Shawn P. Parker

Shawn Parker is a member of the firm’s Health Care team within the Regulatory group, where he advises clients on health care policy, legislative advocacy, executive strategy, and regulatory guidance concerning business planning of organized medicine.

Prior to joining Smith Anderson, Shawn served as a Managing Partner for a public policy consulting firm working with clients in government agencies and the private sector. Prior to that, Shawn served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President at a large non-profit primarily responsible for managing North Carolina’s primary care case management program and considered a national leader in collaborative care and the medical home model.

From 2004 to 2012 he worked with the North Carolina General Assembly, most recently as a senior staff attorney. Shawn has extensive experience in public policy development and analysis, the legislative process and legislative drafting.

• Federation of State Medical Boards
  • Board of Directors (2018-present)
  • Fellow (2016-2021)
  • Workgroup on Physician Impairment 
  • Education Committee (2016)
  • Governance Committee (2018)
• North Carolina Medical Board
  • Chair, Policy Committee (2017-present) 
  • Executive Committee
  • Public Member (2016-present)
  • Parliamentarian (2016-present)
• Wake County Bar Association
  • Bylaws Committee
  • 10th Judicial District, Bar Candidate Interview Committee

• North Carolina Bar Association
  • Health Law Section
  • Co-Chair, Legislative/Ethics Committee (2017)
  • Member, Internet and Regulations Task Force (2017) 
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Co-Editor, North Carolina Bar Association Health Law Section publication Prognosis
• Council Member, Highland United Methodist Church Governance Board

North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2018-2020)