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Stephen Tujague, JD

Practice Areas

  • Healthcare and business litigation
  • Government and private-payor reimbursement disputes, audits, and provider appeals
  • Business-associate, vendor, and healthcare contract disputes
  • Physician practice transitions and post-employment disputes
  • Healthcare executive and whistleblower representation
  • Behavioral health and community mental health matters

Professional Experiences

Stephen Tujague is a healthcare and business litigation attorney at Forbes Law Group, LLC. He represents hospitals, physicians, medical practices, ambulatory surgery centers, behavioral health organizations, and healthcare executives in Kansas and Missouri.

Before joining the firm, Stephen served as a research attorney to Chief Judge Sarah E. Warner of the Kansas Court of Appeals, gaining valuable experience in complex civil appeals and business disputes.

Stephen earned a B.B.A. in Finance from Fort Hays State University and his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he was Managing Editor of the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy. During law school, he was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the top grade in his Mergers & Acquisitions course, and he interned at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Enforcement in Kansas City, Missouri.

Stephen is actively involved in leadership and service within the Kansas legal community. He was appointed to a three-year term as the District 1 Trustee of the Kansas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees, and he serves on its Investment and Scholarship Committees.

Stephen also contributes to legal scholarship and professional education. He has co-chaired the Kansas Bar Association's Annual Survey of Law for two years, and he continues to serve on the publication's Editorial Committee and author its Administrative Law chapter. He is an active member of the Earl E. O'Connor American Inn of Court and the American Health Law Association.

Qualifications

Education

J.D., University of Kansas, 2023
B.B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2020

Bar Admissions

Kansas, 2023
Missouri, 2025
U.S. District Court of Kansas, 2023
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2025

Professional Affiliations

  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Kansas Bar Foundation
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Earl E. O'Connor American Inn of Court
  • American Health Law Association

Honors & Awards

  • Managing Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy
  • Best Respondent Brief honors, national moot court competition
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Mergers & Acquisitions course
  • Jack E. Dalton Legal Writing Award
  • Jayhawk Scholarship (Full Tuition Academic Scholarship), University of Kansas School of Law