Profile
Karen Shuler has been advising health care providers and nonprofit organizations for over 35 years on all aspects of their business, including day‑to‑day and strategic planning issues. Karen’s vast experience and expertise allows her to provide clients with practical advice and meaningful guidance in industries that are highly regulated.
Karen has been selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America (© Woodward/White Inc.) for her work in Health Care Law and Non‑Profit/Charities Law. She is also listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Chambers & Partners Publishing).
Karen is a Shareholder and past Chair of the Firm’s Health Law Practice Group and Mentor Committee. She also served on the Firm’s Executive Committee.
Experience
Experience
Health Care Providers
- Accountable care organizations
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Compliance programs
- Credentialing/peer review and licensing
- Health system alignment
- Independent practice associations and clinically integrated networks
- Joint ventures
- Medical records and informed consent
- Medical Part B billing, coding and reimbursement
- Medicare/Medicaid enrollment
- Mid‑level providers
- Payer contracting
- Physician‑owned specialty hospitals
- Physician recruitment
- Regulatory matters including Stark Law, Anti‑Kickback Statute, EMTALA, and HIPAA
Nonprofit Organizations
- Formation and obtaining tax‑exempt status
- Private foundations
- Business leagues/trade associations
- Board fiduciary duties/conflicts of interest
- Reasonable compensation analysis
- Form 990 Policies/Procedures
- Grant applications
- Fundraisers and sales tax application
News & Publications
News
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Honors & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
Chambers USA, Healthcare Law, 2008-2019
Best Lawyers in America (© Woodward/White Inc.),Health Care Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law, 2007-2019
"AV" Rating, Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
Community & Professional
Nebraska, Iowa, and American Bar Associations
American Health Lawyers Association
Immanuel Charitable Foundation, Past Board of Directors; Past Executive Committee, Past President
Mercy High School, Past Member of Board of Directors
Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Board of Directors
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America – Nebraska Synod, Past Chair of Finance Committee
Trinity Lutheran Church, Past Council Member and Past President, Past Chair of Endowment Fund and Stewardship Committees
Education
J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law, 1981
B.S., University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1978
Admissions
- State of Nebraska
State of Iowa