Dan is a member of the Health Law Practice and represents providers on certificate of need, licensing, certification and transactional matters. His practice also includes insurance regulation and regulatory issues affecting agriculture.
Overview
Dan is a member of the Health Law Practice and represents providers on certificate of need, licensing, certification and transactional matters. His practice also includes insurance regulation and regulatory issues affecting agriculture.
Practice Areas
Experience
- Mr. Elrod regularly represents Tennessee hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies and other providers with respect to certificate of need, licensing, certification, transactions requiring attorney general review and other matters. Mr. Elrod represents domestic and foreign insurance companies with regard to Tennessee regulatory issues, including insurance company formations and acquisitions. His insurance practice includes the administration of the Tennessee Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, which has distributed over $70 million to benefit Tennessee residents covered by insolvent insurance companies. Mr. Elrod is also regularly engaged to advise Tennessee farmers on land use and other regulations that affect agricultural activities.
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Administrative/Regulatory Law, 2012-2025
- Government Relations Practice, 2007-2025
- Insurance Law, 2007-2025
- Health Care Law, 1995-2025
- Lawyer of the Year, Government Relations Practice (Nashville, TN), 2011-2015, 2019, 2025
- Lawyer of the Year, Insurance Law (Nashville, TN), 2025
- Lawyer of the Year, Administrative/Regulatory Law (Nashville, TN), 2013
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Healthcare: Regulatory (Tennessee), 2014-2024
- Super Lawyers®
- Healthcare, 2007-2014
- Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation
- Fellow, Nashville Bar Association Foundation
- In Charge Health Care, Nashville Post, 2012, 2016-2022
- In Charge Legal, Nashville Post, 2014-2016
- Nashville’s 101 Top Lawyers, Nashville Post
- Top 100 Lawyers in Tennessee, Business Tennessee
- 150 Best Lawyers, Business Tennessee
- Best of the Bar, Nashville Business Journal
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1973
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Middle
Education
- Tulane University, J.D., 1973
- Middle Tennessee State University, B.S., 1970
Associations
- American Bar Association