Officers

Jamaal R. Jones, Sr. is the Principal Attorney at Jones Health Law P.A. where he represents healthcare practitioners and facilities in healthcare transactions, regulatory compliance, and licensing matters.

Jamaal has also represented large health systems in reimbursement and contract disputes against the nation’s largest private healthcare insurers. He also clerked at the Florida Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit assisting with fraud and abuse matters.

Jamaal is licensed to practice law in Florida, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and the United States Supreme Court.  He is the first African-American Chair of the Health Law Section. Jamaal has been featured in and contributed scholarly articles for publications, such as Newsweek, Becker’s Hospital Review, and Attorney-At-Law Magazine to name a few. He is a member of American Bar Association (Health Law Section) and American Health Lawyers Association. He also has a YouTube page and Podcast aptly called “Jones Health Law” where he discusses healthcare law issues and interviews healthcare practitioners. Jamaal has been a guest speaker at the Florida Department of Health and various universities and colleges, including FAMU and Nova Southeastern University’s Health Profession Division. Jamaal has been an honoree for Legacy Magazine’s 40 under 40 (2021), Brickell Magazine’s Top 20 Professionals under 40 (2023), and has been a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Healthcare Law since 2017. Jamaal received his J.D. with a concentration in Health Law form Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University.

Rupasri “Rupa” Lloyd has been advising clients in the health care sector for more than two decades. She is well-versed in this complex and fluid regulatory landscape and works to deliver the forward-thinking strategies necessary to identify and resolve challenges and seize opportunities for growth. Rupa handles operational, corporate, transactional, compliance, and regulatory matters for a diverse range of industry operators and leaders, including hospitals and health systems, health insurance providers, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and distributors, physician groups, and other regulated providers.

Rupa’s practice includes a wide range of legal and consultative services involving privacy and data security, fraud and abuse, corporate governance, labor relations, licensure and discipline, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and healthcare risk management. As a knowledgeable and skillful practitioner, Rupa understands the complexities of doing business in the health care space, as well as the immense pressure her clients are under to ensure patient safety and high-quality care, while also maintaining compliance, reducing liability exposure, meeting business objectives, and keeping pace with industry transformation and innovation.

She routinely conducts due diligence, including the preparation and negotiation of agreements in connection with telehealth, software licensing, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), practice sale and acquisition, medical equipment, real property leases, physician employment, clinical services, and medical directorships. Rupa regularly collaborates with GrayRobinson colleagues in the real estate and taxation practices to round out client service offerings for large and multifaceted health care transactions and projects.

Michael Gennett is a health care regulatory attorney with 25 years of experience representing health care providers, and 16 of those years as a health care law specialist certified by the Florida Bar. He focuses his practice on state licensing, Medicare and Medicaid compliance, HIPAA and other regulatory issues. He represents health care clinicians and companies, including medical practices, medical equipment companies, pharmacies and home health agencies. Michael has successfully defended health care providers in Medicare and Medicaid overpayment appeals, investigations and other program integrity efforts by government contractors. In addition, he has worked on False Claims Act whistleblower cases and data breaches. He counsels clients on a variety of business issues, including:

• Drafting contractual arrangements to meet client business needs
• Defending licensees against state prosecutions
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Fraud and abuse compliance
• HIPAA privacy and security regulations
• Regulated state law requirements

Michael served as a past chair of The Florida Bar’s Health Law Certification Committee, a board that oversees the examination process for certifying attorneys as health law specialists.

Jamie Gelfman is board certified in health law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education and is certified in healthcare compliance (CHC) by the Society of Corporate Compliance and the Health Care Compliance Association. Jamie works with healthcare clients on the full scope of legal issues that shape their business strategies. She is deeply experienced in regulatory, compliance, reimbursement and licensure matters, with particular experience in the administration of Medicare and Medicaid programs, fraud and abuse, privacy and security, and scope of practice issues. With more than a decade of healthcare legal experience based in Florida, Jamie is a valuable partner for healthcare companies doing business in or working to expand operations in the state.

Jason Mehta is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most experienced and accomplished white-collar defense attorneys. The Wall Street Journal has described Jason as an “attorney who has prosecuted and defended dozens of federal fraud cases.” Drawing on his time at the Department of Justice, as well as years of defense experience, clients call on Jason for their most difficult criminal and civil fraud matters, internal investigations, and bet-the-company litigation.

Jason is a frequent speaker and author on government prosecution, healthcare fraud, FCPA compliance, and anti-money laundering topics. Jason is involved in Florida’s active Indian American community. He is a member of the South Asian Bar Association and a board member of the South Asian Bar Association, Florida Chapter.