Joan M. Mielke

4701 Cox Rd., Suite 400
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone (804) 967-9604
Fax (804) 967-9888
Email: jmielke@hdjn.com

Joan Mielke focuses her practice on all types of health care risk management, regulatory and compliance issues, medical staff issues, employment law, Medicare reimbursement appeals, and civil litigation defense where she represents health care providers in medical malpractice matters and licensing disputes before the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Dentistry, and Board of Psychology. She also advises clients regarding state and federal reporting requirements, medical staff issues including accreditation requirements, credentialing policies and procedures, peer review disputes, medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, investigations, and hearings. Ms. Mielke handles a variety of employment law matters including discrimination and related claims pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the FMLA, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and OSHA. Ms. Mielke provides advice on employee policies and procedures, employee compensation, overtime, leave and discipline, employment contracts, covenants not to compete, handbooks, separation agreements, and severance plans. Before going into private practice, Ms. Mielke was a law clerk in the Chief Staff Attorney’s Office of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Mielke dedicated eight years of active duty service in the United States Air Force medical corps where she received several awards for outstanding duty including the Air Force Achievement Medal.

Ms. Mielke is a frequent lecturer and publisher on medical legal issues. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

SECTIONS
Corporate Health Law
Labor and Employment Law
Civil Litigation Defense

PRACTICE AREAS
Health Care Risk Management
Medical Staff Issues
Accreditation Requirements
Regulatory Compliance and Policy Review
Contract Drafting and Analysis
Employment Discrimination
Fair Labor Standards Act Issues
Family and Medical Leave Act Advice
Department of Health Professions
Medical Malpractice Defense

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
J.D. 1999, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond
M.A. 1996, University of Oklahoma (Advanced Programs-Europe)
B.A. 1992, California State University, San Bernardino, California

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association
Richmond Bar Association, Administration of Justice Committee
Society for Human Resources Management
Virginia Association of Medical Staff Services
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Medical Malpractice and Employment Law Section)
Virginia Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section) Virginia State Bar