Leveling the Playing Field: How Attorneys Can Empower Physicians in Employment Negotiations

• July 18, 2025

Sarah Laws, CEO of Physician Prosperity, speaks with Dennis Hursh, a veteran physicians’ lawyer, and Jim Dahle, a practicing emergency physician, about how attorneys can help physicians navigate employment negotiations. They discuss potential misconceptions physicians may have about employment contracts, the connection between legal and financial literacy, potential risks during the negotiation process, how attorneys can better work with physician clients, how financial advisers and attorneys can better collaborate to assist physicians in a holistic way, and what to ask during a contract negotiation. From AHLA’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.