Jenna focuses solely on healthcare law, and assists medical practices across the country on reimbursement and regulatory matters. She helps clients reduce exposure, develop corrective action plans, and successfully appeal Medicare, Medicaid, and major private payer recoupment claims. Her experience also allows her to assist clients with filing or defending False Claim Acts complaints.
Jenna’s legal career began as an in-house defense counsel for a prominent nationwide insurer. She then served for three years as a prosecutor for the City of Chicago where she handled over 100 cases at a time from filing through resolution. Jenna is a highly organized, and prides herself on her meticulous case preparation and interpersonal and writing skills.
Jenna works closely with the healthcare team on audit defense and payer appeals and has had success in reducing exposure, swiftly developing corrective action, and successfully appealing Medicare, Medicaid, and major payer recoupment claims. Her clients include private physician practices, multidisciplinary practices, specialty practices, home health agencies, and skilled nursing facilities. Jenna excels at helping clients find cost-effective ways to navigate complicated Medicare appeals, Medicaid appeals, RAC audits, ZPIC audits, and federal regulatory termination and exclusion proceedings. Her experience as a prosecutor lends itself to handling False Claims Act prosecution and defense cases.
Not Admitted in South Carolina or North Carolina.
University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., cum laude
University of Notre Dame, B.A. in Government and Public Policy, cum laude
Arizona
Illinois
Overview
Jenna focuses solely on healthcare law, and assists medical practices across the country on reimbursement and regulatory matters. She helps clients reduce exposure, develop corrective action plans, and successfully appeal Medicare, Medicaid, and major private payer recoupment claims. Her experience also allows her to assist clients with filing or defending False Claim Acts complaints.
Jenna’s legal career began as an in-house defense counsel for a prominent nationwide insurer. She then served for three years as a prosecutor for the City of Chicago where she handled over 100 cases at a time from filing through resolution. Jenna is a highly organized, and prides herself on her meticulous case preparation and interpersonal and writing skills.
Jenna works closely with the healthcare team on audit defense and payer appeals and has had success in reducing exposure, swiftly developing corrective action, and successfully appealing Medicare, Medicaid, and major payer recoupment claims. Her clients include private physician practices, multidisciplinary practices, specialty practices, home health agencies, and skilled nursing facilities. Jenna excels at helping clients find cost-effective ways to navigate complicated Medicare appeals, Medicaid appeals, RAC audits, ZPIC audits, and federal regulatory termination and exclusion proceedings. Her experience as a prosecutor lends itself to handling False Claims Act prosecution and defense cases.
Not Admitted in South Carolina or North Carolina.
Speaking & Writing
"The UPIC Evolution" co-authored with Stephen Bittinger, Compliance Today, November 2017.
Outside Nexsen Pruet
Jenna has been married for 17 years to Leo Godlewski, who works in the healthcare field as a certified orthotist and prosthetist for Hanger, Inc. Jenna loves nothing more than spending time with her family that includes her three amazing children. Jenna is an active volunteer at the school, and also has a passion for coaching her children’s basketball, baseball and softball teams.
