Alan Rhodes serves as outside counsel to Baptist St. Anthony’s Health System. In that role, he advises the Board of Trustees, has led the transaction team in the acquisition of two surgical hospitals and several physicians’ practices.

Mr. Rhodes uses his transactional expertise, accounting background, family’s farming heritage, and his current farming operations to assist farmers and ranchers. Many of his agriculture clients are feedlots or long-time area farmers. In addition to assisting them with purchases or sales, Mr. Rhodes handles USDA and similar matters.

For the last decade, Mr. Rhodes has assisted a number of Dutch and Danish families as they have moved to or invested in the United States. The issues with which Mr. Rhodes has assisted these clients include entity selection, locating partner banks, site selection and acquisition, transaction planning, and loan restructurings.

Following the Colorado Banking Commission’s closure of New Frontier Bank in May of 2009, Mr. Rhodes worked to present financing alternatives to New Frontier Bank customers. Several of the customers worked to accept the presented alternatives and are successfully in business at the current time.

Mr. Rhodes has worked with qualified purchasers from the FDIC and has assisted clients in acquiring participations in notes purchased from the FDIC.

Mr. Rhodes assists real estate developers in structuring, restructuring, and financing. Representative Amarillo projects including Amarillo Commercial Group’s acquisitions of the Chase Tower and Amarillo Building in 2006 and sale in 2008 and WSQ Investors’ acquisition of the Wellington Square property in 2010.

Health Care

  • Merger of two surgical hospitals and the development of the governing documents for the post-closing company
  • The acquisition of a free-standing hospital
  • Negotiation of physician contracts, including recruitment agreements, on-call coverage agreements and agreements associated with practice acquisitions
  • Issues relating to the real property owned or leased by the healthcare system
  • Public finance issues for capital improvement

School Law

  • Counsel on issues associated with bond elections
  • Drafting and negotiating construction agreements including contracts using the design-build methodology
  • Resolution of employment issues, including those arising under chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code
  • Student removal and expulsion issues arising under chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code
  • Resolution of Open Meetings Act issues for Board of Trustees and Public Information Act requests that are received by independent school districts
  • Counsel regarding appropriate diligence prior to a lava

Agriculture

  • Acquisition and lease of dairy facilities and herds
  • 1031 exchange issues and land acquisition issues
  • Entity selection to enhance federal tax savings
  • Negotiation of loan agreements and the associated documentation
  • Planning and services associated with relocation and investment by international farmers
  • Farm program planning with an emphasis on direct and countercyclical payments
  • Designated as a “Texas Super Lawyer” (survey of over 65,000 attorneys across Texas about the best lawyers they had personally observed in action), Texas Monthly, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
  • Amarillo Area Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • State Bar of Texas
    • School Law Section
    • Health Law Section
  • Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Ag Council, 2005-2010
  • Texas Association of School Boards, Legal Assistance Fund, Trustee
    • 2003-2005
  • Texas Council of School Attorneys
    • President, Board of Directors, 2004-2005
    • Member of Board of Directors, 2002-2006
  • Lubbock Christian University Foundation,Trustee, 2010
  • Baptist St. Anthony’s Health System Development Council, 2008-2009
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo Advisory Board, 2008-2010
    • Chairman, 2009-2010
    • Vice Chairman, 2008-2009
  • Amarillo College Foundation
    • Trustee, 2004-2010
    • President, 2009-2010
    • Vice-President, 2007-2009
    • Secretary, 2006-2007
  • Amarillo Country Club, Director, 2003-2005
  • Amarillo Opera, Trustee, 2003-2007
  • Golden Nail Awards, Nominee, 2004, 2005, and 2008
  • Rotary Club of Amarillo, 1999-2010
    • President, 2001-2002
  • Amarillo Museum of Art, Trustee, 1999-2002
  • Amarillo Council for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
    • President, 1998
    • Director, 1994-1999
  • High Plains Drifters Soccer Club, Director, 1998-2000
  • The Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center
    • President, 1993-1994
    • Director, 1990-1995
  • Campaign Cabinet Member, United Way of Amarillo and Canyon (1991, 1996, 1997, 2002)
  • J.D. Texas Tech University School of Law, 1983
  • B.S. Lubbock Christian College, 1980
    • summa cum laude