Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq.
PartnerThe Health Law Partners, P.C.
29566 Northwestern Highway
Ste. 200
Southfield, MI 48034
(tel) 248-996-8510
(fax) 248-996-8525
STEPHANIE P. OTTENWESS is a partner with The Health Law Partners, P.C. 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 a judicial intern for Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Helene White.
Ms. Ottenwess has been a litigator since 1994 focusing primarily on medical-legal issues, successfully defending major healthcare institutions and practice groups as well as individual practitioners. In addition, she is consulted by both healthcare facilities and practice groups for her critical evaluation of any issue affecting risk management. Ms. Ottenwess is also an appellate practitioner, representing her clients on a vast array of medical-legal issues in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court and the Federal Courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
At The Health Law Partners, P.C., Ms. Ottenwess practices with the litigation group and the Medicare and RAC Audit practice group.
Ms. Ottenwess is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member, Health Care Law Section, Appellate Section), Women Lawyer’s Association of Michigan (Wayne County Region).
Education
JD, Wayne State University Law School, 1994
Moot Court Member
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
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Law Student Award.
B.S., University of Michigan, 1991
Graduated with Honors
Major: Psychology
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Michigan, 1994U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1994
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
State Bar of Michigan, Health Care Law Section
State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Section
Women Lawyer’s Association of Michigan (Wayne County Region)
Published Works
"Recent CMS Initiatives," by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., AHRA Link, February 2012.
Use Care with Social Media to Project Professionalism, Protect Patients, by Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report, Fall 2011.
"Medical Malpractice Tort Reform," co-authored by Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., Radiology Management, March/April 2011."The OIG's New Roadmap on Avoiding Fraud and Abuse," by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. and Abby Pendleton, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report Winter 2011.
"Proposed HIPAA Regulations: What Physician Practices Need to Know," by Abby Pendleton, Esq., Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq., and Stephanie Ottenwess, Esq., Michigan Medical Law Report Fall 2010.
"Voodoo Economics? Loss of Parental Training and Guidance: The New Battleground in Medical Malpractice Damages.," by Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., David M. Ottenwess, Esq. and Melissa E. Graves, Esq., Michigan Defense Quarterly, July 2010.
Speaking Engagements
"Marketing Your Services – What You Need to Know to Stay Out of Trouble,” Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 20, 2012.
"Stark Q&A with the Attorney," Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq., RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs, March 19, 2012.
Multiple Presentations on Stark Law and the HITECH Act, Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. at the RBMA Building Better Radiology Marketing Programs Conference, March 20-22, 2011.
What Physicians Should Know About Healthcare Reform for Their Practices, Kathryn Hickner-Cruz, Esq. and Stephanie P. Ottenwess, Esq. to be Featured Question and Answer Panelists for this AHLA and PNC Healthcare Reform VIP Event, December 9, 2010.
