Jim Nghieu

Jim Nghieu is a Senior Associate in the Firm’s Medical Malpractice Defense Group where he focuses his practice on representing individual health care providers, their practices, and health care institutions.  He provides end-to-end representation, guiding his clients through every stage of litigation—from the initial demand through discovery and all the way to trial. Jim also assists clients facing investigations by professional licensing boards and government agencies, offering strategic guidance and advocacy to protect their credentials and careers. He is licensed to practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Jim is also a member of PK Law’s Healthcare Team where he advises clients on regulations and licensing requirements related to buying, selling, and establishing healthcare practices (including acquisitions using the MSO/friendly PC model). He advises clients in the federal and state laws and regulations that may arise during these transactions including the Stark Law, also known as the Physician Self-Referral Law,  the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and Medicaid issues related to nursing home change of ownership, as well as Maryland’s physician licensing requirements, Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) law, restrictions on noncompete agreements, physician self-referral laws, and mandatory reporting requirements.

He graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in 2018. While in law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the Journal of Business and Technology Law. He was part of the Academic Achievement Program, the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, and a Member of the Student Health Law Organization. Mr. Nghieu was a Research Assistant to Professor Frank Pasquale. While in this position, he conducted research into areas of antitrust and automation for Professor Pasquale’s speaking engagements and his book New Laws of Robotics: Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI.

Prior to joining PK Law, Jim worked as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Circuit Court for Cecil County and aided the Honorable Jane Cairns Murray and numerous senior judges.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Science Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University in 2012.