Counsel

Stacy Shea Luna (Shea)

859-226-2297

Shea Luna is an attorney in the firm’s Lexington, Kentucky office where she is a member of the Health Care Service Group. She devotes her practice to health care law, focusing on regulatory and compliance, clinical operations, insurance, and data privacy and security. Shea’s health care law experience also includes contracting, employment, corporate transactions, licensure and certificate of need, fraud and abuse, medical staff and peer review, reimbursement, and other general regulatory matters. Shea also has provided general legal representation to public schools and universities, including advising and representing boards, committees, and leadership in the administration of these institutions covering areas such as open records, open meetings, student and faculty affairs, purchasing, student privacy rights, health care, governance, education, and other regulatory matters. Shea is Certified in Healthcare Privacy and Security with the American Health Information Management Association.

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Memberships

Kentucky Bar Association

,

Member

American Health Lawyers Association

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Member

American Bar Association

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Health Law Section

Community Involvement

Lexington Rescue Mission, Board Member

Sand Spring Baptist Church, Member

Education

J.D.,

2000

magna cum laude

University of Tennessee College of Law

B.A., Communication Studies,

1995

magna cum laude

Vanderbilt University

More Than Stites & Harbison

Prior to joining the firm, Shea was Associate General Counsel for Health Affairs at the University of Kentucky representing and advising the University of Kentucky in the administration of its UK HealthCare operations and academic medical center as well as other university matters. Additionally, Shea worked for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services representing the Departments of Public Health and Medicaid in a wide array of matters including administrative rate appeals and was Assistant Counsel at Chenoweth Law Office representing local school districts in areas of labor and employment, contracting, education, and privacy. Shea began her legal career as Assistant Counsel for the United States Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Shea enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. Shea is an active member of her church and enjoys traveling, running, and hiking.