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In this series of articles, we are outlining examples of ways Lauth O’Neill’s physician contract review and agent services have added value to our physician clients. While every physician job search is unique and has its own unique outcome, all of the examples in this series are based on actual client experiences.
Lauth O'Neill Value-Added Example #3: Crafting favorable non-competition language. When you receive your physician employment contract, it may include a non-competition covenant. In general, this type of covenant restricts you from practicing medicine within a certain mile radius of your employer's office, for a set amount of time following your employment. As an experienced health care attorney, Leigh Ann is able to craft legal language within the physician employment contract to ensure her clients are not held to non-compete covenants in certain instances. While we generally disagree with physician non-competes for a variety of reasons, there are particular instances in which physicians absolutely should not be held to complying with these terms, and it is our job to nail down those instances, and put our legal skills to work in amending the employment contract language to ensure our clients receive the most favorable legal terms. This is merely one additional example of the value a physician lawyer can provide when providing physician contract legal review services. If the non-competition covenant ends up being enforced, the result can be that the physician employee is required to uproot not only his or her practice, but his or her family as well, in order to move to a different city or state. This is an extraordinary cost that can be avoided if the proper legal attention is paid to your physician employment contract terms.
For more information on how Leigh Ann can assist in your physician contract review, please contact her at 317-989-4833 or loneill@lauthoneill.com.
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