Elizabeth E. Hyde

Elizabeth Hyde joined Gilchrist Donnell as an associate in January 2018. Elizabeth previously practiced insurance defense with a firm in Oxford before attending Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she obtained her Master of Laws in Health Law. Since returning to her home state, Elizabeth has assisted physician groups, imaging centers, long-term care providers, and clinical laboratories in navigating the many regulatory hurdles within the healthcare industry today. She advises her clients on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, state fraud and abuse laws, state licensure laws, contract drafting, and post-payment audits and appeals involving government healthcare programs. Elizabeth also handles transactional matters for her clients, representing healthcare providers in joint ventures and acquisitions. Her clients include ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, physicians, and pharmacies, as well as state agencies.

Court Admissions

• Mississippi State Courts
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
• Tribal Court for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

• American Health Law Association
• Mississippi Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section; Member, Young Lawyers Division; Co-Chair, Mock Trial Committee (2020-2022); Member, Mock Trial Committee (2012-2020))
• Madison County Bar Association
• Jackson Young Lawyers Association
• Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project

Other Distinctions

• Adjunct Professor of Health Law, University of Mississippi School of Law
• 2022 Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi