Nan Gallagher

Nan Gallagher has devoted her career exclusively to the advocacy of healthcare professionals and entities. An accomplished healthcare litigation and administrative attorney, she focuses her practice on licensing, regulatory and credentialing matters in New Jersey and New York, all facets of administrative professional discipline, litigation, medical malpractice defense, Medical Staff and Society representation, General Counsel services, summary suspensions and fair hearings, privileged practice QA peer review investigations, credentialing assistance, EMR and cybersecurity counseling, physician and practice contract negotiations, estate and disaster planning for medical practices, physician burnout & impairment, disruptive behavior, online persona management, employment and labor counseling, Qui Tams, ERISA and state out-of-network appeals, audits, billing and coding counseling, mock agency inspections, and HIPAA and OSHA compliance services.  In November 2018, she earned her Certification in HIPAA Administration from The HIPAA Academy.

Ms. Gallagher is a nationally recognized authority on groundbreaking healthcare topics and is sought after for her tireless and dedicated focus on often controversial pro-physician platforms. In addition to various national medical societies and boards, she is proud to serve as General Counsel to many physician-led organizations. Making her clients’ challenges her own, Ms. Gallagher is often touted for her approachability, accessibility, and unwavering zeal in support of the rights of those whom she represents.

Fluent in Spanish, Ms. Gallagher was one of a select few awarded a United States Presidential Fellowship from President Bill Clinton to study law abroad at La Universidad Católica de Valparaíso in Chile. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Fordham University, where she double-majored in English and Spanish. After earning her Juris Doctorate from New York Law School, she served as the Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Mahlon L. Fast, J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, Civil Division.

Ms. Gallagher is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From 2017 through 2024, she has been recognized as a SuperLawyer® in the field of healthcare and has received the Client’s Choice Award for excellence from 2016 through 2024 by the highly regarded attorney rating website, AVVO.com*, where she maintains a “10 out of 10” (Superb) rating.