Connie Elkins McKelvey

Connie Elkins McKelvey is a partner at Lindsay Hart LLP in Portland, Oregon. Her practice focuses on Health Law, Healthcare Licensing & Board Matters, and Professional Liability Defense. Connie represents physicians, medical clinics, dentists, hospitals, attorneys, and law firms in professional liability matters and related disputes. She also advises clients outside the courtroom on licensing-board proceedings, professional peer review, regulatory issues, HIPAA compliance, and contract disputes involving healthcare professionals and organizations.

Connie earned a J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in 1983 and a B.S. from the University of Oregon in 1979. Her legal education and long healthcare-defense practice provide a foundation for evaluating professional standards, regulatory requirements, litigation risk, and licensing issues. This background supports her work with providers facing matters that can affect professional credentials, operations, reputation, and legal exposure.

Connie is particularly experienced in representing licensed health professionals before licensing boards in Oregon and Washington. Her matters can involve allegations of sexual misconduct, boundary violations, or potential criminal conduct, and she may coordinate with criminal defense counsel when issues overlap. She also has a strong interest in alternative dispute resolution and is certified by the American Health Lawyers Association as a Dispute Resolution Neutral for disputes involving healthcare providers, organizations, and patients.

Connie Elkins McKelvey has written and contributed to health law publications addressing professional licensing, enforcement, medical staff issues, and communicable disease matters. She also speaks to professional groups on professional liability issues and has completed mediation training through the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law. Her practice combines litigation experience, healthcare regulatory knowledge, and dispute-resolution skills to help professional clients address difficult claims and licensing concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Lindsay Hart, LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Dispute Resolution Neutral, American Health Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Oregon

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