FRANCINE M. FELSKE

• Limited legal practice providing legal counsel to individuals and business clients regarding business transactions, estate planning and probate, and local counsel representation in small claims litigation matters.
• Worked with state legislator providing insight and research assistance for drafting legislation and enforcement procedures regarding Chiropractic licensing and regulation
• Provided legal counsel to non-profits regarding grant process
• Drafted, reviewed and advised client regarding underwriting of loans provided through PACE program .

• Managed refinancing of senior/supportive care housing loans into HUD Section 232 for Residential Care Facilities program and Section 223(f) (Multifamily HUD program) and conventional loan programs
• Managed preparation and review of loan documents, corporate documents, property acquisition and sale documents
• Coordinated due diligence materials for property and with investment partners
• Monitored transaction flow and timelines to ensure project schedule
• Created database of corporate records of legal entities and related property records to enhance business efficiency and legal compliance.

• Developed, implemented and maintained custom ORACLE ERP automated approval process for contracts with health care consultants, requests for health care sponsorships, proposed charitable donations to healthcare and research entities and equipment use.
• Approved 200 plus business requests for HCP interactions for compliance with with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Medicare Anti-Kickback Statue, and US Sunshine Transparency laws
• Created and delivered training to sales and management regarding US Sunshine reporting requirements and utilization of new approval system.
• Created checklists and online tools to support utilization of new approval system.
• Navigated complex matrixed business to provide timely compliance guidance to management, operations, and field personnel.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging compliance regulations.
• Crafted compliance policies addressing FCPA, Medicare Anti-kickback and US Transparency HCP payment reporting requirements.

• Reviewed business interactions with healthcare entities regarding Stark law, Medicare Anti-kickback statute, Anti-bribery rules and regulations and Federal/State HCP payment reporting statues and regulations
• Drafted and negotiated over 200 contracts with health care providers for educational grants, charitable contributions, physician consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, specialized joint venture agreements and vendor contracts
• Proposed, created, and implemented new compliance policy and process for promotional activities increasing business compliance
• Validated 200+ business interactions with Heath Care Providers for first public reporting of health care providers interactions with GEHC.

• Represented municipal bond underwriters for issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance hospitals and charter school capital improvements
• Advised hospitals regarding due diligence and tax-exemption private activity regulations
• Reviewed health care entities due diligence materials with regard to risks concerning Stark Law and Anti-kickback statute
• Drafted documents for financing and governmental approval of Industrial Revenue Bonds and conventional loan documentation on behalf of bank lenders and borrowers

• Advised real estate developers, construction contractors, subcontractors and construction vendors regarding contracts, construction lien claims, and construction defect litigation matters
• Represented City of Milwaukee as co-bond counsel for issuance of municipal bonds.

• Majority of practice with Chicago minority owned law firm.
• Practice focused on medical malpractice defense of healthcare providers municipal bond financing, personal injury litigation and health care law
• Health care practice involved advising health care providers regarding Stark Law, Medicare Fraud and Abuse (Anti-Kickback statute) and Anti-trust regulations in addition to professional ethics and medical staffing matters
• Reviewed and advised clients regarding business arrangements such as hospital personnel contracts with physicians, medical equipment and office rental agreements, informed consent documents and advertising of health services.

Cum laude, Managing Editor, Health Matrix: Journal of Law - Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 1 (1991); Francine Stulac, RU 486: The Politics of Choice 1 Health Matrix: J. Law-Medicine, 77 (1991), Research Assistant for Prof. Maxwell Mehlman, Director of the Law-Medicine Center

– French Area Studies