Hilary Young

Focus: Regulatory and Enforcement Counsel for Hospitals

Hilary Young helps hospitals and health systems navigate some of their most difficult regulatory and enforcement challenges, with particular depth in EMTALA and Medicare participation issues. Board certified in Health Law, she advises institutional providers across Texas on day‑to‑day compliance, survey readiness, and response strategies when regulators are at the door.​

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Working Through High‑Stakes Surveys and EMTALA Matters

Much of Hilary’s work centers on guiding leadership teams through high‑stakes government surveys, EMTALA investigations, and administrative enforcement actions. She frequently helps clients “reset” after adverse findings, develop corrective action plans, and align medical staff governance, patient rights, and reporting practices with federal and state requirements. Her experience with CMS survey and certification processes, sentinel events, and related reporting obligations gives hospitals a clear, practical path through situations that can threaten both operations and reputation.​

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Insights for Healthcare Leaders

Hilary is known for translating dense regulatory requirements into practical steps boards, executives, and clinical leaders can implement. Recent projects have included addressing pressures on traditional medical staff models, supporting oncology and other specialty service lines, and helping hospitals respond to increasing demands around mental health crisis care in emergency and inpatient settings. Clients value her ability to frame regulatory risk in operational terms and to craft solutions that support both compliance and mission.​

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Thought Leadership, Speaking, and Writing

Hilary’s speaking and writing portfolio is extensive and national in scope, reflecting many years of work at the forefront of health law. She authored the EMTALA chapter in the American Health Law Association’s treatise Representing Hospitals and Health Systems and presents regularly at UT Law’s Annual Health Law Conference, ABA health law programs, and other regional and national conferences. Recent topics include “surveys gone wrong,” the vanishing medical staff, mental health crises in acute‑care settings, and practical strategies for hospitals facing intense regulatory scrutiny.​

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Leadership in the Bar

Hilary has served in significant leadership roles in both national and state bar organizations. She is a past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section, a past Chair of the ABA Section Officers Conference, and a past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Health Law Section, in addition to holding numerous other leadership and liaison positions. Her colleagues frequently seek her counsel on health law developments, section leadership, and mentoring the next generation of health law attorneys.​​

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Recognition and Background

Hilary is board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale‑Hubbell. She is recognized in Chambers USA for Texas Health Law and has been repeatedly listed in Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers for health law, including multiple “Lawyer of the Year” honors for her work representing healthcare providers. Before joining Reed Claymon, she co‑founded the health law firm Joy & Young, L.L.P., and clerked for the late Judge Jerre S. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.​

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Beyond the Law: Commitment to Community

Outside the office, Hilary has devoted many years to Austin’s arts community, serving in leadership roles with organizations such as the Austin Theatre Alliance, State Theater Company, and Panoramic Voices. That same long‑term, community‑minded perspective informs her approach to client relationships, where she emphasizes durable solutions, strong governance, and practical guidance that supports the long‑term health of hospitals and health systems.​

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Why Clients Trust Hilary

Hilary brings a calm, practical approach to high‑pressure regulatory situations, helping hospital leaders understand what matters most and where to focus first. Clients value her ability to translate dense EMTALA and Medicare requirements into clear options, explain the risks of each path, and then work collaboratively with leadership and clinical teams to implement sustainable solutions. Because she has guided institutions through difficult surveys, EMTALA investigations, and enforcement actions many times over, clients know she will be candid about risk while remaining steady and solutions‑oriented. Her long record of bar leadership and repeated professional and industry recognition reinforces what clients experience in practice: a trusted advisor who combines technical depth with sound judgment in moments that matter most.

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If you have inquiries or would like to learn more about how Hilary can assist your organization, contact her directly at hyoung@reedclaymon.com or 512-660-5970.