Hamilton Barber is an associate with Nexsen Pruet’s health care team, with a focus on assisting hospitals, physician practices, ancillary service providers, clinical laboratories, and other medical facilities in compliance and reimbursement matters. His practice also includes responding to state and federal health care program audits and health care program enrollment adverse actions.
Hamilton utilizes a world of experience when counseling the firm’s clients. Prior to his career in law, he served in the U.S. Air Force as an Imagery Analyst, working his way up to Imagery Mission Supervisor. He was the lead analyst for 25 Air Force Special Operations Command missions and over 200 intelligence-gathering missions. After leaving the Air Force in 2008, he continued providing support for U.S. Special Operations Command objectives until deciding to pursue higher education. Hamilton continued his service in the Air National Guard as a Dari and Persian-Farsi Cryptologic Language Analyst.
After obtaining his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Hamilton earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, he served as Technology Editor for the South Carolina Law Review, was admitted into the Order of the Wig and Robe, and received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Advanced Legal Writing, Criminal Practice Clinic, Real Estate Transactions II, and Women and the Law.
Hamilton worked as a Summer Associate in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office for multiple years, gaining experience conducting legal research and drafting memoranda relating to various legal issues.
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2018
- Order of the Wig and Robe
- CALI Award Recipient
- Advanced Legal Writing
- Criminal Practice Clinic
- Real Estate Transactions II
- Women and the Law
- South Carolina Law Review Technology Editor
- Service Members & Veterans in Law Society
- Real Estate Law Society
- Christian Law Society
- Black Law Students Association
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, B.A., 2014
Defense Language Institute, A.A. in Persian-Farsi, 2012
Community College of the Air Force, A.S. in Applied Science; Intelligence Studies; Technology, 2011
Central Piedmont Community College, A.A., 2010
North Carolina
South Carolina
US District Court for the District of South Carolina
South Carolina Bar Association
- Dari
- Persian-Farsi
Overview
Hamilton Barber is an associate with Nexsen Pruet’s health care team, with a focus on assisting hospitals, physician practices, ancillary service providers, clinical laboratories, and other medical facilities in compliance and reimbursement matters. His practice also includes responding to state and federal health care program audits and health care program enrollment adverse actions.
Hamilton utilizes a world of experience when counseling the firm’s clients. Prior to his career in law, he served in the U.S. Air Force as an Imagery Analyst, working his way up to Imagery Mission Supervisor. He was the lead analyst for 25 Air Force Special Operations Command missions and over 200 intelligence-gathering missions. After leaving the Air Force in 2008, he continued providing support for U.S. Special Operations Command objectives until deciding to pursue higher education. Hamilton continued his service in the Air National Guard as a Dari and Persian-Farsi Cryptologic Language Analyst.
After obtaining his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Hamilton earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, he served as Technology Editor for the South Carolina Law Review, was admitted into the Order of the Wig and Robe, and received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Advanced Legal Writing, Criminal Practice Clinic, Real Estate Transactions II, and Women and the Law.
Hamilton worked as a Summer Associate in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office for multiple years, gaining experience conducting legal research and drafting memoranda relating to various legal issues.
- Dari
- Persian-Farsi
Speaking & Writing
- Nexsen Pruet Welcomes New Hires Across the Carolinas
November 28, 2018
- Top Ten Health Care Issues to Follow in the Carolinas in 2021
January 29, 2021 - Federal Agencies Warn Health Care and Public Health Sector of Ransomware Threat
October 30, 2020 - Considerations for Private Equity and Venture Capital Groups Interested in the Health Care Industry
October 13, 2020 - Provider Relief Fund Overpayments:"Reverse" False Claims Considerations
July 13, 2020 - VIDEO: Hamilton Barber Discusses Procuring the Proper Personal Protective Equipment
June 29, 2020 - FDA Revises its Enforcement Policy for Respirators During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
June 3, 2020 - Stem Cell Recall and Legal Risks
May 10, 2019
Outside Nexsen Pruet
Hamilton enjoys spending time with his family, watching mainstream anime, and reading epic fiction.
He also enjoys playing piano—whether live or in the studio. For more than a decade, Hamilton has played piano for churches in North Carolina, Virginia, and California.
