Tammy M. Frisby

Tammy Frisby is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group. Tammy practices in the areas of commercial litigation, government open records, government and regulatory affairs, and health care regulatory compliance. In her health care regulatory compliance practice, Tammy advises and represents health care providers and entities in matters related to compliance with state and federal health care regulations, including telehealth/telemedicine, Stark Act (physician self-referral), Anti-Kickback, controlled substance licensing, and pharmacy licensing. She also advises medical providers who own or practice within cosmetic medical facilities (“Med Spas”).

Prior to joining Parr Brown, Tammy served as a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr., in the district of Utah. She also clerked for Associate Chief Justice Thomas R. Lee at the Utah Supreme Court. In addition to her experience in Utah’s federal and state courts, Tammy brings substantial government and in-house legal experience from her years as a law clerk with the Office of General Counsel at the University of Utah. At the University, Tammy worked on matters related to Main Campus and UofU Health, including Compliance Services.

Before attending law school, Tammy earned her Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. For a decade, she taught U.S. politics and public policymaking (both federal and state) at Stanford University. While at Stanford, Tammy was also a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, the think tank located on Stanford’s campus.

As a fellow at the Hoover Institution, Tammy provided research-based guidance to public policymakers, including elected officials and political candidates. She also wrote short and long-form pieces of social science analysis for publications including Policy Review and Wall Street Journal. Tammy was the survey director for the Stanford Golden State Poll, a statewide public opinion survey on politics and policy, with survey results featured by Real Clear Politics, POLITICO, and bi-partisan issue campaigns. She served as an expert source for print journalists at publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, POLITICO, the L.A. Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Atlantic. Tammy also appeared regularly on radio and TV as a political analyst.