Meet Carrie
Carrie is an attorney in the firm’s Milwaukee office and a member of the Corporate and Health Care practices. She has more than 20 years of experience in health care law, compliance and executive leadership, representing hospitals, health systems and physician organizations in complex regulatory and transactional matters.
Carrie advises clients on fraud and abuse compliance, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA, HIPAA and privacy, licensure and accreditation, medical staff issues and corporate structuring. She also counsels providers on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, system affiliations and governance matters.
Carrie offers a distinctive perspective shaped by her experience as outside counsel, in-house counsel and as a senior health system executive. Earlier in her career, she was a partner in a national health law practice and served as in-house counsel to a multi-state health system. She later held senior leadership roles with Aurora Health Care, including President of Aurora Sinai Medical Center. Most recently, she served as President of Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Greater Milwaukee Patient Service Area, overseeing multibillion-dollar operations across hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and clinics.
In addition to her practice, Carrie is a part-time instructor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she teaches Health Law & Ethics and Health Policy & Politics in the graduate Master in Health Administration and Master in Business Administration programs.
Education
Juris Doctor, Harvard University Law School
Master in Public Policy, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College, magna cum laude
Activities
American College of Healthcare Executives – Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. – Trustee (2022 – Present)
Health Care Compliance Association – Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC)
Macalester College – Board Secretary (2012-2016), Vice President (2017 – 2021) and Board Chair (2021 – Present), Trustee (Present)
Milwaukee Bar Association – Co-Chair of Health Law Section (2006 – 2007)
Planned Parenthood Federation Affiliate Board Council – Member (2025 – Present)
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin – Treasurer (2021 – 2023), Chair-Elect (2023 – 2024), Chair (2024 – Present), Director (Present)
Society for Corporate Compliance & Ethics – Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)
Honors
Milwaukee Business Journal “40 Under 40” Awardee (2012)
Admitted To Practice
WisconsinCourt Admissions
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Health Law Section
American College of Healthcare Executives
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Harvard Alumni Club of Wisconsin
Health Care Compliance Association
Milwaukee Bar Association
Professional Dimensions
Wisconsin Bar Association, Health Law Section