Professional Background & Education
Javairia Syed is a Healthcare, Consumer Protection, and Business Litigation attorney. Her law practice is dedicated to helping individuals and businesses understand complicated Texas laws and rules governing these practice areas.
Javairia attended Baylor University on a Deans scholarship and graduated from the Baylor Honors College (Baylor Interdisciplinary Core) with a Bachelors of Science. She then completed her Juris Doctor degree (JD) from Touro Law School in Long Island, New York, where she received the Robin Hood Fellowship post graduation. Additionally, she has completed 150+ hours of community service in various projects including Queen Elizabeth Orphanage in Grenada, Habitat for Humanity, and the Family Abuse Center.
Highlights
- Obtained an arbitration award of over $630,000 for a medical practice against a major EHR developer.
- Recovered over $1 million for clients in complex shareholder dispute matters.
- Recovered over $500,000 for out-of-network providers and facilities from major medical insurance companies.
- Briefed and argued matter of first impression case under The chapter 1467 Texas Insurance code for a plastic surgery practice against United healthcare resulting in a judgment for higher payment in favor for the medical practice.
- In 2021 and 2022, successfully represented out of network emergency care physicians against Aetna Life Insurance and Humana Health Plan of Texas resulting in final judgments for higher payment in favor of the physicians.
Presentations & Publications
- “Physician Employment Contract Negotiations”: University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, OVS retreat. October 2022 (presenter)
- “Glitch in the Switch”: Changing EHR Vendors Can Present Major Problems, Texas Medicine. 2017; 113(4): 37-43 Article (April, 2017) (Quoted in)
- “Small doc practice wins big in HIT arbitration case”: Modern Healthcare. Article (November 4, 2016). (Quoted in).