Camille Steward, Divisional Counsel, provides legal support for labour and employment matters related to law interpretation, employee relations, disability and religious adjustments, medical leave, drug testing, background checks, labour relations and negotiations, and other workplace matters. She also advises VUMC on the legal implications of proposed policies and measures, employment-related contracts, and advises VUMC on compliance with federal and state laws and administrative regulations. She regularly works with outside counsel to defend class action against VUMC. It will also contribute to compliance with Title IX and the VUMC Centre for Paramedic Health Programs. The mission of the Office of the General Counsel is to provide timely and responsive legal advice to support Vanderbilt`s research and education goals with integrity, intelligence, and empathy. Our dedicated staff provides proactive and collaborative solutions to the wide range of legal issues affecting the University. We carry out our responsibilities in an ethical manner that promotes the University`s values of equality, excellence, compassion and intellectual freedom. The Office of Legal Affairs strives to respond quickly and efficiently to requests for legal advice, strategic advice and services. We are committed to excellence in VUMC`s legal representation. If external legal counsel is required, the Office of Legal Affairs ensures effective and quality representation and oversees the work of external counsel to ensure both cost-effectiveness and quality of services. VUMC`s Office of Legal Affairs is VUMC`s principal legal advisor and is responsible for managing all legal matters of VUMC and its subsidiaries. The Office of Legal Affairs supports VUMC`s mission by ensuring that VUMC`s business affairs are conducted in accordance with ethical standards and existing laws and regulations and in a manner that avoids or mitigates unnecessary business and reputational risks.

Vanderbilt University`s Office of the General Counsel does not represent Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). If you would like to contact a lawyer regarding a legal matter related to VUMC, please click here to visit the VUMC Office of Legal Affairs website or call 615-936-0101. For VUMC Risk and Insurance Management, please click here or call 615-936-0660. Renee received her bachelor`s degree in family life education from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, a master`s degree in marriage and family therapy from Abilene Christian University, and her paralegal certification with honors from Clayton State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Terry has extensive experience in database management and day-to-day program operations. During her time at Internal Audit, she created and managed the internal time tracking system, served as an administrator for the Internal Audit Server, and then worked in the corporate underwriting system. In addition to administering the program at OCOICM, she participated in the separation of the Conflict of Interest Disclosure System database and the Office of the General Counsel outside the legal resolution system during the transition from VU to VUMC. She also worked on the transition of the Conflict Disclosure System interface from PeopleSoft to Oracle. In the Office of Risk Management, she managed the iVOS Claim Reporting and Veritas Incident Reporting systems in addition to the Protection of Minors application, and worked closely with the Oracle Business Intelligence reporting team to move POM reporting to Oracle-based business intelligence. Terry joins VUMC after working at Vanderbilt University for over 25 years.

During her time at VU, she worked in the field of internal audit and then joined the Office of Conflict of Interest and Engagement Management (OCOICM) of the Office of the General Counsel as Program Coordinator. Terry became a database administrator with the Office of Risk Management and Child Protection in 2016. As a division lawyer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Amy D. Hampton focuses on healthcare, risk management, and regulatory compliance. She regularly advises on a range of issues, including complex patient issues, healthcare fiduciary relationships, EMTALA, accreditation issues, data protection, and policies and procedures. Amy also provides advice on credentials, medical human resource management and leadership documents for medical staff. Areas of work: Discrimination/harassment – Employment – Government Investigations – EEOC/THRC – Industrial Relations/Collective Bargaining – Status of Medical Personnel – Reasonable Accommodations – Workplace Violence – Health Leave – Drug Screening/Background Check – Title IX Most recently, Camille was the in-house counsel for Nashville Electric Service and the Acting Director of Human Resources and Labour Relations. Previously, she practiced at Miller and Martin PLLC, where she was a member of the Labour and Employment practice group and law clerk for the Honourable William J. Haynes, Jr., United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Legal lawyers do not advise or represent individual VUMC employees in personal matters such as bankruptcy, divorce, adoption, estate planning and tenant matters. Camille received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law, where she was a member of the Tennessee Law Review, and her bachelor`s degree from the historic Fisk University. Camille is admitted to the bars of Tennessee and California.

Areas of activity: Acquisitions · Memberships · Business Development · Corporate governance · Divestments · Funding · Joint ventures · Professional Services Contracts · Creation and governance of subsidiaries · Transactions · Contracting (Office of Contract Management) Prior to joining VUMC, Bob was in-house counsel at Community Health Systems, LifePoint Health and Poudre Valley Health System (now affiliated with the University of Colorado Health). He also practiced law at Buerger, Moseley & Carson in Franklin, Tennessee and Caplan & Earnest in Boulder, Colorado. Bob graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and received his J.D. of Vanderbilt University School of Law. Bob is admitted to the bars of Tennessee and Colorado and is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. Renee joined VUMC in March 2015 at the Contract Management Office (CMO) and has over eight years of contract experience in the healthcare field. During her six years at OCM, she assisted the VUMC research company with federal research signatures, membership agreements, data use agreements, and professional services agreements. Renee joined the Office of Legal Affairs in July 2021. Terry received his Bachelor of Arts in English from David Lipscomb University. Erica is licensed in Tennessee and Kentucky. She is a member of the American Health Law Association.

Erica graduated from Georgetown College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She holds a master`s degree in human resources from Lipscomb University and a juris doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law. Amy received her J.D. from Samford University`s Cumberland School of Law in 2000. Prior to joining VUMC, Amy was a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP, where she regularly represented regional and national hospitals and hospital systems, as well as other healthcare providers. Bob Rowland is a divisional counsel in the Office of Legal Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he focuses on transactional and regulatory issues in healthcare.