Liz Heddleston is a member of the firm’s Health Law and Business and Corporate practice groups.
Liz’s practice focuses primarily on healthcare regulatory and transactional law for hospitals, health systems, physician practices, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare providers. Her experience includes advising clients on a wide range of healthcare issues, including Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute matters, HIPAA, EMTALA, state licensure issues, contracting, and medical staff credentialing and peer review. Liz also maintains a general corporate practice that focuses on contract drafting and negotiation and corporate governance.
A Bethesda, Md. native, Liz joined the firm as an associate in 2015. She graduated from Davidson College with a B.A. in English and earned her law degree from William & Mary Law School (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif). During law school, Liz was a member of William & Mary Law Review and served as a fellow for the Center for Legal & Court Technology. Upon graduation, she received the Special Education Advocacy Award for outstanding service to special-needs children and the Legal Practice Scholar Award for professionalism and excellence in legal research and writing.
Prior to law school, Liz worked for five years as a newspaper journalist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Outside of work, Liz loves to hike, run, rock climb and spend time with her family in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Affiliations
American Health Lawyers Association
Roanoke Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association
Davidson College, Roanoke Alumni Chapter
Chapter President
Featured Posts
Virginia Temporarily Relaxes Licensure Requirements for Health Care Professionals (Coronavirus and the Law) | April 24, 2020
Updated HIPAA Guidance on Disclosing Information about COVID-19 Patients (Coronavirus and the Law) | March 30, 2020
Patient Privacy and COVID-19 – A Summary of HIPAA Updates (Coronavirus and the Law) | March 23, 2020
CMS Develops New Billing Code for COVID-19 Lab Tests (Coronavirus and the Law) | March 17, 2020
Pandemic Planning for Healthcare Entities (Coronavirus and the Law) | March 16, 2020
Ruling Changes HIPAA’s Third-Party Directive Requirements | February 4, 2020
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