Overview
Jarrod provides aggressive and vigorous defense for those in the health care industry, including national and Indiana based health care providers and entities. He has extensive experience representing clients in medical malpractice, commercial litigation, medical staff, administrative and peer review proceedings, premises liability, and employment related matters.
Jarrod’s clients include community hospitals and health systems, risk retention groups, captive insurance companies, multi-disciplinary physician groups, physician networks, health care corporations, national insurers and third-party administrators, national medical staffing agencies, and behavioral health facilities. Additionally, he fields inquiries as outside general counsel on the full spectrum of legal issues confronting health care management including risk avoidance, contracts, peer review, HIPAA, collaborative practice agreements, regulatory and compliance, and insurance.
Jarrod has successfully tried cases to jury verdicts and bench trials involving immediate care physicians, complex surgical matters, ophthalmologic, internal medicine, restrictive covenants, and premises liability matters. He also defends many civil litigation matters involving wrongful death, catastrophic injuries and damages, legal malpractice defense, insurance coverage, and bad faith litigation.
Additionally, he litigates employment-related matters in administrative proceedings, including EEOC charges, unemployment insurance appeals, and matters in federal and state courts including whistleblower complaints, violation of FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, and Title VII as well as non-compete and breach of contract actions. Jarrod counsels clients on a wide range of employment law issues including independent contractor, disciplinary actions, handbook and policy/review creation, and employment contract review and drafting.
Jarrod has become a sought-after speaker providing insight from his vast experience as a front-line litigator and trial attorney. He frequently conducts seminars and speaks to physician groups, hospital medical staff, professional societies and organizations, hospital management, and those involved in hospital Grand Rounds.
Membership & Involvement
- Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; American Society for Health Care Risk Management; Defense Research Institute
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana: Health Care Litigation Section, Chair, 2017 – 2019; Health Care Litigation Section, Vice-Chair, 2014 – 2016
- Indiana Society for Healthcare Risk Managers: Board of Directors, 2021 – 2023
Honors
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in Health Care Law: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in Litigation — Health Care Law: 2023, 2024, 2025
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in Employment Law — Management: 2024, 2025
Resources & Insights
Speaking Engagements
Firm News
- 110 Amundsen Davis Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025 in America110 Amundsen Davis Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025 in America
We are proud to congratulate 110 of our attorneys on being recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025 in America.
- Amundsen Davis Welcomes Attorney Jarrod Malone to Indiana OfficeAmundsen Davis Welcomes Attorney Jarrod Malone to Indiana Office
We are excited to announce that Jarrod Malone has joined the Health Care Service Group in our Indianapolis office.
- Health Care Workplace Violence: Strategies for MitigationHealth Care Workplace Violence: Strategies for Mitigation
Join Jarrod Malone at the 2024 Professional Ethics Seminar hosted by the University of Southern Indiana, Ascension of St. Vincent Evansville and Deaconess Health System in Evansville, IN.
- Indiana Current Rules and Regulations: Advanced Practice Providers in HealthcareIndiana Current Rules and Regulations: Advanced Practice Providers in Healthcare
Education
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., 2003
Indiana University, B.A., 1999
Admissions
- Indiana