Kathleen practices exclusively in the Firm’s Health Care Law Group. She advises healthcare providers, practice groups and facilities on regulatory compliance including Stark and Anti-Kickback, contracts, government investigations, healthcare transactions, physician contracts, employment issues and litigation matters.
Kathleen has extensive experience litigating complex civil and criminal cases in state and federal court. She has successfully defended physicians throughout the State of Utah against medical malpractice actions. She has also represented physicians in white collar criminal cases and DEA investigations and has a deep knowledge and understanding of the complexities involved in controlled substance prescribing. Kathleen has published articles and given presentations on opioid-related legal issues for practitioners and insurers.
Professional Memberships
- Federal Bar Association – National Health Law Section, 10th Circuit Representative
- Federal Bar Association – Utah Chapter, Board Member and Chair of Young Lawyers Committee
- Utah Defense Lawyer Association
- Utah Women Lawyers
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine “Rising Stars” List (2014-2021)
Recent Publications
- 2016 Salt Lake Tribune, Law Day Special Edition
- Unrecognized Complications: Potential Criminal Investigations of Physicians Who Settle Wrongful Death Claims, USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2017 (co-authored with Michael Miller).
Education
- University of Utah, J.D., 2009
- University of Michigan, B.A., Kinesiology, 2005
Admissions
- Utah State Bar, 2009
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2011
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2011
- Montana State Bar, 2019
- Colorado State Bar, 2023