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Dan Miller’s practice focuses on the areas of health law reimbursement, compliance and litigation issues with a particular emphasis on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement appeals. A member of the Health Law and Litigation sections of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin, Dan is a member of the American Health Law Association... READ MORE

Melissa Markey, CISSP, co-leads the Hall Render Life Sciences team and focuses her practice on FDA regulatory compliance, research misconduct, human subject research and technology law, including data privacy and security, medical device security, mobile medical applications and consumer-facing health care, electronic health records and data rights management, as well as emergency legal preparedness,... READ MORE

Robert W. Markette, Jr., CHC, focuses his practice on representing home health, hospice and private duty providers in all aspects of their operations.  With more than 10 years of experience in working with these industries, Robert has developed a reputation for understanding the issues facing home care providers and has assisted clients in a... READ MORE

Lisa Lucido is a shareholder in the firm serving as the Co-Office Managing Partner of Hall Render’s Troy, MI office and Co-Leader of the firm’s managed care service line. She concentrates her practice in the areas of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, managed care, regulatory compliance and telehealth reimbursement. She provides counsel to a wide... READ MORE

Mary Kate Liffrig focuses her practice in the area of labor and employment law, with an emphasis on counseling employers through all areas of the employment relationship. Providing niche health care knowledge and experience, Mary Kate partners with her clients as they navigate their day-to-day employment-related challenges. Mary Kate counsels clients on a wide... READ MORE

Rene Larkin counsels health care clients on a wide variety of transactional and governance matters and understands the aspects of health care that can make these matters unique from other industries. Rene has in-depth experience in all real property issues, including health care lease arrangements, purchase and sale of real property and acquisitions and... READ MORE

Julie Lappas is a Shareholder in the firm’s Indianapolis office and Co-Leader of the firm’s Clinical Integration and Managed Care Service Line. She focuses her practice on counseling pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), hospitals and provider-sponsored health plans on a wide range of pharmacy, PBM and managed care matters. Prior to joining Hall Render,... READ MORE

Brandon Kulwicki’s practice is dedicated primarily to operational, regulatory and transactional health law; health care risk management and administration; and litigation regarding all aspects of health care including medical malpractice. He works with and provides legal representation and advice to large hospital systems and physician practice groups throughout Texas and nationally with regard to... READ MORE

Katherine Kuchan is a shareholder and Nurse Attorney focusing her practice on regulatory and compliance matters. Katherine serves as co-leader of the firm’s compliance service line. She provides legal counsel to clients across the country on regulatory and compliance matters involving the False Claims Act, the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Civil... READ MORE

Joe Krause’s practice focuses on corporate and regulatory work for health care clients including hospitals, health systems, physician practices, rural health clinics, IDTFs and ASCs. This work encompasses government reimbursement, billing and payment matters; health care licensing and certification; corporate structure and reorganizations; and obtaining and maintaining tax exemption. His work also includes provider-based status... READ MORE