Mr. Mortell is chair of the firm’s health law group as well as the firm’s co-managing partner. His practice concentrates in the areas of healthcare and construction.
Practice Areas
Community Activities
Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Board of Trustees Member
Boise Valley Economic Partnership, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Chairman
Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, Health Care Subcommittee Member
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Board Chair, member of Policy and Governmental Affairs committees
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Boise Program, 2007 graduate
American Inns of Court
Idaho Law Foundation, Mock Trial Program for high school students.
Education
LAW SCHOOL: J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., cum laude, 1994
UNDERGRADUATE: Brigham Young University, B.S., Economics, 1991
Clerkship
Law Clerk for Honorable William H. Woodland, District Judge, Idaho Sixth Judicial District Court, 1994-1996; Law Clerk, Utah County Attorney’s Office, 1993-1994.
Bar Admissions:
Idaho State Bar, since 1995
Utah State Bar, since 1994
Professional Memberships:
American Bar Association
Section of Litigation and Forum on the Construction Industry (Construction Litigation)
Idaho State Bar, Health Law Section chair
American Health Lawyers Association
Accomplishments
Idaho Business Review’s Leaders in Law – Partner, 2020
Best Lawyers in America – Healthcare, since 2013
Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” Health Care Law, 2016
Articles & Publications
The Idaho Patient Act: What it means for Idahoans, Hawley Troxell Health Law Blog, April 2020
What the Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative Could Mean for Idaho, East Idaho Business Journal, May 2018
Co-author, Medicare’s 60-day Repayment Statute: When Failing to Return an Overpayment Becomes a False Claim, The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, January 2018
What the American Health Care Act Could Mean For Idaho, Idaho Business Review, May 2017
Idaho’s Telehealth Access Act, The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, January, 2016
Co-author, King v. Burwell: Obamacare Survives Another Challenge, Idaho Business Review, June, 2015
Why Idaho’s Business Community Should Care About The Quality of Health Care, Idaho Business Review, June, 2015
Idaho’s Telehealth Access Act: Another Step Toward Reform, Idaho Business Review, May, 2015
What is Medicaid ReDesign and Why Should Idaho’s Businesses Care About It, Idaho Business Review, January, 2015
Co-Author, Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange – One Year Later, Idaho Business Review, May 16, 2014.
Author, Does saying ‘I’m sorry’ help?, Idaho Business Review, January 2, 2014
Co-author, Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange Onward and Upward, The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, June/July 2013
Co-Author, Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange: What’s Next?, Idaho Business Review, April 11, 2013
Co-author, The Resurgence of the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine, The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, June/July 2012
Health Insurance Exchanges – What Idaho’s Health Care Providers Should Know, Hawley Troxell Health Law Update, February, 2012
Liability of Health Care Providers in Idaho – Apparent Authority and Negligent Credentialing, The Advocate, October, 2010
Presentations & Panels
Panelist, The First 100 Days: Health Care, Idaho Business Review, February 2021
Moderator, Breakfast Series: Keeping Idaho Healthy: Innovators shaping the industry, Idaho Business Review, October 2020
Co-presenter, Dealing with Medicare and Medicaid Appeals, Audits, and Repayments, Idaho Hospital Association, October 2019
Moderator, Breakfast Series: Taking a Pulse on Health Care, Idaho Business Review, August 2019
Interviewee, Interview with Tom Moretll of Hawley Troxell on Healthcare and Rural Hosptials, Idaho Business Review, Idaho Business Out Loud, July 2019
Co-presenter, What to Do When an Event Occurs and What Are My Legal Responsibilities, Idaho Hospital Association, October 2018
Co-presenter, Dealing with Physicians: Pitfalls and Roadblocks, The Hospital Cooperative, May 2018
Duties and Responsibilities of Hospital Boards, Idaho/Wyoming Hospital Trustee Symposium, The Hospital Cooperative, August 2017
Contracting with Physicians: Basic Concepts and New Developments, Idaho HFMA Summer Conference, August 2017
Compliance Principles for Hospital Board, Idaho Hospital Association, October 2016
Workplace Violence-Protecting Patients, and Staff in a Climate of Increasing Risk and Danger, Idaho Hospital Association, June 2016
Doing a Deal with a Physician or Group-Nuts and Bolts, and Other Things, HFMA-Idaho Chapter, October 2015
The Impact of Healthcare Reform and the ACA – A Legal Perspective, Idaho Hospital Association, June, 2015
Principles of Good Governance For Hospital Boards, Western Regional Trustee Symposium, June, 2015
What You Need to Know in 2015 – Physician Integration, Fraud Enforcement and the ACA, HFMA – Idaho Chapter, January, 2015
Co-Presenter, Repayment Obligations for Idaho’s Hospitals – Living in an Era of Increased Enforcement, HFMA – Idaho Chapter, July, 2014
HIPAA-What May Come in 2015, IHA Convention, October, 2014
Board Training – Effective Governance Principles, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, October 2013
Presenter, Medicaid Expansion in Idaho-Health Insurance for the Working Poor, Southwest Idaho Legislative Summit, September 2013
Co-presenter, Hidden Health Care Reform Perils for Employers, Southeast Idaho, Hawley Troxell Seminars, June 2013
Co-presenter, PPACA: Pitfalls and Opportunities for Businesses in Idaho, IACI Annual Convention, June 2013
2012 Health Law Update, Idaho State Bar, December 2012
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Business, Idaho State Bar, September 2012
The Affordable Care Act – Impact on Idaho’s Health Care Industries, Idaho Health Facilities Authority, August 2012
Co-presenter, Fraud and Abuse Laws: Application to Common Situations, Idaho Hospital Association, 2011
Board Training: Effective Governance Principles, 2008-2010
Physician/Hospital Joint Ventures, Idaho Hospital Association, 2010
Compliance Issues for Idaho Hospitals, The Hospital Cooperative, 2010
Co-presenter, Developing Physician and Hospital Partnerships, The Hospital Cooperative, 2008
