lawyers
August 21, 2017
17 lawyers from Kerr Russell were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
August 10, 2017
A culture of giving
August 1, 2017
Daniel Schulte contributes "Direct Claims for Payment from No-Fault Insurers" to the Michigan State Medical Society's Michigan Medicine magazine
August 1, 2017
Daniel Schulte contributes "Direct Claims for Payment from No-Fault Insurers" to the Michigan State Medical Society's Michigan Medicine magazine
November 7, 2016
Kerr Russell attorneys named 2017 Top Lawyers by dBusiness Magazine
November 1, 2016
Kerr Russell Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers
Representative Matters
Representation of buyers and sellers in large, complex transactions including an $80,000,000 sale of a technology-based provider of automotive owner and service information, a $150,000,000 sale of a provider automotive content authoring, production and fulfillment services and the issuance of Michigan legal opinion in $135,000,000 sale of a Michigan anesthesiology practice to a national group practice.
Representation of physicians, dentists and their group practices on the buy and sell side of sales, buy in, employment and other transactions involving physician and dental practices, ambulatory surgical centers, clinics and other health care facilities.
Representation of physicians, dentists and their group practices in a wide variety of transactions to insure Medicare/Medicaid, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance.
Representation of health care professionals in licensing actions before Michigan’s Board of Medicine, Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery and Board of Dentistry.
Representing state wide associations of professionals in litigation seeking enforcement by the State of Michigan of laws beneficial to the association’s members.