Date: Friday,  May 29, 2026

Time: 11:30a-1:00pm Program

Type: Professional Development (No CEUs)

Location: Live Webinar

Instructor: Bruce Hillowe, JD, PhD

Cost: $129 Individual Rate

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​Target Audience: Addiction Counselors, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Professionals, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Therapists

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Description:

Come learn the intricacies of setting up a 

sole proprietorship private practice or group practice. 

Learn from a leading NYS Mental Health Attorney “Super Lawyer.” Bring your questions and concerns.

 

 

Learn:

Choice of entity: sole proprietorships, PC’s and PLLC’s.

Entities and potential liabilities.

Marketing and assumed names.

Vicarious liability in apparent “group practices” and disclaimers.

Contractors (1099) and employees (W2).

Leasing and licensing space.

In-network, assignment and out of network status.

Issues in billing insurers, audits and clawbacks.

Compensation, restrictive covenants and other employment issues.

and more...!

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Speaker:

Bruce V. Hillowe, J.D. Ph.D.  is a senior mental healthcare attorney with a law practice in Mineola affiliated with the firm of Schaupp McDermott.  A graduate of Binghamton University, Duke University School of Law, and Adelphi University Derner Institute (Clinical Psychology and Postdoctoral Programs), he formerly practiced as a psychologist-psychoanalyst, including as a coordinator of clinical training and director of a forensic mental health service.  He was a teaching attending psychologist in law and ethics at a major teaching hospital for 15 years. He currently teaches courses in ethics and law as adjunct faculty at the Derner Institute.   He has represented numerous mental health facilities, institutes, and practitioners.  He has written articles, book chapters and a book on HIPAA compliance. He is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in healthcare law and was a long-time "SuperLawyer" featured in the New York Times Magazine.