Background
Cook, John A. was born on November 24, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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John A. Cook
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University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, 1964).
Career
Worked at Cook, Goetz, Rogers & Lukey, Professional Corporation (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) specializing in Health Care, Corporate, Tax, General Civil Practice, Probate and Estate Planning, Commercial, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Michigan. Author: "PPO"s and health maintenance organization "s: The Organization"s Perspective," Michigan Bar Journal, July 1988.
"The Patient Advocate Acting and the Law of the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment," Michigan Bar Journal, December 1991.
Principal Author: "Meeting the Challenges of Health Care Reform: Vertically Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems," Michigan Bar Journal, February, 1994. Member: Oakland County and American (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.
Business Law. Health Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Health Care Law. Administrative Law; Business Law).
National Health Lawyers Association. American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.
Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys.
Established in 1978, Cook, Goetz, Rogers & Lukey, Professional Corporation, is a health care and business law firm serving clients throughout Michigan and other states. The major concentration of the firm"s practice is in the areas of health law, business and transactional law, and tax matters. The firm"s particular practice areas include: Health law - representation and advice for health care entities and practitioners, including licensing, accreditation, taxes, third party reimbursement and audit issues, civil and criminal regulatory matters, joint ventures, fraud and abuse issues, antitrust counselling, contracting, certificates of need, formation of and relationships with managed care entities, and representation in administrative and legislative matters.
Business and transactional law - planning, creation, acquisition and disposition of business entities and ventures, including tax planning.
Real estate transactions - commercial and residential development, partnerships and limited liability companies, purchases, sales and leases. Intellectual property - trademarks, service marks, and copyrights, including planning, licensing, litigation and on-line data base searches.
Estate planning and administration - tax advice and business planning, preparation of wills, trusts and family partnerships, probate and private estate administration. Litigation - representation before all courts and administrative tribunals and agencies, appeals and settlements.
Tax matters - planning, representation in audits and dispute resolution, appeals, pension and profit sharing plans and administration.
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Membership
Member: Oakland County and American (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Business Law; Health Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Health Care Law.
Administrative Law.
Business Law). National Health Lawyers Association. American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.
Michigan Society of Hospital Attorneys.
