Brian Fleetham specializes in health care law and general business and corporate law. He is a member of Dickinson Wright. He has extensive experience representing physicians and other health care providers on business transactions, contracts, corporate governance, arrangements with hospital and other facilities, and regulatory matters such as Stark, HIPAA, fraud and abuse, and compliance matters.
Brian received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Hillsdale College where he was co-valedictorian of his graduating class. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School with his law degree in 1992. In 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, he was named Best Lawyers Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year for Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since 2007, he has regularly been selected as a Super Lawyer in health care, a designation given to only five percent of Michigan attorneys. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health and Business Law sections of the State Bar of Michigan, and the Grand Rapids Bar Association. He previously served as a volunteer as a coach for Rockford community youth sports and is a former member of the Board of Directors of Health Intervention Services, a nonprofit medical center providing care to the underserved population of Grand Rapids.
- E-mail: bfleetham@dickinsonwright.com
- Direct Phone Number: 616-336-1016
- Phone Number: 616-458-1300
- Lawyer Page: https://www.dickinson-wright.com/our-people/brian-s-fleetham
- 200 Ottawa Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2427
- The University of Michigan Law School, JD, graduated 1992
- Hillsdale College, Honors BA, graduated 1989
- Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
- American Health Lawyers Association - member
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"It is a pleasure working with Brian Fleetham. He really looks out for our practice. He is kind, compassionate and responds immediately when we need him. The work he has done for us has been excellent. It is so nice having him as our attorney."
- Gloria Merryman (M.A. Stawiski, M.D., Dermatology)
"It has been a wonderful experience working with Brian Fleetham. He is so easy to talk to and he gets right back to me immediately; I always feel much better after discussing my problem with him. He takes excellent care of our practice."
- Gloria Merryman (M.A. Stawiski, M.D., Dermatology)
"Mr. Fleetham is a valued asset to our business. He has always been an excellent, valued, and trusted part of our team. His ability to anticipate our needs has always impressed me."
- Don Powell (Medical Management Specialists, Inc.)
"Brian is professional with a willingness to listen, advise and take action."
"Brian Fleet is a strategic thinker, willing to look at more than one way to solve problems."
"Mr. Fleetham has been a pleasure to work with over the years. Some of his shining attributes include knowledge, attention to detail, creativeness, unbelievable promptness and friendliness, exceptional ethics and compassion, and a drive to complete projects sooner rather than later. Mr. Fleetham is one of those rare individuals whom you would want as your best friend or neighbor, and sitting with you at the board table."
- Kim Mills, M.D. (Pathology Laboratory, P.C.)
"Brian Fleetham is articulate, diligent, and perceptive. His communication is superb. His ability to give examples and to compare and to contrast allows one to choose an appropriate course of action with confidence."
- Warren Lanphear, M.D. (Emergency Care Specialists, P.C.)
"Timely, knowledgeable, and connected in the community, Brian is experienced and efficient to work with. Brian is honest, ethical and trustworthy."
- Sandra Cottingham, M.D. (Michigan Pathology Specialists, P.C.)
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