Walter Edward Schuler
Associate General Counsel for The University of Tennessee, Health Science Center
Walt Schuler is an attorney with extensive experience in health law, business and corporate law, contracts, civil litigation, and regulatory matters. He earned his B.B.A. in International Business, magna cum laude, from The University of Memphis in 1993, and his J.D., cum laude, from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1996, where he also received a Certificate in Health Law with Honors. While in law school, Walt served on the Law Journal Editorial Board, received the award for best student article, and earned the highest grade in the Law Journal course (A+). He was recognized for his research assistance in the preface to West Publishing’s (now Thomson Reuters) first edition Health Law Practitioner Treatise and Health Law Hornbook, which was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court four months after its publication and occasionally thereafter. His Law Journal article was cited shortly after publication by 37 state attorneys general in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief for the prevailing party in that case.
Walt has represented clients in state and federal courts and has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Tennessee Supreme Court, the Tennessee Court of Appeals and numerous state and federal trial courts. He is admitted to practice before the Tennessee Supreme Court and trial courts (1996), Tennessee Court of Appeals (2006), U.S. District Courts for the Western (1996) and Middle (2021) Districts of Tennessee, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1998), and the U.S. Supreme Court (2003).
He serves in leadership roles within the Tennessee Bar Association, including its House of Delegates (2013–present) and the Executive Council of its Health Law Section since 2008 (Chair, 2012–13). He is also active in the Memphis Bar Association Health Law Section (member of founding Board, 2012; Chair, 2013-14). He has presented at numerous seminars and has authored numerous publications on health law topics.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Health Care Law
- Contracts
- Civil Litigation
- State and Federal Regulation
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
I work exclusively as in-house counsel for The University of Tennessee and I do not accept any other client engagements.
- Tennessee
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- 6th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
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- U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English
- Associate General Counsel
- The University of Tennessee
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- Shareholder
- Evans Petree Bogatin, P.C.
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- Member/Partner
- The Bogatin Law Firm, PLC
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- Associate
- The Bogatin Law Firm, PLC
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- Senior Instructor
- United States Army Reserve (Active)
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- Sergeant
- United States Army (Active)
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- Saint Louis University School of Law
- J.D., cum laude, with Certificate in Health Law with Honors (1996)
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- Honors: Best Student Article Award, Volume 40, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1996; John J. Lawless Academic Scholarship Recipient, 1993-96
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- University of Memphis
- B.B. A., magna cum laude (1993) | International Business
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- Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; Golden Key International Honour Society; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Epsilon
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- AV Preeminent Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Superb Rating 10/10
- Avvo.com
- Client Distinction Award
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Client's Choice Award
- Avvo.com
- Biography Published in Who's Who in America
- Marquis Who's Who in America
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- Member
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- Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, House of Delegates
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- Memphis Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Member of Founding Board
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- Tennessee Bar Association, Health Care Law Section
- Executive Council Member
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- Tennessee State Bar # 018213
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- American Health Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Memphis Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Chair
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- Tennessee Bar Association, Health Care Law Section
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- Tennessee Bar Association, Health Care Law Section
- Vice Chair
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- Physician Noncompetes Validated by New Law
- Memphis Medical News
- Knock Out? Supreme Court Deals a Knock Out Blow to Non-Competes for Docs, But This Fight is Not Over
- Tennessee Bar Journal (Lead Article)
- How Will Tennessee’s Health Care Provider Anti-Discrimination Laws Be Impacted By Kentucky Association of Health Plans v. Miller?
- Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section
- The ERISA Pre-Emption Narrows: Analysis of New York State Conference of Blue Cross & (and) Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance Company and Its Impact on State Regulation of Health Care
- Saint Louis University Law Journal
- Health Law 101: An Introduction to Health Law, CLE Program, Memphis Bar Association, Health Law Section, Memphis, TN
- Memphis Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Selected Topics in Tennessee Health Care Law: Tips for Surviving a Health Law Practice, Tennessee Bar Association Health Law Section's Annual Health Law Primer, Nashville, TN
- Tennessee Bar Association, Health Care Law Section
- Certificate in Health Law with Honors
- Saint Louis University School of Law
- Website
- The University of Tennessee Office of General Counsel
