An associate in the firm's Health Law Group, Kristin represents and provides advice to physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories and other providers regarding fraud and abuse issues, regulatory and licensure issues, corporate compliance, managed care reimbursement and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement issues. A substantial portion of Kristin's practice involves advising clients on federal and state fraud and abuse laws and regulatory compliance issues.

Kristin also has extensive knowledge and experience dealing with issues relating to the Maryland Health Care Decisions Act, including providing advice to physicians and other providers with respect to health care decision-making for patients based on written and oral advance directives, living wills, surrogate decision-making and/or court-appointed guardianship. Kristin assisted with the creation of, and helps maintain, the Maryland Health Care Decision Making Website, which is a collaborative website provided by the Maryland Attorney General's Office and Ober|Kaler that is designed to be resource for health care professionals, containing references, tools, forms and guidelines to facilitate end-of-life care and other decisions in compliance with the Maryland Health Care Decisions Act.

Counsel to several hospitals that obtained a favorable reconsideration from CMS of funds wrongly denied under the Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update Program (RHQDAPU) program, recovering over $2 million collectively for the providers

Health care regulatory compliance counsel in connection with the acquisition of a regional long-term care pharmacy chain

Health care regulatory counsel to a number of clients regarding issues relating to charges to the Medicaid program

Defense counsel in connection with qui tam action filed relating to billing for physician services

Court of Appeals of Maryland

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006

Journal of Healthcare Law & Policy, Executive Editor

Law & Health Care Program

James Madison University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2003

Teacher's Award for Academic Excellence, JMU Integrated Science & Technology (ISAT) Program

Concentration in Biotechnology

American Health Lawyers Association

Maryland State Bar Association

Health Law Section

Moveable Feast

Board of Directors

Listed as a Maryland Rising Star in Maryland Super Lawyers, Healthcare, 2010

Legislative Extern, Maryland Veterans Caucus, Maryland General Assembly

Student Attorney, University of Maryland School of Law's Health Care, Child Welfare, and AIDS Advocacy Clinic

Intern to the Honorable John Philip Miller, Circuit Court for Baltimore City