Pari I. McGarraugh

Pari assists health care industry clients in disputes in state, federal and administrative courts and provides regulatory advice involving state and federal fraud and abuse issues, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement, and state licensure issues.

Pari’s health care clients encompass a wide variety of players in the health care field including hospitals, clinics, device manufacturers, and disability services and long-term care providers. Pari provides advice on a full range of regulatory and compliance issues. Pari also defends against internal and external allegations of noncompliance and provides practical, effective, and industry-appropriate solutions throughout the dispute resolution process, including in state, federal and administrative courts, and in alternative dispute resolution settings.

Prior to joining Fredrikson, Pari clerked for the Honorable James B. Loken on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Before law school, Pari worked in a research laboratory at the Minneapolis V.A. Medical Center.

Health Law

• Advised disability services and long-term care providers on licensure and reimbursement issues.
• Advised hospitals and clinics on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement requirements and overpayment liability.
• Advised multiple clients on state law licensure, scope of practice and reimbursement issues.

Litigation

• Obtained a favorable jury verdict for a disability services provider facing state law employment retaliation claims.
• Member of a team that obtained a seven-figure jury verdict in favor of an ambulatory surgery center in a case involving multiple business torts and contract claims.
• Member of the team successfully defending a grant of summary judgment on a Title VII claim in favor of hospital-employer on appeal in the Eighth Circuit.
• Member of the team handling a multi-billion dollar bid protest involving Medicaid managed care services.
• Represented disability services and long-term care providers in licensing and survey matters and in administrative audit and recoupment actions.

Pro Bono

• In partnership with the ACLU, successfully represented a civil rights protester in an appeal of a criminal conviction related to his protest activity.
• Together with another Fredrikson attorney, successfully represented a teenage boy in an administrative appeal of maltreatment determination.
• Prepared wills, powers of attorney and health care directives in a walk-in legal clinic hosted by the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans and the Minneapolis V.A. Medical Center.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2013, summa cum laude
• University of Minnesota School of Public Health, MPH, 2013
• University of Minnesota, B.A., 2007, with distinction

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2013

Clerkships

• Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable James B. Loken, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2013-2014
• Legal Intern, Mayo Clinic, 2011-2012
• Clerk, Minnesota Disability Law Center, 2010-2011

• Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Health Care, 2025
• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Health Care Law, 2024
• Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star, Health Care, 2019, 2021-2023
• North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association,  2017-2018, 2020-2023
• Lockhart Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Leadership and Service, 2013
• ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in Health Law, 2013
• First Prize Winner, MSBA Health Law Section Student Writing Contest, 2013
• Delta Omega Honorary Society for Public Health, 2013
• Law Review Award, Leonard, Street & Dienard, 2012
• Best Brief, First Year Legal Research and Writing Honors, 2010
• Order of the Coif

Professional Activities

• Minnesota State Bar Association, Vice President, Administrative Law Council, 2020-present
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member, Administrative Law Council, 2018-present
• American Health Lawyers Association, Member, 2014-present
• Federal Bar Association, Member, Minnesota Chapter, 2014-present
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member, 2013-present
• State Health Access Data Assistance Center, Research Assistant, 2011-2013
• Minnesota Law Review, Managing Editor, 2012-2013; Staff Member 2011-2012