Jonathan Brollier

“Health care organizations facing disputes need two things their opponents rarely expect: a litigator who knows the courtroom and a team that understands the health care ecosystem as well as they do. That combination is what we bring.” —Jonathan Brollier

Hospitals, health systems, and businesses facing commercial disputes, contract fights, reimbursement battles with commercial payers, or real property tax controversies call on attorney Jon Brollier when the stakes are high and litigation is imminent.

Jon represents health care organizations and commercial clients in Ohio courts, arbitration proceedings, and administrative forums. With nearly 20 years of experience working with health care clients, a track record that includes successful jury trials, Supreme Court of Ohio appeals, and binding statewide precedent, Jon brings both deep courtroom capability and substantive health care familiarity to every dispute he handles.

Jon’s health care litigation practice includes defending hospitals and health systems in commercial contract disputes, physician privilege challenges, False Claims Act (FCA) matters, state licensure penalty appeals, and arbitrations against commercial payers before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and other arbitral bodies. Jon also counsels clients on risk management following adverse outcomes—helping them understand what happened, evaluate exposure, and build policies that reduce future litigation risk.

A defining advantage Jon brings to health care disputes is the ability to combine hands-on litigation experience with Epstein Becker Green’s deep bench of substantive health care attorneys. When a dispute involves regulatory nuance such as a 340B drug pricing contract, a reimbursement agreement with a commercial payer, or a matter involving health care-specific statutes or regulations, Jon works alongside the firm’s health care subject-matter attorneys, who, in his words, are “the right team.” That pairing of litigation talent with health care knowledge is difficult to replicate outside of a firm with Epstein Becker Green’s concentrated health care focus.

A distinctive part of Jon’s practice involves real property tax litigation for health care organizations and commercial clients in Ohio. He has taken property classification and tax exemption disputes to the Supreme Court of Ohio, obtaining rulings with statewide implications—including a decision on grain storage bins that reshaped how Ohio classifies commercial property, and a greenhouse classification ruling that reduced one client’s annual real property taxes by approximately 75 percent and saved the client roughly $6 million over eight years. For hospitals and charitable health systems in Ohio, this translates directly into protected exemptions and reduced operating costs. Jon also serves as a Vice Chair of Epstein Becker Green’s National Litigation Steering Committee.

What Jon Delivers for Clients

• Two Decades in the Health Care Arena: Jon has spent his entire career representing health care clients, which means he understands the regulatory context, the contractual frameworks, and the business priorities that inform every dispute before a single brief is filed. Clients receive counsel who does not need to be brought up to speed on how health care organizations operate.
• Pre-Litigation Risk Management and Responsiveness: Jon helps clients investigate unexpected outcomes and respond to pre-lawsuit demands before disputes escalate. His commitment to client service and direct communication means clients always know who is handling their matter and where it stands.
• Courtroom Readiness Across Forums: Jon has tried jury cases to verdict, argued before appellate courts, and represented clients in AAA arbitrations and administrative proceedings. Clients benefit from a litigator who understands how the choice of venue shapes strategy from the outset.
• A Niche Capability in Ohio Real Property Tax: Few litigators combine a full health care litigation practice with meaningful experience in Ohio real property tax law. For health care clients managing facility portfolios—and for other property owners—Jon offers the ability to contest property classifications, challenge valuations, and pursue tax exemptions through the board and appellate court levels.

Health Care Litigation, False Claims Act, and Regulatory Matters

• Defended a hospital and health system in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act by an employed physician. The lawsuit claimed that the client submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for services that did not comply with the applicable National Coverage Determination. The suit was ultimately settled and dismissed.
• Achieved dismissal of a former surgeon’s lawsuit against a hospital that had revoked his privileges following peer review. The First District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant the client’s motion to dismiss, reasoning that Ohio’s peer review statutes conferred immunity upon the hospital.
• Successfully defended a hospital and its employees in a jury trial case in which a deceased patient’s estate claimed that the deceased had received deficient care and had been discharged from the hospital prematurely. The estate also claimed that the deceased had died from a massive internal bleed that additional hospitalization would have prevented. Following a week-and-a-half trial, the jury returned a defense verdict.
• Represented hospitals in litigation under the 340B drug pricing program, including disputes against contract pharmacies regarding obligations and reimbursement terms.
• Represented health care providers in American Arbitration Association proceedings against commercial payers in disputes regarding the correct amount of reimbursement owed to providers.
• Represented hospitals in appeals of civil monetary penalties imposed by state departments of health arising from licensure matters.

Commercial and Contract Disputes

• Represented an entity that operates urgent care clinics in a dispute with the seller of several urgent care locations. The dispute involved record retention obligations following the closing of the sale, access to escrowed funds, and competing arguments regarding the appropriate venue for litigation.
• Mediated resolutions of contract disputes, including matters involving real estate and construction issues.
• Collaborated with international counsel in Stockholm, Sweden, to achieve a satisfactory resolution of a contract dispute between a departing executive and her former company, including disputes regarding non-solicitation and non-competition terms.

Real Property Tax and Administrative Appeals

• Successfully represented a grain handling company before the Board of Tax Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. The board and the court both ruled in favor of the client, finding that grain storage bins should not be classified or taxed as real property. This decision had statewide implications and remains relevant to other disputes affecting the classification of property under Ohio tax law.
• Represented a large horticulture company in a tax appeal relating to the classification of commercial greenhouses as real or personal property. The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals agreed with the client and classified the greenhouses as business fixtures, a category of personal property. Local officials appealed that decision, and Ohio’s Ninth District Court of Appeals, siding with the client, rejected the officials’ arguments. The court’s decision cited binding precedent from an earlier Ohio Supreme Court case that Jon had also successfully led. Though the local officials appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, the court did not accept the case for review. The victory resulted in a roughly 75 percent reduction in annual real property taxes and saved the client approximately $6 million over eight years, with ongoing annual savings of approximately $1 million.
• Successfully represented a city in a lawsuit and administrative appeal relating to the tax exemption of the city’s convention center. Jon took the case to the Supreme Court of Ohio, which decided in favor of the city, holding that the opposing side had failed to take necessary steps to establish standing to oppose the convention center’s exemption.

• The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation—Health Care and Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants (2018 to 2026)

Education

• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2006)
  • Managing Editor, Ohio State Law Journal
• Denison University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003)
• The University of Edinburgh (Study Abroad)

Professional & Community Involvement

• Leadership Columbus, 2016