Dana E. Stutzman

Attorney | Indianapolis

Phone: (317) 977-1425
| Fax: (317) 633-4878

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About Dana

Dana Stutzman is a health care employment and regulatory attorney who advises health care organizations on workplace and operational issues, with specialized experience in the behavioral health industry.

He serves as a trusted day‑to‑day advisor to C-suite executives and management, counseling clients on employment‑related matters, regulatory risk and provider contracting issues. Dana also regularly represents health care employers in employment‑based litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

Dana’s practice includes:

  • Advising on employment discipline, discharge and workforce management matters;
  • Counseling on provider contracting, professional staff and privacy issues;
  • Defending wage‑and‑hour, class and collective action litigation; and
  • Litigating employment and restrictive covenant disputes.

Dana frequently works alongside executive leadership and internal legal teams to assess and triage general operational issues, manage risk and coordinate effective strategies within a complex regulatory environment. He brings a practical, collaborative approach to help health care organizations navigate today’s evolving workforce and compliance challenges.

EDUCATION

Indiana University, B.A. - 1999

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D. - 2002

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • Indiana - 2002
  • Illinois - 2018
  • Ohio - 2018
  • Missouri - 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana - 2002
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals - 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois - 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio - 2018
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois - 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri - 2019
  • Kansas District Court - 2024
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma - 2024
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois - 2025

memberships

  • American Health Law Association
  • Federal Bar Association - Past President, Indianapolis Chapter
  • Indianapolis Bar Foundation
  • Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Indiana Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration

honors

  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association’s Bar Leader Series VII
  • Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars
  • Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation