Chelle Law has physical offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Scottsdale, Arizona, while providing employment contract review services to physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants nationwide. Because contract reviews and consultations can be handled remotely, our attorneys work with healthcare and veterinary professionals across the country, regardless of where they live or practice. Whether you are reviewing your first employment agreement, considering a new opportunity, evaluating a renewal, or reviewing proposed changes to an existing contract, our team can assist you from anywhere in the United States.
Robert Chelle is the founder and CEO of Chelle Law and an experienced employment contract attorney with more than 20 years of experience reviewing professional employment agreements. He has represented more than 1,000 licensed professionals, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, and brings extensive experience analyzing the contractual, financial, and professional issues that can arise throughout an employment relationship.
Robert works with professionals across the country at every stage of their careers. His clients include new graduates reviewing their first employment agreements, experienced clinicians considering new opportunities, and established professionals evaluating renewals, compensation changes, ownership opportunities, or employment terms following a merger, acquisition, or practice transition. Chelle Law reviews agreements involving hospitals, health systems, private medical practices, dental groups, veterinary practices, corporate healthcare organizations, specialty practices, and other professional employers.
Employment contracts for physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants can vary significantly, but many contain provisions that directly affect compensation, career flexibility, and financial exposure. These may include base salary, productivity or collections-based compensation, production percentages, bonus formulas, signing and relocation bonus repayment obligations, non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions, termination and notice provisions, scheduling and call requirements, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, assignment provisions, benefits, and partnership or ownership opportunities.
Robert’s approach is practical and profession-specific. Rather than simply identifying legal language, he explains how each provision operates in the real world, what financial or professional risk it may create, and which terms may be appropriate to clarify or request changes to before an agreement is signed. Because physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants often have different compensation models, malpractice obligations, scheduling requirements, restrictive covenant concerns, and advancement opportunities, each contract review is tailored to the profession, practice setting, and individual circumstances involved.
Before opening his own practice, Rob gained experience with the legal departments of three of the finest healthcare providers in the country, including:
As the founder of Chelle Law, Rob is committed to providing physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with practical, responsive, and experienced legal guidance throughout the employment contract review process. He helps healthcare and veterinary professionals understand the financial, professional, and legal consequences of their employment agreements, identify provisions that may create unnecessary risk, and determine which terms may warrant clarification or revision before signing.
Whether reviewing a professional’s first employment agreement, evaluating a new opportunity, considering a renewal, or assessing proposed changes to an existing contract, Rob focuses on giving each client clear advice and a thorough understanding of exactly what they are signing.
