L'Kel C. Little - Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP

Associate

“I enjoy being a part of a team that uses its extensive experience and expertise to best position our clients for compliance.”

L’Kel C. Little

A summer associate in 2012 and a law clerk during her last year of law school at the George Washington University Law School, L’Kel joined the firm on a full-time basis upon graduation. As an associate in the Health Law and Federal Grants practice groups, she assists with the review and revision of bylaws, affiliation agreements, and other contracts. L’Kel helps Federally Qualified Health Centers prepare for HRSA operational site visits and identify compliance risks by assisting with mock on-site reviews and managing compliance risk assessments. To that end, she reviews key policies and procedures and other documents to identify potential gaps in compliance and recommend actions to correct any deficiencies.

L’Kel also assists clients with matters before state and federal regulatory agencies. Recently, she assisted a coalition of public health professionals incorporate a non-profit corporation and complete a lengthy application for federal tax exemption. She is currently assisting multiple clients obtain a favorable advisory opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, which involves a substantial amount of document review, legal research, and drafting.

Representative Matters

Reviewing and revising health care documents to remain up-to-date and compliant with new and existing requirements and regulations.
Assisting organizations with mock operational site visits.

L’Kel has a long-standing interest in legal issues arising in health care settings. Previously, she worked as a State Health Insurance Program Counselor with the DC Health Insurance Counseling Project, where she advised DC residents with Medicare, or who were 60 years or older, about their Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, and Prescription Drug Coverage options. Throughout high school and college, she also volunteered at a nursing home.

L’Kel applies her keen eye for detail to ensure that clients are well prepared for government reviews and audits. She believes that it is essential for clients to have an accurate understanding of what issues might arise during a review and audit and be able to take steps to manage those compliance risks.

Bar/Court Admissions

District of Columbia

Languages

Spanish

Published Works:

L’Kel C. Little (Co-Author), Service Area Overlap Toolkit, Nat’l Ass’n of Community Health Centers (June 2015)

Past Employment

Health Insurance Counseling Project, State Health Insurance Program Counselor (2012)
District of Columbia Superior Court, Judicial Intern for the Hon. John Mott (2011)