Kirchner, Arthur G.

CAVENDER C. "CHRIS" KIMBLE is a Partner in the firm's Litigation section and is the Chairman of the Healthcare Litigation Practice Group. He maintains a regional practice that is devoted primarily to litigation of healthcare-related issues, including class actions, multi-district and other actions involving managed care liability, RICO, insurance disputes, arbitration, medical malpractice, ERISA disputes, insurance fraud and abuse, False Claims Act, any willing provider laws, medical, drug and device liability, antitrust, peer review, staff privileges, contract disputes and federal and state-regulated insurance programs. Chris maintains an active counseling practice in the area of preferred provider organizations, provider networks, provider network membership issues, False Claims Act, health care contracting, business litigation and insurance fraud and abuse. Prior to joining Balch & Bingham LLP, Chris practiced in the Phoenix, Arizona office of Winston & Strawn. He is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Arizona.

Chris has experience in a variety of class actions in state and federal courts for third party payors and providers involving sale of Medicare supplements, any willing provider laws, application of benefits, application of coverage exclusions, mandated benefits and provider contract reimbursement under private PPO contracts and Medicare Part C. He has tried a healthcare RICO case to a defense verdict before a federal court jury. He also has experience in a variety of antitrust lawsuits and multi-district litigation.

Chris has spoken at various healthcare and insurance seminars on ERISA managed care liability, False Claims Act, HIPAA, insurance, arbitration, non-participating provider reimbursement and general litigation topics. He is President of the Alabama Bar Health Law Section and he serves as Vice Chair of the AHLA's Healthcare Liability and Litigation Practice Group. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Alabama and the Board of Governors of the BAC Air Safety Foundation. Chris is married to Belinda Kimble, a retired lawyer, and they have six children. His outside interests include working with children in both the Civil Air Patrol as a leadership officer and mission pilot, and with Academic Year in America, a student exchange organization. In his spare time, he enjoys photography and flying.