Joseph R. Impicciche, J.D., M.H.A.
Senior Vice President, Legal Services and General Counsel

Joseph Impicciche is the Senior Vice President, Legal Services and General Counsel for Ascension Health. He is responsible for providing legal counsel to the corporation, Board of Trustees and to executive management. He coordinates legal services for major projects and transactions; leads system-to-system affiliation initiatives; assists with business development activities; and manages outside legal relationships on behalf of Ascension Health.

Prior to joining Ascension Health, Mr. Impicciche was a Partner in a private law firm with a major concentration in public finance, business and tax law for nonprofit organizations. He also served as General Counsel for St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, Ind.

Because of his expertise, Mr. Impicciche has made presentations on tax and business related subjects to numerous organizations. He is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He has served as a Board member of numerous organizations, including the Heart Center of Indiana, the Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men, Community Action of Greater Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Humane Society. He was recognized in the Indianapolis Monthly "Indiana Super Lawyers 2004" in March 2004.

Mr. Impicciche earned a juris doctorate from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Ind., and a master's degree in health care administration from Indiana University. He received a bachelor's degree from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., where he was a Lilly Scholar. He was an adjunct professor of commercial law at Indiana University, Indianapolis, School of Business for fifteen years, and was an adjunct professor at Indiana University Law School, Indianapolis, from 1999 to 2003. Since moving to St. Louis, Mr. Impicciche has become an adjunct professor at Saint Louis University Law School.

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