Our Story
LTC Legal & Risk Management was created from experience and expertise as a long-term healthcare operator. By having direct experience, we possess a deep understanding of the challenges, complexities, and unique aspects of the industry.
Having provided care across multiple states within the US for over 20 years, we found that:
Traditional approaches to risk and litigation management did not effectively utilize money and resources.
Defense counsel costs were not reflective of the incident or allegation in question.
Often times, there was a disconnect between operations, insurance carriers, and defense counsel.
Our Solution
Committed to addressing these deficiencies in the industry and having developed a process of timely recognition of risk in incident, medical record requests, or notice of claim, we've established a multi-pronged approach that combines coordinated expertise to reduce cost and minimize exposure to the organization. In addition, we've designed an online portal called REPLICA to capture these events.
Together with our experienced professionals and REPLICA, we have the specialized knowledge and perspective, enabling us to address risks from multiple angles and make well-informed decisions.
Our Experienced Leadership
Our leadership and established network of strategic partners provides our clients with unparalleled knowledge and expertise in long-term care industry.
Bryon Womack is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator with a Masters in Healthcare Administration.
In addition to being the Director of Operations for LTC Legal & Risk Management, LLC, Bryon currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of a multi-state skilled nursing provider. A summa cum laude graduate of Appalachian State University, Bryon has over 20 years’ experience in long term healthcare and over 24 years of leadership experience.
Bryon Womack, MHA, LNHA
Director of Operations
Ashley Smithey has been an operating Administrator and Director of Operations for Skilled Nursing Facilities for over 22 years. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Management with a concentration in Healthcare from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, she began her career with a family owned and operated management company in North Carolina with responsibilities including execution of change of ownership, operational implementation of systems and procedures, and regulatory compliance. She is a system driven operator with the proven success of achieving 5 Star Overall CMS ranking, deficiency free surveys, and financial profitability.
Ashley Smithey, BSM, LNHA
Operations Manager
Lawrence Bailey is a Martindale Hubble AV-Preeminent rated attorney with over 40 years of legal experience. A trial lawyer with approximately 100 first-chair jury trials under his belt, Mr. Bailey has tried cases in State and Federal Courts in several jurisdictions, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, North Carolina and Florida. Mr. Bailey has practiced healthcare litigation for the past 25 years both as outside counsel and in-house counsel and has handled hundreds of nursing home lawsuits, claims and arbitrations.
Additionally, Mr. Bailey has served as General Counsel for several healthcare entities in both traditional insurance carriers as well as self-insured clients and their captive insurance companies, and has considerable experience in the formation and organization of several captive insurance companies.
Lawrence Bailey
Senior General Counsel
Steve Womack’s career in healthcare financial management spans over 40 years. He began his career in public accounting at a national CPA firm and subsequently became the Chairman of the Executive committee and Managing Partner of one of the 25 largest regional accounting firms in the country. Mr. Womack has management and technical experience with expertise in advising a variety of health care providers such as long-term care facilities, physicians, rehab agencies, home health agencies, assisted living facilities, and special care facilities.
Mr. Womack is knowledgeable in discovery work and has provided expert testimony in industry related civil suits. He is a recognized speaker on reimbursement, HIPAA and Compliance issues in the healthcare industry. Further, Mr. Womack has managed and still manages a portfolio of nursing homes and assisted living companies.
Steve Womack
Chief Executive Officer
Strategic Partners
In addition to the expertise of our leadership team, we have a well-established network of strategic partners with decades of experience in the long-term care industry. These key resources and partnerships ensures us to provide our clients with unparalleled loss prevention and risk management services.
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State Survey Officials
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State Healthcare Associations
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Nurse Consultants
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Physician Consultants
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Healthcare Expert Witnesses
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Regulatory Consultants
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Healthcare Attorneys
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Insurance Underwriters
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Insurance Captive Managers
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Long-Term Care Managers
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Private Investigators