Coel & Warren, P.L.

One Lincoln Place
1900 Glades Road
Suite 350
Boca Raton, FL 33431-8548

Phone: (561) 886-9700
Fax: (561) 886-9701
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Mark A. Coel 
Boca Raton, Florida
Founding Member
phone (561) 886-9700
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Mark A. Coel co-founded Coel & Warren, P.L.  and continues to focus his practice on structuring sophisticated corporate, partnership and joint venture transactions involving physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers; sales and purchases of medical practices; asset protection strategies; counseling clients on the administrative and regulatory aspects of health care law; general corporate matters and state and federal tax matters.

Board certified in health law by the Florida Bar, Mr. Coel has been involved in the formation of numerous single specialty and multi-specialty group practices, independent practice associations, physician-hospital organizations and other integrated delivery systems. Mr. Coel provides counsel to physicians and other health care providers in a variety of merger and acquisition transactions and on issues such as fraud and abuse, self-referral prohibitions, the myriad of issues associated with satisfying the financial responsibility requirements under Florida law and assisting clients in the development and implementation of asset protection strategies.

Mr. Coel is active in his field with memberships in the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Law Section of the Florida Bar, and as a freelance writer for the Florida Medical Business. He is a frequent author and lecturer to the healthcare industry on a variety of topics.

Mr. Coel was born in North Miami, Florida. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration cum laude in 1984 from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with his J.D. in 1987, where he was a member of the University of Florida Law Review from 1986 to 1987. Mr. Coel further extended his studies receiving his LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law.

Areas of Practice:
Administrative Law
Business & Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Business Successions
Closely Held Businesses
Commercial Leasing
Complex Litigation
Contracts
Corporate Governance
Corporate Taxation
Directors' & Officers' Liability
Dissolution
Employment Contracts -- Employee
Employment Contracts -- Employer
Employment Law -- Employee
Formation & Business Planning
Health & Health Care Law
Hospital Law
Income Taxation
Joint Ventures
Limited Liability Companies
Litigation & Appeals
Medicare & Medicaid
Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
Partnerships
Regulatory Enforcement
Reorganizations
Sales & Use Taxes
Shareholders' Rights
Taxation Law
Transactions
Business Contracts
Commercial Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Health Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Eduction, 1996


Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1988
U.S. Tax Court, 1988
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1988
LL.M.
Major:  Tax


University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1987
J.D.
Law Review: University of Florida Law Review, Member, 1986 - 1987


University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1984
B.B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude


Published Works:
Business 101: Picking an Entity That's Right for You and Your Business, Boca Raton Observer, September, 2007


Tax and Legal Issues When Selling the Practice, Florida Medical Business, July 24-August 13, 2007


What to Know Before Investing in a Shared Ancillary Arrangement, Florida Medical Business, May 15-28, 2007


Integration: Tax and Physician Practice Organization and Acquisitions; Tax Exempt Issues, Florida Bar Health Law Section, The Health Law Handbook, 2007


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Medical Directorships, Florida Medical Business, August 8 -August 29, 2006


Florida Court Refuses to Enforce Non-Compete, Florida Medical Business, May 30-June 12, 2006


Providers: Don't Give Up Before Negotiations Begin, Florida Medical Business, April 25-May 8, 2006


OIG Advisory Opinion: Fraudulent Facility Lease Agreements on Government's Radar, Florida Medical Business, February 22-March 7, 2005


Providers Should Take a Hard and Close Look at Their Operations, South Florida Hospital News, November, 2004


Special Report: First Things First, Daily Business Review, October 5, 2004


Contingency Fees Part of What Ails System, Daily Business Review, June 30, 2004


Expect to be Watched Closer Once Start II Goes into Effect, Florida Medical Business, May 18-June 7, 2004


Avoiding Fraud and Abuse Pitfalls, Florida Medical Business, March 23-April 5, 2004


Florida Practitioner's Health Law Handbook: Chapter 9: Physician Practice Acquisitions, The Executive Council of The Health Law Section of the Florida Bar, 2003


Know Liabilities When Choosing Medical Malpractice Insurance Alternative, Florida Medical Business, May, 2002


Privacy Regulations Require New Policies, Procedures, Florida Medical Business, February, 2001


Medical Practice Insurance in Drafting Contracts for Provision of Medical Services, Dermatopathology: Practical and Conceptual: Economics Section, Volume 6, Number 1, January-March, 2000


OIG Revises Safe Harbors; Finalizes Earlier Measures, Florida Medical Business, December, 1999


Consider Insurance Issues When Terminating a Contract, Florida Medical Business, August, 1999


Diagnostic Facilities Search for Ways to Preserve Volume, Florida Medical Business, April, 1999


Hungry for Referrals, Diagnostic Facilities Try New Arrangements, Florida Medical Business, October, 1998


Group Practices Face New Challenges Under Stark II Regulations, Florida Medical Business, May, 1998


Diagnostic Imaging Facilities Look for Alternatives to Stay Competitive, Florida Medical Business, July, 1997


Imaging Facilities Face Legal and Economic Challenges, Florida Medical Business, July, 1996


Tax Implications of Mergers and Consolidations, South Florida Business Journal, April, 1996


Group Practices: Building Strength Through Numbers, Florida Medical Business, February, 1996


Legislative and Regulatory Changes to Start Laws Warrant Further Review of Self-Referral Arrangements, Florida Medical Business, September, 1995


Legislature Changes Some Health Care Delivery Rules, South Florida Business Journal, July, 1995


Physician Integration: Strategies for the Future, The National Law Journal, April, 1995


Distinguishing Independent Contractors From Employees, The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1993


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Is an LLC Right for You?, National Business Institute, December 5, 2006 - December 6, 2006


Malpractice and Bankruptcy, Palm Beach County Bar Association, October 21, 2005


Economic Credentialling, Delray Medical Center, September 27, 2005


Tax Planning for Physicians and High Income Professionals, Financial Planning Association of Broward County, September 20, 2005


The Liability Minefield: The Malpractice Crisis, Regulatory Enforcement and Asset Protection Strategies, FICPA, August 4, 2005


Health Law Certification Review: "Integration: Tax and Physician Practice Acquisitions; and Tax Exempt Issues", The Health Law Section of the Florida Bar, 2002 - 2005


2003 Tax Issues for Healthcare Organizations: "Tax Issues in Physician Practices", American Health Lawyers Association, 2003


Health Law Certification Review: "Integration Issues Affecting Non-Profits", The Health Law Section of the Florida Bar, 1998 - 2001


Honors and Awards:
2007 Florida Super Lawyer


Health Law Board Certified, Florida Bar


AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Health Lawyers Association, 2006 - Present
Member


Florida Bar, Health Law Section, 2006 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Michaud, Buschman, et al, Partner, 2002 - 2005


Mark A. Coel, Esq., P.A., Owner, 1997 - 2002


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COEL & WARREN, P.L.
One Lincoln Place, 1900 Glades Road, Suite 350, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Telephone: (561) 886-9700
Facsimile: (561) 886-9701
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The business and health care law attorneys at Coel & Warren, P.L., represent clients throughout south Florida's Gold Coast, including Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Martin County, and the cities of Aventura, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Delray Beach, Fort Pierce, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Jupiter, Miami, Pembroke Pines, Stuart, Tamarac, and West Palm Beach.