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Stephen T. Adams

Partner

Steve’s practice includes health law, real estate and development, and commercial transactions. His work on behalf of healthcare clients includes structuring and negotiating a joint hospital operating company/affiliation, developing co management agreements, developing new hospitals and ancillary facilities, developing a corporate compliance plan for a major hospital system, extensive development and restructuring of medical staff bylaws and policies, representing hospitals in disciplinary proceedings, and representing hospitals in multiple physician/hospital joint ventures and joint ventures among hospitals. He has negotiated the acquisition and affiliation of non profit hospitals and has developed medical office buildings, including condominium MOBs.

A partner since 1976, Steve served as the Healthcare Practice Group Chair for a number of years and thereafter as chair of the firm’s Regulatory & Government Affairs Department from 2008 to 2010.

Awards & Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, Healthcare Law, 1993-2012; Health Care Lawyer of the Year, 2011
  • Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A (Missouri), 2003-2008
  • Ingram’s, Best Lawyers in Kansas City Healthcare, 2009-2010; Real Estate, 2009 2010
  • The Kansas City Business Journal, “Best of the Bar,” Healthcare, 2002-2005  
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Health Care Law, 2005-2011; Top 100, Health Care Law, 2005, 2008; Top 50 in Kansas City, 2005

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections; Health Law Forum

  • American Health Lawyers Association

  • Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys, President, 1982-1983

  • Kansas Bar Association, Health Law Section

  • Kansas Hospital Attorneys Association

  • Lawyers Association of Kansas City

  • The Missouri Bar

  • Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys

Civic Involvement

  • Blue Valley Recreation Commission 
  • Mill Creek Park Association, Board of Directors, 1990-present, President, 2005-present 
  • Saint Luke’s Health System 
  • Swope Health Foundation, Board of Directors, 1993-2008, President, 2000-2002