Susan E. Ziel

Susan Ziel is a nurse attorney and partner with the law firm of Krieg DeVault LLP. Ms. Ziel is a Core Member of both the Health Care and Life Sciences Practice Groups and she represents and advises the firm's clients regarding many significant legal and regulatory issues, including but not limited to, security breach incidents involving protected health information and other personal information; fraud and abuse allegations and related government audits, investigations and enforcement actions; and licensure, peer review and contractual matters. In addition to serving as a regular speaker and author, Ms. Ziel is active in numerous professional organizations, including but not limited to, the American Bar Association (ABA), the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA), the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) and Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society. Ms. Ziel also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Michigan School of Public Health's Center of Health, Law and Ethics and she currently serves as Chair of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors and the American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate's Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Team. She is also a Past President of TAANA and Executive Women in Health Care (EWHC), among others. Ms. Ziel is a graduate of Madonna University's School of Nursing, the University of Michigan's School of Public Health and the University of South Carolina's School of Law. She has also completed graduate studies at the Royal College of Nursing in London, England. Ms. Ziel resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband, Daniel J. Pesut, PhD RN FAAN who serves as the Katherine R. and C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, however she works out of the firm's Indiana and Minnesota offices in serving firm clients across the country. Awards and Honors Honors Featured As Nurse Attorney by Indianapolis Star, Article, "She Wears Two Hats to Head Off Trouble in Health Care" Section (J-1), May 30, 1999 Featured By American Bar Association in September 1995 Issue of Barrister as 1 of 21 Young Lawyers Leading Profession into 21st Century ("A Lawyer's Zeal Transforms a School"), 1995 Leadership South Carolina - Participant, 1995 - 1996 Leadership South Carolina - Program Planning Committee, 1996 - 1997 South Carolina's Young Lawyer of the Year Award, 1994 South Carolina State Board of Education Award, 1994 United Way of the Midlands Volunteer of the Year, 1994 Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1989 - 1991 Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1981 Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1984 Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1986 People Person, Providence Hospital, 1985 Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, 1980 - Present

• Partner

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Health Law, 1994 - 1997
• University of South Carolina School of Law, Legal Writing Instructor, 1990 - 1991
• State Board of Nursing for South Carolina, Program Nurse Constultant, Legal and Disciplinary Affairs, 1986 - 1988
• University of South Carolina, Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing, 1985 - 1986
• Providence Hospital, Consultant to Hospital Administration, 1983 - 1984
• Providence Hospital, Director of Nursing Services, 1984 - 1986
• D.J. Sullivan & Associates, Inc., Senior Management Consultant, 1981 - 1983
• University of Michigan Medical Center, Staff Nurse, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU), 1974 - 1979
• University of Michigan Medical Center, Head Nurse, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU), 1976 - 1979
• University of Michigan Medical Center, Assistant to Clinical Director, Medical Nursing Division, 1979 - 1981
• University of Michigan Medical Center, Acting Clinical Director, Medical Nursing Division, 1981

• "The Final Stark II Regulations: New Opportunities for Compliance", Indiana State Medical Association, CME Internet Simulcast, 2001
• "The Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations", Annual Meeting of the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 2001
• "The Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations", MEDS, 2001
• "Proposed HIPAA Regulations: Issues of Security and Privacy in a "Wired" Health Information System", 19th Annual Meeting & Educational Conference of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000
• "Compliance Programs for Small Physicians Practices", Annual Meeting of Indiana Chapter of Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers, 2000
• "Federal Regulatory Update: Fraud and Abuse, CMP, HIPAA, APC's", Annual Meeting of the 11th District of the Indiana State Medical Association, 2000
• "Legislative Update", Indiana University School of Nursing, 2000
• "Federal Regulatory Update: Fraud and Abuse, CMP, HIPAA, APC's", Indiana State Medical Association, 2000
• "Proposed HIPAA Regulations", Lorman Education Institute, 2000
• "Managing the Risks of Health Care Fraud and False Claims", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, 2000

• South Carolina, 1991
• Indiana, 1998
• Minnesota, 2012

• American Bar Association, Health Law Section, 1991 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Science & Technology Section, 1991 - Present (Member)
• American Health Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present (Health Information and Technology Committee)
• American Health Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present (Fraud and Abuse Committee)
• American Nurses Association, 1974 - Present (Member)
• Carmel Chamber of Commerce, 2009 - Present (Board of Directors)
• South Carolina Nurses Association, 1983 - 1997 (Member)
• Indiana Nurses Association, 1997 - Present (Member)
• Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1996 - 1998 (Health Care Fraud Report Advisory Board)
• Indiana University School of Nursing, 1997 - Present (Adjunct Professor)
• Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 2001 (President)
• Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 2000 (Vice President)
• Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 1999 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Executive Women in Health Care, Inc., 1997 - Present (Member)
• Indiana Chapter of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000 - 2002 (President)
• Indiana Chapter of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000 - 2002 (Board of Directors)
• Indiana Chapter of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 1997 - Present (Member)
• Indianapolis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation, Inc., 1999 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Indianapolis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation, Inc., 2000 - Present (Board Development Committee Chair)
• The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 1989 - Present (Member)
• The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 2000 - Present (Membership Task Force)
• The Journal of Nursing Law, 1996 - 1998 (Editorial Board)
• University of Michigan, 1984 - Present (Department of Health Services Management and Policy Alumni Association)
• Women and Hi Tech, Inc., 2000 - Present (Member and Pro Bono Legal Counsel)