Dennis Stockwell Joins Jackson Healthcare as General Counsel
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Company Strengthens Executive Team with Addition of
Experienced Executive to Handle Legal Affairs
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (PRWEB), January 6, 2009.
Jackson
Healthcare (JH) announced that Dennis J. Stockwell has joined
the executive team of Jackson Healthcare as General Counsel.
At Jackson Healthcare, Dennis will be responsible for all legal
affairs including general corporate compliance, client and
non-client contracting, and intellectual property including patents
and trademarks. "The addition of Dennis provides additional
depth to our management team and fills a significant need as our
company continues to grow organically and through acquisitions.
Dennis brings a broad base of experience to JH, having handled
wide-ranging legal issues in public and private companies" stated
Richard L. Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Jackson Healthcare.
Prior to coming to Jackson Healthcare, Dennis was the General
Counsel of TurboChef Technologies, Inc. and PracticeWorks, Inc.,
both publicly traded companies, and he previously was a corporate
and securities attorney with the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton
LLP in Atlanta. He earlier served as an officer in the U.S.
Navy.
Dennis graduated from Harvard Law School, received a masters
degree from the University of Rhode Island, and a Bachelor of
Science Degree from the U. S. Naval Academy.
About Jackson Healthcare
Founded by healthcare pioneer Richard L. Jackson, Jackson
Healthcare addresses the two biggest challenges facing healthcare
today: finding the right people and delivering the right
information at the right time. The JH family of companies provides
clinician staffing, anesthesia management and healthcare
information technology solutions proven to improve clinical and
financial outcomes and increase operational efficiency.
With over 400 associates in Alpharetta, Ga., and a total of 600
nationally, JH serves more than three million patients in some
1,000 hospitals each year. With a 53-percent compound annual growth
rate between its founding in 2000 and year-end 2007, the company
ranked seventh on Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Pacesetters" list
of Atlanta's fastest-growing companies in 2007 and 2008. JH was
ranked the 5th largest Healthcare Staffing Company by
Staffing Industry Analyst Report in October, 2008. JH also was
named to the Inc. 500 list in 2004; to the Inc. 5000 in 2007 and
2008; ranked 6th on the 2008 Georgia Trend Fastest
Growing Mid Market Companies, and as one of "Atlanta's Best Places
to Work" by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2007 and 2008. The
firm's operating entities include: Jackson &
Coker, Jackson Therapy Partners, LocumTenens.com, Parker HealthcareIT,
Patient Placement Systems, Premier
Anesthesia, StatCom, and Travel Nurse Solutions.
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Contact:Bob Schlotman
(770) 643-5697
Info@jacksonhealthcare.com
www.jacksonhealthcare.com
Jackson Healthcare (JH) announced that Dennis J. Stockwell has
joined the executive team of Jackson Healthcare as General Counsel.
At Jackson Healthcare, Dennis will be responsible for all legal
affairs including general corporate compliance, client and
non-client contracting, and intellectual property including patents
and trademarks. "The addition of Dennis provides additional depth
to our management team and fills a significant need as our company
continues to grow organically and through acquisitions. Dennis
brings a broad base of experience to JH, having handled
wide-ranging legal issues in public and private companies" stated
Richard L. Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Jackson Healthcare.