Rachel offers comprehensive counsel to healthcare providers and facilities on a wide range of issues, including healthcare fraud, regulatory and compliance matters, as well as licensure and transactional concerns. With a robust background in healthcare administration and regulation, Rachel stands out as a well-rounded advisor, helping healthcare organizations and providers strategically navigate the growing challenges in the industry while finding effective business solutions to complex regulatory hurdles.

Rachel’s ability to craft creative, practical strategies enables her clients to navigate intricate statutory and regulatory requirements while aligning with their business goals in a cost-effective manner. Her practice is focused exclusively on healthcare law, where she provides expert guidance on structuring complex transactions while carefully considering both state and federal regulatory frameworks. Rachel also advises clients on start-up and day-to-day operational and compliance issues, addressing federal and state fraud and abuse laws such as the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalties Law, as well as Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, licensure and accreditation, telemedicine, HIPAA, and other laws affecting healthcare transactions and operations, including fee-splitting and corporate practice of medicine laws.

Rachel’s expertise extends beyond physician-owned healthcare practices to include management services organizations, healthcare clinics, medical spas and wellness clinics owned by nurse practitioners and physician assistants, physician group practices, and telehealth providers. Her solutions-driven approach and clear, effective communication help clients navigate not only start-up and ongoing operational challenges but also growth and expansion while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

SERVICES

• Facility Licensure

• Healthcare Regulatory + Compliance

• Outside General Counsel

• Clinical Practice Management

• Professional Licensure Defense

• Mergers + Acquisitions

PRIOR EXPERIENCE & REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Routinely provides strategic counsel to healthcare clinics, home health agencies, and nurse registries regarding licensure requirements and navigating the complexities of regulatory approvals.

• Advises medical spas and wellness clinics on startup operations, guiding them through business formation, regulatory and operational compliance, and preparing for eventual sale or acquisition.

• Drafts and reviews employment-related agreements, including supervisory documentation and compliance with the regulatory framework between midlevel providers and supervising physicians.

• Serves as regulatory counsel in large private equity-backed transactions, focusing on change of ownership, licensure transfers, and ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the deal process.

• Represents a large mental health facility in lobbying efforts against a large insurance company to enforce statutory assignment of benefits language, advocating for fair reimbursement practices for mental health treatment.

CREDENTIALS

Education:

• Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, May 2020.

• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Bachelor of Arts, Business & Organizational Communication, May 2016.

Professional Associations:

State Bar of Florida

• Health Law Section of the Florida Bar

• Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar

Admissions:

• Florida

Prior Positions:

• Florida Healthcare Law Firm, Counsel

• Nicholson & Eastin, LLP, Associate Attorney

• Wicker Smith, Associate Attorney

COMMUNITY

• Rachel is active in the community and supports St. Jude’s, Operation Smile, and the National MS Society.

ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

• Speaker, Representing the Physician 2025: Presented by The Florida Bar.