At Di Pietro Partners, we don’t just represent clients, we educate them. Our boutique litigation firm is known throughout Florida for handling complex cases involving healthcare law, probate and trust litigation, False Claims Act whistleblower actions, and high-stakes civil disputes. Now, we’re bringing our legal insight directly to you through the Di Pietro Partners Podcast.
In each episode, our attorneys break down pressing legal issues that affect doctors, healthcare businesses, families, and whistleblowers across Florida. Whether it’s navigating Medicare audits, protecting your medical license, or litigating a contested will, our goal is to help you understand your rights and how to protect them.
You’ll hear from experienced trial lawyers, healthcare experts, and occasionally our board-certified medical advisor, Dr. Tiffany Di Pietro. This podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at the cases, regulations, and courtroom strategies that shape real-world outcomes.
Trustee Misconduct & Breach of Fiduciary Duty in Florida
In Episode 10 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin from Borealis Digital Marketing sits down with Florida trust litigation attorney David Di Pietro to discuss trustee misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, and the legal rights of trust beneficiaries.
David explains the responsibilities trustees have when administering a trust, how much discretion they may have, and when poor decisions or self-dealing can lead to liability. The episode also covers important warning signs for beneficiaries, including failures to provide accountings, lack of communication, and actions that conflict with the terms of the trust.
The discussion also explores how trustees can be removed, when trustees may face personal liability, common disputes involving blended families, and why beneficiaries who suspect misconduct should document their concerns and seek legal advice early.
Topics Covered:
What fiduciary duties does a trustee owe beneficiaries?
How much discretion does a trustee have?
What constitutes trustee misconduct?
Self-dealing and conflicts of interest
Trustee accounting requirements
Warning signs beneficiaries should watch for
Failure to communicate with beneficiaries
Removing a trustee in Florida
Trustee negligence and failure to act
When a trustee can be personally liable
Trust disputes involving blended families
29 Jun 2026
Buying or Selling a Medical Practice: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
In Episode 9 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with healthcare attorney David Di Pietro to discuss one of the most significant financial decisions many physicians and healthcare entrepreneurs will ever make: buying or selling a medical practice.
Whether you're preparing for retirement, expanding your organization, acquiring your first practice, or evaluating an offer from another physician or healthcare company, this episode explores the legal, financial, and operational issues that can determine whether a transaction succeeds or falls apart.
David explains how medical practices are valued, what buyers look for during due diligence, common deal killers, transition planning after a sale, and why healthcare transactions require specialized legal guidance. The discussion also highlights the unique regulatory issues healthcare providers face, including compliance, Medicare participation, employment agreements, and practice structure.
Topics covered include:
Preparing a medical practice for sale
What buyers evaluate during due diligence
How medical practices are valued
EBITDA and other valuation considerations
Common deal killers during acquisitions
Employment agreements and post-sale transition planning
Healthcare-specific legal and regulatory issues
Mistakes buyers and sellers commonly make
How experienced healthcare transaction counsel can help protect both parties
This episode is essential listening for physicians, dentists, healthcare entrepreneurs, and practice owners considering the purchase, sale, or transition of a healthcare practice.
27 May 2026
DEA Investigations & Prescribing Risk: What Physicians Need to Know
In Episode 8 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with healthcare attorney David Di Pietro to discuss DEA investigations, prescribing compliance, and the growing scrutiny healthcare providers face when prescribing controlled substances.
David explains how DEA investigations often begin long before physicians believe they have done anything wrong. From prescribing patterns and pharmacy reports to audits, inventory discrepancies, and staff misconduct, this episode explores the real-world issues that can trigger DEA scrutiny and place both a medical license and DEA registration at risk.
The discussion also covers what typically happens when the DEA contacts a physician, how investigations can escalate from administrative matters into criminal exposure, and the compliance mistakes providers commonly make when dispensing or prescribing controlled substances.
Topics covered include:
What triggers a DEA investigation
High-risk prescribing patterns and red flags
Surprise DEA visits, audits, and subpoenas
How DEA investigations can become criminal matters
Risks involving staff misuse of DEA credentials
Pain management and controlled substance scrutiny
Inventory and documentation requirements for dispensing physicians
How DEA issues can affect medical licenses and hospital privileges
Common compliance mistakes healthcare providers make
Risk reduction strategies and proactive compliance measures
How Di Pietro Partners helps physicians facing DEA investigations
This episode is essential listening for physicians, practice owners, pain management providers, and healthcare professionals who prescribe or dispense controlled substances and want to better understand DEA compliance and regulatory risk.
28 Mar 2026
Medical License Defense: What Really Puts Your License at Risk
In Episode 7 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with healthcare attorney David Di Pietro to break down one of the most serious risks physicians face: medical license investigations and disciplinary action.
From Board of Medicine complaints to arrests, prescribing issues, and malpractice exposure, David explains what actually triggers a medical license investigation and what happens once the process begins. He walks through the different types of discipline physicians may face including probation, suspension, and revocation and why many cases are more manageable than doctors initially assume.
The episode also covers the critical mistakes physicians make when responding to Board inquiries, the differences between administrative hearings and board appearances, and why early legal strategy is essential to protecting your career. David also explains how disciplinary actions can follow physicians across state lines through national reporting systems, impacting hospital privileges, insurance participation, and long-term reputation.
Topics covered include:
What the Board of Medicine can do to your license (probation, suspension, revocation)
Common triggers for medical license investigations (DUIs, malpractice, prescribing, ethics violations)
The medical board investigation process and available defense paths
Administrative hearings vs appearing directly before the Board
Common mistakes physicians make during investigations
When to hire a medical license defense attorney
The National Practitioner Data Bank and long-term reporting consequences
Whether you can appeal a license suspension or revocation
How Di Pietro Partners defends physicians in medical board proceedings
This episode is essential listening for physicians, healthcare professionals, and practice owners who want to understand their legal exposure and protect their medical license.
27 Jan 2026
Whistleblower Law & Healthcare Fraud
In Episode 6 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with founding partner David Di Pietro to break down whistleblower law and healthcare fraud under the False Claims Act.
David explains what qualifies as fraud against the government, how illegal billing schemes arise in Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare, and why whistleblowers play a critical role in protecting public healthcare programs. The episode explores the rapid rise of telehealth fraud, Medicare Advantage (Part C) risk adjustment schemes, and how seemingly small billing issues can expose nationwide corporate misconduct.
Listeners will also learn who is eligible to report healthcare fraud, how to safely gather evidence, what legal protections whistleblowers have against retaliation, and how financial rewards are calculated in successful qui tam cases.
Topics covered include:
What healthcare fraud is under the False Claims Act
Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and telehealth fraud schemes
Medicare Part C risk adjustment and diagnosis inflation
Who can report healthcare fraud (and who cannot)
How to report fraud without risking retaliation
Whistleblower protections under federal and state law
Financial incentives and recovery percentages for whistleblowers
How Di Pietro Partners represents whistleblowers nationwide
This episode is essential listening for healthcare professionals, compliance officers, billing staff, and insiders who suspect fraud and want to understand their rights and options.
15 Dec 2025
Defending Your Practice in Healthcare Investigations
In Episode 5 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with senior healthcare attorney Nicole Martell to unpack what doctors and practice owners need to know when facing audits, subpoenas, or government investigations.
Whether it’s a Medicare overbilling audit, a Board of Medicine complaint, or a DEA inquiry into prescribing practices, Nicole walks through the high-stakes world of healthcare investigations and how to respond. She outlines the most common types of investigations physicians face, what triggers them, and the legal protections providers may not realize they have.
Topics covered include:
OIG & CMS audits
DEA & Board of Medicine investigations
Private insurance clawbacks and payer disputes
Whistleblower/FCA claims and False Claims Act risk
What to do (and not do) when you get a subpoena
How Di Pietro Partners defends healthcare providers under investigation
How to reduce your risk of being targeted in the first place
This episode is a must-listen for physicians, compliance officers, and healthcare businesses navigating today’s aggressive regulatory environment.
13 Nov 2025
Private Equity & Medical Practice Acquisitions: What Physicians Need to Know
In Episode 4 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with healthcare attorney Nicole Martell to break down one of the most important business decisions a physician can face: selling a medical practice to private equity.
With private equity groups rapidly consolidating healthcare practices across the country, this episode explains how these deals work, what motivates investors, and what legal risks doctors must understand before signing a Letter of Intent. Nicole walks through key topics including:
Why private equity is buying medical practices
Common deal structures (buyouts, recapitalizations, MSOs)
Red flags in LOIs and purchase agreements
How due diligence works for both buyers and sellers
Stark Law, Anti-Kickback issues & regulatory oversight
How to protect your compensation, control, and long-term career
Nicole also explains how Di Pietro Partners helps physicians navigate the entire process — from early-stage planning and structuring to reviewing deal terms and ensuring compliance. Whether you’re actively considering a sale or simply preparing for the future, this episode offers essential legal insight into the business side of modern healthcare.
23 Oct 2025
AI, Telehealth & the Future of Medical Liability
In Episode 3 of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with healthcare law attorney David Di Pietro to discuss how rapidly evolving technology is transforming both care delivery and legal risk.
From artificial intelligence powered diagnosis tools to the rise of telehealth platforms, this episode explores how innovation in healthcare is creating new questions around standard of care, malpractice liability, and regulatory compliance.
They cover real world concerns such as:
Who is liable when an AI tool makes a bad recommendation?
How should medical practices document telehealth visits to minimize legal exposure?
What regulations govern AI and remote care platforms and how are they changing?
The episode also highlights how Di Pietro Partners helps healthcare providers and practices integrate technology responsibly while staying protected from investigations, lawsuits, and financial penalties. Whether you’re a physician using AI decision support tools or a group practice offering remote care, this episode offers essential legal insight for the digital future of medicine.
22 Sept 2025
Starting a Medical/Healthcare Practice in Florida
In the second episode of the Di Pietro Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with healthcare attorney David Di Pietro to discuss the critical legal steps physicians and healthcare entrepreneurs must take when starting a medical practice or healthcare business in Florida.
From choosing the right business structure and navigating AHCA licensing to drafting airtight contracts and protecting against compliance risks, this episode offers a roadmap for doctors and healthcare providers ready to build independence in 2025. We also cover unique challenges for practices such as DME suppliers, home health agencies, and ambulatory surgery centers industries where compliance missteps can trigger audits and investigations.
Whether you’re opening a solo physician office, partnering with colleagues, or launching a healthcare venture, understanding the legal foundation is essential to long-term success.
8 Aug 2025
What Florida Healthcare Providers Need to Know in 2025
Learn how Florida physicians can avoid legal trouble in 2025. From compliance to licensing defense, this episode explains why proactive legal counsel matters.
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