Daniel J. Schulte is a Member of Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC. He is co-chairperson of the firm's Health Care Practice Group and is chairperson of the firm's Recruiting Committee.

Mr. Schulte’s practice includes all aspects of the transactional, operational and regulatory legal services sought by small business owners with a concentration in representing health care professionals.  Services routinely provided include the formation of business entities, preparation and review of business and corporate contracts, the purchase and sale of ownership interests in business entities and/or their assets and the purchase, sale and leasing of real estate.  Mr. Schulte represents health care professionals in state regulatory matters, including disciplinary and other licensing disputes with the State of Michigan, and federal regulatory matters including fraud and abuse issues.  He also counsels on the anti-kickback and Stark laws, preparation of compliance programs and responding to and negotiating settlements in connection with government enforcement actions.

Mr. Schulte is an expert on association law and is primarily responsible for the firm’s representation of the Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Dental Association.  His association law experience includes the drafting and review of new legislation and the preparation of Amicus Curiae Briefs for filing in the Michigan’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals on a variety of topics effecting health care professionals practicing in Michigan.

Mr. Schulte is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Health Lawyers Association and the American Society of Medical Association Counsel. He has published articles and made presentations to a variety of groups on many topics including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, compliance plans for health care professionals, business succession planning, asset protection, estate and tax planning.