JOANNE KENNA 
(RETIRED)

THE HEALTH LAW FIRM
1101 Douglas Avenue
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714

Telephone:  (407) 331-6620
Telefax:  (407) 331-3030
JKenna@TheHealthLawFirm.com
websites:
www.thehealthlawfirm.com
www.healthattorneys.com

AREAS OF EMPHASIS:
- Health Law
- Professional Licensing
- Nursing Law
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Medicare/Medicaid Defense
- Business and Contract Law
- Corporate Law
- Transactional and Business Matters
- Administrative Law
- Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle
   District of Florida

EDUCATION:
J.D., Stetson University, College of Law
B.A., Business Management, National-
Louis University (with honors)
- Diploma, St. Anne's Hospital School
of Nursing

ASSOCIATIONS:
- Health Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar
- The American Health Lawyers Association
	(AHLA)
- The American Association of Nurse
	Attorneys (TAANA)

Joanne Kenna is an attorney whose practice encompasses all aspects of health law, including the representation of health care providers in professional licensing and credentialing matters, oversight of medical malpractice defense and nursing home defense litigation, corporate, transactional, regulatory and administrative practice.
	Ms. Kenna was a member of the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi while at Stetson University College of Law.  She began her law career in Tampa, Florida, practicing medical malpractice defense and nursing home defense litigation, initially with a major Florida law firm and later with a major malpractice insurance carrier.  She then moved to Orlando, where she spent an additional three years practicing medical malpractice litigation.
	Prior to her legal career, Ms. Kenna was a registered nurse practicing at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, where she was the head nurse of the cardiac critical care units and then became the clinical cardiac nursing instructor and coordinator of the university's cardiac intensive care nursing course.  Ms. Kenna continues to maintain an active Illinois nursing license.  She is a member of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) and has served as a director and as president of the Tampa Bay Chapter of TAANA.  Ms. Kenna received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, in business management from National Louis University and a certificate in advanced management from the University of Chicago Industrial Relations Center.