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Knicole Emanuel

Knicole Emanuel

Partner

301 Hillsborough Street
Suite 1400
Raleigh, NC 27603
T 919.329.3824
knicole.emanuel@nelsonmullins.com
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Knicole has devoted more than 23 years to a health care litigation practice, with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid litigation, health care regulatory compliance, administrative law, and regulatory law. She possesses a deep understanding of the complex Medicare and Medicaid payment system, the distinctive business of health care providers, the interplay of federal and...

Knicole has devoted more than 23 years to a health care litigation practice, with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid litigation, health care regulatory compliance, administrative law, and regulatory law. She possesses a deep understanding of the complex Medicare and Medicaid payment system, the distinctive business of health care providers, the interplay of federal and state Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and the actions of state agencies that impact the operations of health care entities.

Knicole has considerable experience trying administrative cases, having argued over 2,000 cases in more than 30 states, and has also appeared before multiple states' medical boards. In numerous states, she has successfully obtained federal injunctions that enabled health care providers to continue operating despite accusations of health care fraud, inappropriate billing, and data mining.

Throughout the United States, Knicole frequently delivers presentations on health care law, the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and regulatory compliance for providers, such as physicians, home health and hospice providers, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals, and durable medical equipment providers. She is also a weekly panelist on RACMonitor, where she serves as a resource and commentator on Medicare and Medicaid audits.

Knicole Emanuel

state Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and the actions of state agencies that impact the operations of health care entities.

Knicole has considerable experience trying administrative cases, having argued over 2,000 cases in more than 30 states, and has also appeared before multiple states' medical boards. In numerous states, she has successfully obtained federal injunctions that enabled health care providers to continue operating despite accusations of health care fraud, inappropriate billing, and data mining.

Throughout the United States, Knicole frequently delivers presentations on health care law, the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and regulatory compliance for providers, such as physicians, home health and hospice providers, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals, and durable medical equipment providers. She is also a weekly panelist on RACMonitor, where she serves as a resource and commentator on Medicare and Medicaid audits.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated more than 3,000 health care cases.
  • Represented a New Mexico behavioral health care entity accused of an alleged overpayment of $12 million and successfully litigated the amount owed to $865.35.
  • Represented an Indiana geneticist whose Medicaid reimbursements were suspended based on credible allegations of fraud and won a federal preliminary injunction lifting the suspension.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for multiple behavioral health care facilities, oral surgeons, pediatric care physicians, and durable medical equipment companies across the country.
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated more than 3,000 health care cases.
  • Represented a New Mexico behavioral health care entity accused of an alleged overpayment of $12 million and successfully litigated the amount owed to $865.35.
  • Represented an Indiana geneticist whose Medicaid reimbursements were suspended based on credible allegations of fraud and won a federal preliminary injunction lifting the suspension.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for multiple behavioral health care facilities, oral surgeons, pediatric care physicians, and durable medical equipment companies across the country.

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Professional Activities

  • Board of Directors, Autism Services and the Brotherhood of Warriors
  • Member, American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Knicole has devoted more than 23 years to a health care litigation practice, with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid litigation, health care regulatory compliance, administrative law, and regulatory law. She possesses a deep understanding of the complex Medicare and Medicaid payment system, the distinctive business of health care providers, the interplay of federal and... state Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and the actions of state agencies that impact the operations of health care entities.

Knicole has considerable experience trying administrative cases, having argued over 2,000 cases in more than 30 states, and has also appeared before multiple states' medical boards. In numerous states, she has successfully obtained federal injunctions that enabled health care providers to continue operating despite accusations of health care fraud, inappropriate billing, and data mining.

Throughout the United States, Knicole frequently delivers presentations on health care law, the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act, and regulatory compliance for providers, such as physicians, home health and hospice providers, dentists, chiropractors, hospitals, and durable medical equipment providers. She is also a weekly panelist on RACMonitor, where she serves as a resource and commentator on Medicare and Medicaid audits.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated more than 3,000 health care cases.
  • Represented a New Mexico behavioral health care entity accused of an alleged overpayment of $12 million and successfully litigated the amount owed to $865.35.
  • Represented an Indiana geneticist whose Medicaid reimbursements were suspended based on credible allegations of fraud and won a federal preliminary injunction lifting the suspension.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for multiple behavioral health care facilities, oral surgeons, pediatric care physicians, and durable medical equipment companies across the country.

Education

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2000)
  • North Carolina State University, BA, magna cum laude (1996)

Admissions

  • Georgia
  • North Carolina

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  • Board of Directors, Autism Services and the Brotherhood of Warriors
  • Member, American Health Law Association (AHLA)
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