Corporate Law Health Care Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
E. Berry Holt III
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Berry Holt focuses his practice primarily on the health care industry. He has handled a wide range of health care provider and other business matters over the past 35+ years. He acts as a general advisor to his clients on a broad scale and is currently frequently on site at St. Thomas Health Services as general counsel. Berry's practice ranges from general corporate advice to specific health care advice regarding transactional, regulatory or operational matters.
Berry is the past president of the Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys, Chairman of the Board of Discovery Place, and serves on the advisory Board of Directors of First Tennessee Bank, N.A., the Board of the Mental Health Cooperative, Tennesseans for the Arts, Belmont United Methodist Church Trust Fund and The Nashville Food Project.Berry is a regular speaker to various health care trade associations with regard to hospital and physician issues, joint ventures, compliance programs and other regulatory matters, and he writes articles on a variety of health care and business issues. He has frequently spoken at the Annual Health Law Forum, sponsored by the Tennessee Hospital Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.
Berry is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 for health care law, corporate law and mergers & acquisitions law; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2013 for his health care practice; Mid-South Super Lawyers 2012 for health care; theExpert Guide to the "Leading US Healthcare Lawyers"; "Health Care Heroes 2007" published by the Nashville Business Journal; and "150 Best Lawyers" published by Business Tennessee magazine.
Berry is the past president of the Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys, Chairman of the Board of Discovery Place, and serves on the advisory Board of Directors of First Tennessee Bank, N.A., the Board of the Mental Health Cooperative, Tennesseans for the Arts, Belmont United Methodist Church Trust Fund and The Nashville Food Project.Berry is a regular speaker to various health care trade associations with regard to hospital and physician issues, joint ventures, compliance programs and other regulatory matters, and he writes articles on a variety of health care and business issues. He has frequently spoken at the Annual Health Law Forum, sponsored by the Tennessee Hospital Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.
Berry is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 for health care law, corporate law and mergers & acquisitions law; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2013 for his health care practice; Mid-South Super Lawyers 2012 for health care; theExpert Guide to the "Leading US Healthcare Lawyers"; "Health Care Heroes 2007" published by the Nashville Business Journal; and "150 Best Lawyers" published by Business Tennessee magazine.
Overview
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1976
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., graduated 1973
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Discovery Place, Board - Chairman
- First Tennessee Bank, N.A., Advisory Board - Member
- Mental Health Cooperative Board Member - Member
- St. Thomas Medical Clinic Board Member - Member
- St. Thomas Outpatient Cath Lab Center Board - Member
- Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys - Member
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Discovery Place, Board - Chairman
- First Tennessee Bank, N.A., Advisory Board - Member
- Mental Health Cooperative Board Member - Member
- St. Thomas Medical Clinic Board Member - Member
- St. Thomas Outpatient Cath Lab Center Board - Member
- Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys - Member
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1976
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., graduated 1973
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Health Care Law, Nashville (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated
- Listed in Nashville Business Journal
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Health Care, 2006-2010, 2012
- Listed in Expert Guide to the "Leading US Healthcare Lawyers"
- Listed in Chambers USA
- Listed in Business Tennessee, "150 Best Lawyers"
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