Chief Judge Stewart presents Mr. Bahner with the 2018 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Sixth Circuit at the Celebration of Excellence on Oct. 20 in the Supreme Court of the United States.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. is honored to announce Best Lawyers® selected three Chambliss attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" in the Chattanooga area, and the publication included 21 Chambliss attorneys in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") issued a request for information ("RFI") on August 27, 2018 (this "August RFI"), seeking input on ways to modify or add new safe harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statute ("AKS") and exceptions to the beneficiary inducement provision of the Civil Monetary Penalties ("CMP") "remuneration" definition.

The Department of Veteran's Affairs (the "VA") has issued new regulations affecting eligibility for its Improved Pension benefit, better known as "Housebound" or "Aid and Attendance" benefits.

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