J. Kevin West

Practice Areas

Kevin West is a senior healthcare attorney with extensive experience representing healthcare providers. He has been a trusted advocate for providers in more than 1,000 cases involving audits, investigations, medical malpractice and licensure board disciplinary matters. Kevin's practice also emphasizes employment law as well as trial work, particularly in the areas of employment, commercial litigation, professional malpractice, personal injury and insurance litigation. Mr. West also advises and represents companies regarding business and employment matters.

In 1981, Mr. West graduated with honors from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in English. In 1984, he graduated from the BYU Law School with honors. During law school, Mr. West served as Editor-in-Chief of the BYU Journal of Legal Studies. He authored "Utah Products Liability Law" in the BYU Journal of Legal Studies.

Following law school, Mr. West had the privilege of serving as a law clerk for Chief Judge Marion J. Callister, U.S. District Judge for the District of Idaho. Mr. West began practicing law in 1986 after completing this two-year clerkship with the federal trial bench.

Mr. West is a member of the Idaho, Utah and Washington State Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before all state courts in those states as well as in federal courts in Idaho and Utah. He is also admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. West is a frequent lecturer on healthcare and employment matters. He has been a presenter in numerous seminars directed toward both non-lawyer and lawyer groups on both a local and national level. Mr. West is the author of four nationally marketed publications in the healthcare field: Medicare Compliance: A Training Program for Podiatrists and Their Staff (2002), published by Data Trace Publishing; The APMA HIPAA Privacy Manual (2002) and The APMA HIPAA Security Manual (2003), both published by the American Podiatric Medical Association; and HIPAA Training, Forms and Policies (2003, co-author), published by Data Trace Publishing.

Professional Memberships

Idaho Association of Defense Counsel

President

(2005 - 2006)

Idaho Health Law Section

Chair

(2009 - 2011)

Publications

The New Information Blocking Rule: What it Means for Healthcare Providers August 10, 2021

The Reprieve for Healthcare Providers Is Over: CMS to Resume Medicare Audits July 22, 2020

APMA HIPAA Privacy Manual and APMA HIPAA Security Manual

Personal

Rotary International

Rotarian and Board Member

(1993 - Present)

Women's and Children's Alliance

Board of Directors

(2001 - 2010)

Idaho Shakespeare Festival

Board of Directors

(2016 - present)