- Advises healthcare providers on day-to-day patient care issues, including consent to treatment, confidentiality of medical records, guardianships, and other matters
- Regularly drafts and negotiates employment agreements, shareholder agreements, admission and discharge agreements, and other contracts
- Represents professionals before the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Dental Examiners, Allied Health Board, and Board of Nursing Home Administrators
- Frequently drafts and reviews Medical Staff Bylaws and policies and procedures
- Advises Hospital Medical Staffs and practitioners on credentialing disputes and corrective action proceedings
- Negotiated favorable settlements with Medicare and Medicaid in alleged overpayment cases for hospitals, physician practices, and dental practices
- Represented a NH hospital in its corporate affiliation with a large healthcare system
- Represented a large NH nursing home before NH DHHS in its sale of beds, closure and transfer of residents
- Successfully represented physicians accused of over-prescribing opioids before the N.H. Board of Medicine-cases
- Successfully represented APRN before the N.H. Board of Nursing regarding diversion of opioids
- Successfully represented two baccalaureate N.H. nursing education programs regarding continued approval by N.H. Board of Nursing
- Represented two large New Hampshire hospitals in constitutional litigation challenging the New Hampshire Medicaid Enhancement Tax resulting in a ruling that the enabling statute was unconstitutional and leading to a landmark settlement with the State of New Hampshire
Katherine M. Hanna
Shareholder
Manchester
Phone:(603) 627-8106
Fax:(603) 641-2365
Email:khanna@sheehan.com
ABOUT KATHERINE M. HANNA
Kate serves as general and special counsel to hospitals, specialty hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health and hospice organizations, physician practices, dental practices, and individual practitioners, including physicians, dentists, APRN’s, PA’s and mental health counselors.
KEY MATTERS
EDUCATION
- J.D., Boston College Law School
- B.A., cum laude , Mount Holyoke College
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- New Hampshire Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of NH
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
AWARDS
- NH Magazine 2025 Top Lawyer, Healthcare Law
- Chambers USA, Healthcare (“Band 1" Attorney)
- Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law
- Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law
- Best Lawyers in America®, Health Care Law
- Two-time Recipient-NH Bar Association President’s Award for Distinguished Public Service
- 2015 -Dunfey-Kanteres Award, NH Democratic Party
PUBLICATIONS
- Secretary Of State’s Select Committee On 2020 Emergency Election Support Issues Report
- Attorney General Issues Opinion on Immunity for Health Care Workers
- Governor Sununu’s Emergency Order #9, issued on March 19th, 2020 regarding: Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund
- NH Humanities Donor Spotlight
- Health Law: One Year In NH Healthcare Surrogacy Decision-Making Law
- NH Legal Perspective: Healthcare decision making: Pending legislation fills gap
- Licensing to begin of New Hampshire med techs
- Judicial Selection Commission; NH Bar Journal; June 2001
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Member, New Hampshire Healthcare Decision-Making Committee
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Former Board Member, NH Center for Public Policy Studies
- Past Chair, NH Judicial Selection Commission
- Past Vice Chair, NH Humanities Council
- Past Member, NH Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee
- Prior Legal Counsel and Policy Director for Governor John Lynch
- Prior Representative to the NH House of Representatives
ATTORNEY /
Katherine M. Hanna
Shareholder
Manchester
ABOUT KATHERINE M. HANNA
Kate serves as general and special counsel to hospitals, specialty hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health and hospice organizations, physician practices, dental practices, and individual practitioners, including physicians, dentists, APRN’s, PA’s and mental health counselors.
KEY MATTERS
Advises healthcare providers on day-to-day patient care issues, including consent to treatment, confidentiality of medical records, guardianships, and other matters
Regularly drafts and negotiates employment agreements, shareholder agreements, admission and discharge agreements, and other contracts
Represents professionals before the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Dental Examiners, Allied Health Board, and Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Frequently drafts and reviews Medical Staff Bylaws and policies and procedures
Advises Hospital Medical Staffs and practitioners on credentialing disputes and corrective action proceedings
Negotiated favorable settlements with Medicare and Medicaid in alleged overpayment cases for hospitals, physician practices, and dental practices
Represented a NH hospital in its corporate affiliation with a large healthcare system
Represented a large NH nursing home before NH DHHS in its sale of beds, closure and transfer of residents
Successfully represented physicians accused of over-prescribing opioids before the N.H. Board of Medicine-cases
Successfully represented APRN before the N.H. Board of Nursing regarding diversion of opioids
Successfully represented two baccalaureate N.H. nursing education programs regarding continued approval by N.H. Board of Nursing
Represented two large New Hampshire hospitals in constitutional litigation challenging the New Hampshire Medicaid Enhancement Tax resulting in a ruling that the enabling statute was unconstitutional and leading to a landmark settlement with the State of New Hampshire
EDUCATION
- J.D., Boston College Law School
- B.A., cum laude , Mount Holyoke College
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- New Hampshire Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of NH
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
AWARDS
- NH Magazine 2025 Top Lawyer, Healthcare Law
- Chambers USA, Healthcare (“Band 1" Attorney)
- Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law
- Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law
- Best Lawyers in America®, Health Care Law
- Two-time Recipient-NH Bar Association President’s Award for Distinguished Public Service
- 2015 -Dunfey-Kanteres Award, NH Democratic Party
PUBLICATIONS
Secretary Of State’s Select Committee On 2020 Emergency Election Support Issues Report
Attorney General Issues Opinion on Immunity for Health Care Workers
- NH Humanities Donor Spotlight
- Health Law: One Year In NH Healthcare Surrogacy Decision-Making Law
- NH Legal Perspective: Healthcare decision making: Pending legislation fills gap
- Licensing to begin of New Hampshire med techs
- Judicial Selection Commission; NH Bar Journal; June 2001
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Member, New Hampshire Healthcare Decision-Making Committee
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Former Board Member, NH Center for Public Policy Studies
- Past Chair, NH Judicial Selection Commission
- Past Vice Chair, NH Humanities Council
- Past Member, NH Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee
- Prior Legal Counsel and Policy Director for Governor John Lynch
- Prior Representative to the NH House of Representatives