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Kristen McDermott Woodrum
Associate
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Phone: 843-720-4637 |
Fax: (843) 723-7398 |
Email:
kwoodrum@buistmoore.com
Practice Areas
Business and Banking
Business Litigation
Health and Administrative Law
Real Estate
Kristen McDermott Woodrum is an associate of the firm who focuses her practice in the areas of
Business,
Health Care and
Real Estate transactions.
As a member of the
Business and Banking practice group, Ms. Woodrum assists clients with the formation of business entities and the purchase, sale and restructuring of ongoing business concerns and represents banks and other lenders in real estate lending and asset based financing. Ms. Woodrum regularly negotiates reviews and drafts contracts for business clients and provides general corporate representation.
As a member of the
Health Care practice group, Ms. Woodrum provides regulatory and transactional representation of healthcare clients in connection with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, professional service agreements, physician employment matters, and general healthcare and business transactions. Her experience includes advising clients on a broad range of regulatory issues, including the federal Stark law and Anti-Kickback statute, Medicare/Medicaid billing and reimbursement and third party payor issues, the South Carolina Provider Self Referral Act, the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, the HIPAA security, privacy and breach notification rules, and certificates of need and other permitting and licensure rules pertaining to healthcare facilities. Ms. Woodrum has represented DMEPOS suppliers in matters before the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy and the South Carolina Department of Revenue, and has experience representing physicians in licensing matters with the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners.
Ms. Woodrum concentrates her
Real Estate practice on the acquisition, development and disposition of real property and on commercial leasing, representing both landlords and tenants in retail, office, ground and warehouse leasing transactions.
Ms. Woodrum completed the American Health Lawyers Association Peer Review Officer Training Program in 2008. She prepared and presented the
2006 South Carolina Business Law Update at the Corporate, Banking & Securities Law Section Program of the 2007 South Carolina Bar Convention. Ms. Woodrum presented on the topic of fractional ownership interests in tenants in common property in 2007, at a CLE sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and Center for Heirs Property, and in 2006 at a CLE sponsored by the Charleston Bar Association. In 2006, she gave a presentation on identity theft to the Charleston Rotary Club Women’s Auxiliary. Prior to joining Buist Moore Smythe McGee P.A. as an associate, Ms. Woodrum held clinical and management positions in the field of community mental health.
Educational Background:
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Tulane Law School, 2005 - J.D. |
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Tulane Freeman School of Business, 2005 - M.B.A. |
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- Notes and Comments Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal
- Legal Extern, the Honorable Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Freeman Consulting Group
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Tulane Law Academic Scholarship
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Clemson University, 1996 - B.A. |
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- Clemson Presidential Scholar
- Citizen's Foundation of America Scholar
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Golden Key National Honor Society
- Psi Chi Psychology Honorary
- Sigma Tau Epsilon Liberal Arts Honor Fraternity
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Professional Organizations:
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Leadership Charleston Class of 2008, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce |
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Charleston CREW (Commerical Real Estate Women) Network |
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American Health Lawyers Association |
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American Bar Association |
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South Carolina Bar Women Lawyers Association, Low Country Chapter |
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