David Butler

SVP and General Counsel

David Butler, as SVP and General Counsel for CHC, is the chief officer responsible for oversight and guidance for all legal matters affecting facilities and organizations of Community Hospital Corporation. David also provides legal consulting services through Community Hospital Consulting. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the areas of healthcare, corporate and tax-exempt law to the CHC team.

Prior to joining CHC in 2006, David served the legal needs of health care clients throughout Texas as a shareholder and practice leader at the law firms of Brin & Brin, P.C. and Cox & Smith Incorporated. Before private practice, he served as General Counsel of Incarnate Word Health Services and as Assistant General Counsel of Baylor Health Care System.

David is licensed to practice law in Texas and is a graduate of Baylor University and Baylor University School of Law. David is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Law Section for the State Bar of Texas, where he has served as a member of its governing council. He is listed in the publication "The Best Lawyers in America," for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.