Member
Litigation
J.D. University of Akron
B.S. West Virginia University
Office:
Wheeling, WV
(304) 231-0444
Office:
Southpointe, PA
(724) 749-3140
Biography
Clients know that Kristen Andrews Wilson will help them understand and navigate the complex and complicated healthcare landscape. Kristen’s clients include hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities, as well as independent healthcare providers. Kristen’s practice is a unique combination of litigation avoidance via counseling and defense via litigation, when necessary. In addition to her medical malpractice litigation practice, Kristen has experience with federal and state healthcare regulatory compliance, as well as business transactions involving hospitals, physician practices, and independent practitioners.
Memberships & Awards
Professional
2020 Go To Thought Leadership Award, Healthcare Regs COVID-19, The National Law ReviewAmerican Health Lawyers AssociationOhio State Bar AssociationDefense Trial Counsel of West VirginiaGraduated magna cum laude, University of Akron
Key Experience
Provided federal regulatory guidance for multi-state health care entity in sale of assets in multiple jurisdictions
Represented employed and independent physicians before various West Virginia licensure boards, including the West Virginia Osteopathic Medicine Board and the West Virginia Board of Medicine
Served as regulatory counsel for healthcare entities on Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and the corporate practice of medicine doctrine
Know-How
Alert
Work Experience
2010 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
2005 Intern, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
2005 Intern, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Speaking Engagements
Compliance Presentation: “Corporate Compliance: Roles, Responsibilities and Investigations” (with L. Frederick Williams, Jr. and Shawn A. Morgan), West Virginia Healthcare Financial Management Association, Charleston, WV, January 11, 2018Compliance Presentation: “Financial Transaction Basics for Healthcare Providers” (with L. Frederick Williams, Jr. and Shawn A. Morgan), West Virginia Healthcare Financial Management Association, Charleston, WV, January 11, 2018Co-Presenter of "HIPAA 101," Annual Meeting of Ohio State Bar Association (May 2015)Co-author, "Identification and Comparison of Electrical Tapes Using Instrumental and Statistical Techniques: Microscopic Surface Texture and Elemental Composition," Journal of Forensic Sciences, May 2007, Vol. 52