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Contact trynard@ellingerlaw.com 573.750.4100 Practice Areas Administrative Law and Regulatory Compliance Health Care Litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR Resume). Education J.D., University of Mo. Kansas City School of Law 1985 M.A. (History), American Public University, 2014 B.G.S., University of Kansas, 1979 |
Tom Rynard is a partner of Ellinger and Associates, LLC. His practice focuses on state and municipal government law, professional licensing, tax controversies (sales, use and property), health care, civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He represents individuals, businesses, associations, and political subdivisions as both legal advisor and litigator.
Tom has been in private practice since 1991 with the law firms of Craft, Fridkin & Rhyne (1991-2003) and Blitz, Bardgett, & Deutsch, LC (2003-2018), where he practiced in the areas of state and municipal law, administrative law, professional licensing, property and sales/use tax disputes, state securities law, public contracting, and general civil litigation. His litigation practice includes representing clients before local, state and federal government agencies, the Administrative Hearing Commission, Missouri Securities Division, Missouri circuit and appellate courts, and federal district and appellate courts.
In addition to his private practice experience, he served as Chief Hearing Officer for the Missouri State Tax Commission hearing and deciding property tax appeals to the Commission, and as Assistant Counsel for the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, practicing in the areas of condemnation and contract litigation. He served 27 years in the Army Reserves as a judge advocate, where he practiced in both reserves and active duty assignments in medical policy and compliance, federal contracting, federal administrative law, federal employment law, and international law.
Tom regularly advises and assists private clients, political subdivisions and associations on regulatory compliance issues, gaming and sweepstakes law, local government operations, and health care. His health care activities include health care facility licensing and approvals; Certificate of Need; HIPAA, Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance; Medicaid and Medicare administrative reimbursement actions; managed care and provider disputes; facility privileging and credentialing; and state health care legislation drafting and review.
Tom has authored books, chapters and journal articles on municipal government, insurance, public contracting, and environmental law. He has been a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education programs on these same topics. He regularly provides pro bono representation to Veterans in their Veterans Administration claims.
Tom has been in private practice since 1991 with the law firms of Craft, Fridkin & Rhyne (1991-2003) and Blitz, Bardgett, & Deutsch, LC (2003-2018), where he practiced in the areas of state and municipal law, administrative law, professional licensing, property and sales/use tax disputes, state securities law, public contracting, and general civil litigation. His litigation practice includes representing clients before local, state and federal government agencies, the Administrative Hearing Commission, Missouri Securities Division, Missouri circuit and appellate courts, and federal district and appellate courts.
In addition to his private practice experience, he served as Chief Hearing Officer for the Missouri State Tax Commission hearing and deciding property tax appeals to the Commission, and as Assistant Counsel for the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, practicing in the areas of condemnation and contract litigation. He served 27 years in the Army Reserves as a judge advocate, where he practiced in both reserves and active duty assignments in medical policy and compliance, federal contracting, federal administrative law, federal employment law, and international law.
Tom regularly advises and assists private clients, political subdivisions and associations on regulatory compliance issues, gaming and sweepstakes law, local government operations, and health care. His health care activities include health care facility licensing and approvals; Certificate of Need; HIPAA, Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance; Medicaid and Medicare administrative reimbursement actions; managed care and provider disputes; facility privileging and credentialing; and state health care legislation drafting and review.
Tom has authored books, chapters and journal articles on municipal government, insurance, public contracting, and environmental law. He has been a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education programs on these same topics. He regularly provides pro bono representation to Veterans in their Veterans Administration claims.
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Bar Admissions
Missouri Bar U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri U.S. Circuit Court for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Supreme Court Professional Associations and Memberships Mediation and Assessment Program, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Outside Neutral Missouri Bar Rule 17 Mediation List American Health Lawyers Association Exclusive Mediator Panel American Health Lawyers Association Missouri Bar Local Government Law Committee, Member & Former Chair Missouri Bar Military Law Committee, Member & Former Chair Cole County Bar Association, Member |
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