Laetitia L. Cheltenham

Attorney | Raleigh

Phone: (919) 447-4968
| Fax: (844) 801-5883

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About Laetitia

Laetitia Cheltenham is a health care attorney who advises hospitals, health systems, clinical laboratories and other providers on strategic and operational health law matters, including managed care contracting, reimbursement and value-based care models.

A nationally certified health care provider, she brings a clinician’s perspective to complex reimbursement and patient care issues affecting health care organizations. Her practice spans a range of financial and operational matters, including managed care contracting, reimbursement strategy, value-based payment models and clinical operations.

Laetitia’s practice includes:

  • Advising on managed care contracting and reimbursement matters;
  • Guiding value‑based payment and care delivery models;
  • Navigating licensure, certification and regulatory compliance issues; and
  • Supporting providers in government investigations and clinical services matters.

Before entering private practice, Laetitia spent more than a decade working as a therapist, consultant and educator in private and governmental health care settings. She has worked within medical centers, long-term care facilities and mental health agencies, experience that informs her pragmatic, patient-centered approach to advising clients on complex health law challenges.

EDUCATION

East Carolina University, B.S. - 1999; The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.S. - 2002; The Catholic University of America, M.A. - 2006

University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D. - 2013

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • North Carolina - 2013
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina - 2018

memberships

  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys - Board of Directors
  • American Health Law Association
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

honors

  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – 2021-2025
  • North Carolina Banking Institute Journal, Volume 17 – Managing Editor
  • Gressman-Pollitt Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy, University of North Carolina School of Law – 2011
  • Received Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the United States Department of Veteran Affairs for Service & Leadership
  • Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars – 2022-2023

Civic Involvement

  • Wake Forest Youth Ballet- Board of Directors 2019-Present
  • North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy Licensure - Board of Directors 2014-2017