Attorneys
Price, Erik D.

Practices & Industries

Erik D. Price

Shareholder | Olympia | 360.753.7600 | pricee@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Erik Price focuses his practice on government and regulatory issues. Erik handles many health care matters, including long term care issues and certificate of need cases. He has advised and represented clients on intergovernmental matters, including administrative law and litigation. He has also handled beverage alcohol issues and complex litigation including trade secret, class actions and commercial contract cases. Erik also utilizes his governmental and administrative law experience as a member in the firm’s Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Client Service Team. Erik is the Immediate Past President of the Thurston County Bar Association.

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington
  • Oregon
  • Idaho
  • U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho

Academics

  • University of Washington School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1993)
  • University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, 1988)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Client Service Team
  • Mortgage and Consumer Finance

Publications

  • “Long Term Care Licensure in Alaska,” 50 State Survey of Certificate of Need and Licensure: Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Home Health and Hospice, American Health Lawyers, 2009
  • “Office of Inspector General Releases 2006 Work Plans: What Nursing Homes Should Know,” Lane Powell Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Legal Update, December 2005
  • “Mid-Year Checkup for Nursing Homes: Pausing to Remember the 2005 Objectives of the Office of Inspector General,” Lane Powell Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Legal Update, June 2005 (Co-Author)
  • “Time to Untie the House? Revisiting the Historical Justifications of Washington’s Three-Tier System Challenged by Costco v. Washington State Liquor Control Board,” Washington State Bar News, Washington State Bar Association, June 2004
  • “Something Rotten in Denmark? Understanding the Risk of an Odor Nuisance Suit,” Environs (Spring 2003)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Avoid Marketing Pitfalls,” Anti-Kickback and Stark Implications of LTC Advertising, Washington Healthcare Association Annual Convention, May 2009
  • “101: Certificate of Need, Law Regulation, Practice and Current Issues,” Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys Spring Seminar, April 2009
  • “Avoid Marketing Pitfalls,” Anti-Kickback and Stark Implications of LTC Advertising, NCAL Webinar, November 2008
  • “Avoid Marketing Pitfalls,” Anti-Kickback and Stark Implications of LTC Advertising, Idaho Healthcare Association Fall Workshop, October 2008
  • “Fraud, Abuse, Anti-Kickback and Stark: A Compliance Update,” Washington Healthcare Association Fall Conference, September 2008
  • “Tied House Ownership and Financial Interest Rules: Setting Up Your Business Partnerships,” Winery and Wine Distribution Law Conference, August 2008 and August 2007
  • “Clearing the Air on a Hot Topic: The Fire Marshal and Long Term Care,” Washington Healthcare Association Winter Conference, February 2006
  • “The Perils of Thinking Outside the Box: An Introduction to Federal Kickback and Stark Regulations,” Washington Healthcare Association Fall Conference, September 2005
  • “Certificate of Need and Long-Term Care: A Changing Paradigm,” Washington Healthcare Association Convention and Exhibition, May 2005

Professional and Community Activities

  • Judicial Recommendation Committee, Washington State Bar Association (Present)
  • Thurston County Bar Association
    • Immediate Past President (Present)
    • President (2008-2009)
    • President-Elect (2007-2008)
    • Board Member (2005-Present)
  • Salvation Army, Olympia Chapter
    • Advisory Board Member (December 1996-Present
  • Kiwanis International, Olympia Chapter
    • Member (May 1999-Present)