Julie Mitchell

Background

About Julie Mitchell

Julie B. Mitchell is an equity shareholder at Hagwood and Tipton. Julie holds a master’s degree in health law from DePaul University College of Law. As an attorney who focuses primarily in health care law, Julie has significant experience representing providers in health care fraud and abuse government investigations – covering a wide range of matters such as billing irregularities; quality of care issues; and Stark and Anti-Kickback arrangements. Julie has successfully negotiated settlements with numerous government entities, such as the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. She also works with providers encountering Unified Program Integrity Contractor, Zone Program Integrity Contractor, Recovery Audit Contractor and Medicare Administrative Contractor audits. In her representation of health care providers on these matters, she assists clients with internal investigations, compliance development, implementation audits and improvements and appeals. She also advises and counsels clients in self-disclosure matters. Julie previously served as chair to the Mississippi Bar, Health Law Section for 2018-2019. In addition, she was recently named a Best Lawyers in America in Health Law and a 2021 Super Lawyer in health care law by the outstanding lawyer rating service. Julie and her family reside in Madison, Mississippi.