Ottenwess, Stephanie P.

Stephanie P. Ottenwess practices in all areas of healthcare law, providing counsel to clients in transactional matters; healthcare litigation; compliance; fraud and abuse; reimbursement matters; electronic medical records and meaningful use; and, third party payor audit appeals. Ms. Ottenwess also specializes in legal issues impacting provider and supplier enrollment and devotes a portion of her practice to counseling radiology group practices in the area of teleradiology. Ms. Ottenwess is also an experienced litigator and appellate practitioner. Since 1994, she had successfully defended major healthcare institutions and practice groups as well as individual practitioners in State and Federal Courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Ottenwess regularly speaks and authors articles on healthcare law topics aimed at physicians, physician groups, nurses, hospitals, administrators, practice managers and other healthcare professionals.

Ms. Ottenwess is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section, Appellate Section) and the American Health Lawyers Association. She graduated with Honors from the University of Michigan in 1991. In 1994, Ms. Ottenwess earned her J.D. at Wayne State University Law School where she was a member of Moot Court and was awarded the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Law Student Award. During law school, she served as the judicial intern for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Helene White.