Varnum is seeking an attorney with four to eight years of litigation experience to join the Litigation Practice Team in either the firm’s Grand Rapids office or one of its Southeast Michigan offices (Ann Arbor, Birmingham, or Novi). The attorney will work closely with the firm’s growing Health Care Practice Team, handling commercial litigation and disputes for healthcare clients, while also supporting general healthcare law matters.

Varnum’s Health Care Practice Team is an expanding practice known for its sophisticated work, deep industry knowledge, and highly responsive client service. The team represents physicians, physician groups, hospitals, and other health care entities in high stakes matters and compliance, regulatory, licensing, and transactional work. We are looking for a talented healthcare litigator who wants to join a collaborative team and be part of this practice's exciting growth. At Varnum, your work will be visible, your contributions will make a real difference, and you will have the opportunity to help build the next chapter of a dynamic practice. Varnum is committed to supporting attorneys who want to build and grow their practice. Attorneys joining the team will find sophisticated clients and matters and a clear path to advancement.

Varnum was recently recognized as a Crain’s Best Places to Work in both Michigan and West Michigan for 2026. For over a century, Varnum attorneys have served the business community with a full array of legal services. Our attorneys regularly appear in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, and appellate courts throughout Michigan and the Midwest. This is a unique opportunity to join an award-winning law firm and a healthcare practice positioned for continued growth.

Responsibilities

The attorney will collaborate with clients and attorneys across a range of healthcare litigation and general healthcare matters. Responsibilities will include:

• Manage litigation matters for hospitals and health systems, physician groups, and other healthcare providers in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations
• Handle healthcare-related and business disputes, which may include shareholder and partnership disputes, physician group and business arrangement disputes, non-compete enforcement, payor and reimbursement disputes, contract disputes, and government investigations and administrative appeals
• Draft pleadings, dispositive and non-dispositive motions, briefs, and other court filings, including appellate briefs
• Conduct and manage discovery, take and defend depositions, argue motions, and participate in hearings, mediations, and trial
• Advise healthcare clients on dispute avoidance, compliance analysis, restructuring challenges, and general healthcare legal and operational issues, working alongside the firm’s healthcare regulatory and corporate attorneys
• Communicate regularly with clients, respond promptly to client needs, and contribute to business development efforts across the firm's healthcare and litigation practices
• Collaborate with attorneys and staff on the Litigation and Health Care Practice Teams and across the firm