Hermes concentrates his practice in the areas of administrative and legislative law, government regulation and litigation. He represents colleges, universities and other clients before the New York State Legislature and various state agencies, and appears in administrative proceedings and in the courts.
His experience runs the gamut from state contracts, to constitutional issues, to rate-making, and to regulatory compliance. Hermes has handled numerous cases of first impression.
Relevant experience:
Advised a college regarding a diversion of controlled substances from a college-operated health clinic, resolved without sanction, penalty or restriction on the clinic
Represented a college regarding the improper disposal of nuclear waste, resolved with a minor fine
Successfully defended a law school in an Article 78 proceeding at the trial and appellate level arising from the sanctioning of a student for plagiarism
Prior to joining the firm, Hermes served as Assistant Counsel to Governor Mario Cuomo. Before coming to Albany, he was a trial attorney with the Civil Division of the United States Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
CDPAS Patient Transition is Coming. Are You Prepared?- Community Healthcare Services Foundation, January 31, 2023
Vaccination: Equity and Mandates Panel, Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021, New York State Bar Association, November 5, 2021
Panel, Discussion & Q&A, Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021, New York State Bar Association, October 29, 2021
Today’s Provider Landscape: Legal, Contracting and Policy Changes, CDPAANYS 18th Annual Conference, October 27, 2021
Interviewed, NYS Bar Association Proposes State Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate,” CBS 6 Albany – WRGB, November 9, 2020
Changes to New York's Wage Parity Requirements & CDPA, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York, May 15, 2020
New Rules Regarding Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Webinar, NYS Care Management Coalition, April 1, 2020
Panelist, Health Law 101, Bridging the Gap, New York State Bar Association, March 21, 2019
Regulatory & Compliance Update for Fiscal Intermediaries Under NY’s CDPAP, Home Care Association of New York State, December 10, 2018
New York State Paid Family Leave Program: Guidance for Home Care Providers, Webinar, January 16, 2018
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of NYS Annual Conference, October 26, 2017
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, NYS Health Care Providers Association, HCP Conference, October 25, 2017
Keynote Speaker, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, HHAeXchange Business Summit, October 17, 2017
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) Program, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, May 19, 2017
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services, NYHCP, February 27, 2017
Complying with Executive Order 38: What Home Care Providers Must Do NOW!, NYS Association of Health Care Providers Webinar, April 8, 2015
Impact of the Department of Labor’s Amendment of the Companionship Exemption Upon the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, Annual Meeting, October 10, 2013
Hermes concentrates his practice in the areas of administrative and legislative law, government regulation and litigation. He represents colleges, universities and other clients before the New York State Legislature and various state agencies, and appears in administrative proceedings and in the courts.
His experience runs the gamut from state contracts, to constitutional issues, to rate-making, and to regulatory compliance. Hermes has handled numerous cases of first impression.
Hermes concentrates his practice in the areas of administrative and legislative law, government regulation and litigation. He represents colleges, universities and other clients before the New York State Legislature and various state agencies, and appears in administrative proceedings and in the courts.
His experience runs the gamut from state contracts, to constitutional issues, to rate-making, and to regulatory compliance. Hermes has handled numerous cases of first impression.
Relevant experience:
Advised a college regarding a diversion of controlled substances from a college-operated health clinic, resolved without sanction, penalty or restriction on the clinic
Represented a college regarding the improper disposal of nuclear waste, resolved with a minor fine
Successfully defended a law school in an Article 78 proceeding at the trial and appellate level arising from the sanctioning of a student for plagiarism
Prior to joining the firm, Hermes served as Assistant Counsel to Governor Mario Cuomo. Before coming to Albany, he was a trial attorney with the Civil Division of the United States Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
CDPAS Patient Transition is Coming. Are You Prepared?- Community Healthcare Services Foundation, January 31, 2023
Vaccination: Equity and Mandates Panel, Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021, New York State Bar Association, November 5, 2021
Panel, Discussion & Q&A, Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2021, New York State Bar Association, October 29, 2021
Today’s Provider Landscape: Legal, Contracting and Policy Changes, CDPAANYS 18th Annual Conference, October 27, 2021
Interviewed, NYS Bar Association Proposes State Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate,” CBS 6 Albany – WRGB, November 9, 2020
Changes to New York's Wage Parity Requirements & CDPA, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York, May 15, 2020
New Rules Regarding Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Webinar, NYS Care Management Coalition, April 1, 2020
Panelist, Health Law 101, Bridging the Gap, New York State Bar Association, March 21, 2019
Regulatory & Compliance Update for Fiscal Intermediaries Under NY’s CDPAP, Home Care Association of New York State, December 10, 2018
New York State Paid Family Leave Program: Guidance for Home Care Providers, Webinar, January 16, 2018
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of NYS Annual Conference, October 26, 2017
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, NYS Health Care Providers Association, HCP Conference, October 25, 2017
Keynote Speaker, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS): Ensuring Compliance and Minimizing Your Risk, HHAeXchange Business Summit, October 17, 2017
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) Program, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, May 19, 2017
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services, NYHCP, February 27, 2017
Complying with Executive Order 38: What Home Care Providers Must Do NOW!, NYS Association of Health Care Providers Webinar, April 8, 2015
Impact of the Department of Labor’s Amendment of the Companionship Exemption Upon the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State, Annual Meeting, October 10, 2013
