Joel M. Hamme

Principal

Joel M. Hamme joined Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville in January 1998.  His practice focuses on long term care (nursing homes, rehabilitation and long term care hospitals, home health, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, and assisted living), Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, provider licensure and certification matters, and litigation in these areas.

Mr. Hamme holds a JD from the University of Pennsylvania (1973) and a BA from Dickinson College (magna cum laude, 1970).  He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and is a member of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania bars as well as the bars of the Supreme Court of the United States and numerous federal appeals courts. 

Mr. Hamme has authored numerous articles and book chapters, is a frequent speaker and lecturer on health care issues, and has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for his work in healthcare law.

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville is a Washington, DC-based law firm that focuses on health care, education and the law of tax-exempt organizations. 

Honors & Distinctions

• Best Lawyers in America (2005, 2007, 2008)
• Washington DC Super Lawyers (2007)

News & Publications

• Joel Hamme, Mary Susan Philp, Galen Powers, and Ron Sutter were named Washington, DC Healthcare Super Lawyers 2008
• Three PPSV Attorneys Again Selected as Best Lawyers in America
• Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville – 2006 Honors
• Fraud and Abuse Provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

Professional Activities

• In July 2006, Mr. Hamme became President-Elect Designate of the American Health Lawyers Association; he will become President of the Association in July 2008. Mr. Hamme has long served the AHLA, recently as Secretary, Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors Member, Finance Committee Chair, Treasurer, Chair of the Practice Groups Committee, and Chair of the program on long term care law, a post which he held for 10 years.