Brett W. Rector
Associate
Brett.Rector@tklaw.com
Brett W. Rector
Recognized as a “Recommended Litigation Firm” in Texas in Benchmark: Litigation, The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Firms and Attorneys
Elementary Teacher, Teach for America, 2009-2011
Named among the top firms in Texas for Healthcare in Chambers USA 2019 by Chambers and Partners
Representative Matters
- Represented hospital and healthcare providers in managed care disputes with insurance companies
- Represented out-of-network healthcare providers in reimbursement litigation for services rendered to insured patients
- Represented hospitals in litigation and compliance matters involving fraud and abuse allegations, qui tam actions, and reimbursement issues; cases involve numerous federal and state health laws and regulations, including the federal anti-kickback statute, the federal physician self-referral law (also known as the Stark Law), and the federal False Claims Act
- Represented healthcare providers in responding to civil investigative demands (CIDs) from the federal government
- Represented healthcare providers and clinical laboratories in partnership and contract disputes
- Represented healthcare providers with regard to non-competition agreements
- Represented international oil and gas company in litigation and arbitration involving joint operating agreement and purchase and sale agreement
- Represented oil and gas companies in title disputes
Prior Employment
- Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Michael F. Urbanski, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 2015-2016
- Judicial Intern for the Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2013
- Manager, Teacher Leadership Development, Teach for America, Mississippi Delta Region, 2011-2012
- Elementary Teacher, Teach for America, Holmes County School District, Lexington, Mississippi, 2009-2011
Honors & Affiliations
Memberships/Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Member, Texas Association of Young Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Ascension Day School
Education & Admissions
Education
- J.D., 2015, University of Virginia School of Law; Order of the Coif; Editor, Virginia Law Review; Executive Editor, Virginia Journal of Criminal Law; Eppa Hunton IV Memorial Book Award; James Shoemaker Jr. Moot Court Award; Legal Intern, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office
- B.A., 2009, summa cum laude , The College of William and Mary; Phi Beta Kappa; Teaching/Writing Assistant, Professor David Holmes; Research Intern, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life; Criminal Division Intern, Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office
Admissions
- Texas