Bio

Sumpter Mcgowin brings a practical and results-focused approach to solving complex problems. Whether guiding companies through strategic acquisitions, helping families implement sophisticated tax and estate planning strategies, or helping entrepreneurs and their investors structure the economics of their partnership, Sumpter brings clarity, direction and momentum. For businesses of all sizes and across industries, Sumpter serves as outside counsel. He is often clients’ first call to talk through a potential transaction or other strategically important matter. Sumpter partners with businesses to chart a path to their desired result, anticipating obstacles that may lie along that path, crafting strategy in light of those obstacles, and executing that strategy. Sumpter is recognized by clients and peers as an excellent negotiator. He is adept at finding creative solutions to seemingly impossible impasses while remaining confident in the face of confrontation if the situation demands. After all, sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Alongside his general business practice, Sumpter has extensive experience advising healthcare providers in day-to-day and large transactional matters. He has significant experience with large medical and dental group practices. His deep understanding of the health care industry’s unique opportunities and challenges allows him to support practices across their entire lifecycle, handling contracts, transactions, and negotiations from initial formation and partnership agreements to practice acquisition, combination and joint venture transactions. With the support of Phelps’ deep roster of subject matter specialists, Sumpter also advises group practices as they navigate the minefield of healthcare regulatory compliance, including the Stark Law, Anti-kickback, Certificate of Need, HIPAA, Medicare billing compliance and other questions. Sumpter also enjoys counseling high net worth individuals and family offices in estate, tax and business succession planning. Sumpter is fluent in the various strategies and vehicles available to transfer wealth from one generation to the next in a tax-efficient manner. Sumpter’s approach is characterized by his focus on the objectives and considerations unique to the family and his knack for bringing clarity to overwhelming situations. This gives clients comfort that he understands their mission, has a plan to accomplish it and will avoid unnecessary diversions from that path.