

Dustin J. Plumadore
Of Counsel
Overview
Dustin Plumadore is a mergers and acquisitions and health law attorney in Dickinson Wright’s Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas offices. He advises healthcare clients on transactional, regulatory, and corporate matters, including acquisitions and divestitures, physician joint ventures, contracts, HIPAA/HITECH compliance, and matters involving Stark, Anti-Kickback, EKRA, and the Corporate Practice of Medicine.
Dustin also advises cannabis industry applicants, operators, and stakeholders on state-specific regulatory requirements and licensing matters. He represents clients in business transactions involving the sale, purchase, and merger of cannabis cultivation, processing, and dispensary businesses.
Before joining Dickinson Wright, Dustin led strategic transactional initiatives involving multimillion-dollar acquisitions and divestitures of healthcare practices, networks, and assets. Earlier in his career, he served for five years as a Captain in the U.S. Army’s Field Artillery.
Experience
- Represented a client in the simultaneous acquisition of multiple cancer centers and related assets in North Carolina valued at more than $65 million
- Represented a client in the $34.8 million acquisition of an interest in an outpatient surgery center joint venture in South Carolina
- Represented a client in the $32.5 million divestiture of a medical practice in Michigan
- Handled acquisitions and divestitures of interests in outpatient surgery center joint ventures in North and South Carolina, valued between $3.5 million and $6.6 million
- Represented a client in the $3.2 million acquisition of a medical transportation company in Illinois
- Represented a client in the divestiture of an interest in a Nevada physical therapy clinic valued at $2 million
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Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “The 9th Circuit’s EKRA Ruling: Implications For Behavioral Health and Clinical Labs,” Dickinson Wright Health Law Blog, February 2026; also published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan
- Author, “Friendly PC Model: 3 Key Ancillary Agreements for CPOM Compliance,” Dickinson Wright Health Law Blog, August 2025; also published in Healthcare News and Healthcare
- Co-Author, “Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act: What In-Office Laboratories Need to Know,” Virginia Lawyer Magazine, April 2023
Credentials
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, 2012
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2020
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2021
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2021
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2022
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Health Care Compliance Association
- New York Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Mensa
- Army Football Letterman’s Club
- USA Rugby
- USA Football
- Pro bono General Counsel for multiple veteran-focused charitable nonprofits including Legacies Alive, Drew Ross Memorial Foundation, and Renewed Heights Ahead
- Pro bono General Counsel for the Southern States Mastiff Rescue
- Volunteer youth football coach
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, 2021-2023

