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LAETITIA L. CHELTENHAM
As a nationally certified healthcare provider and accomplished health law attorney, Laetitia Cheltenham focuses her practice on advising hospitals, health systems, clinical laboratories and other healthcare providers on a broad range of strategic and operational issues.
Cheltenham is a shareholder in the Raleigh office of Hall Render and brings broad experience to her practice. Before enrolling in law school, she was a recreational therapist and a behavioral health consultant in both private and government settings. She also taught psychology and physical education at James Sprunt Community College for nearly three years.
Cheltenham received her JD from the University of North Carolina, where she received the Gressman-Pollitt Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy.
Active in the legal profession and her community, Cheltenham is on the board of directors of the Wake Forest Youth Ballet and the N.C. Society of Health Care Attorneys.
W. CAMPBELL JR. PARTNER BROOKS PIERCE GREENSBORO
Whenever Forrest Campbell has an opportunity to use practical, down-to-earth advice to help his clients understand and navigate thorny issues, it’s a good day for the Brooks Pierce partner.
“The laws are not intuitive enough to help individuals understand that a very good business idea for an industry could result in criminal liability in the healthcare context” he said. “I enjoy helping clients understand and navigate those laws.”
Campbell received his law degree from Wake Forest University. represents healthcare providers, including physicians, hospitals, surgery centers, assisted living facilities, health care trade associations, and others, and helps them traverse the myriad federal and state laws that govern the health care industry.
A classical musician, he holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts and played with the North Carolina Symphony for a year before becoming an attorney.
His daughter and son are following in his legal and musical footsteps.
“Much to my surprise, my daughter just graduated from Yale Law School and my son is a classical musician in Toronto with a budding career,” he said. “I never dreamed either of them would choose these paths.”
SARAH B. CROTTS
As a self-described “people pleaser,” Sarah Crotts enjoys celebrating successes both large and small.
“Happy colleagues and clients are in my lifeblood,” she said. “I derive just as much joy from the small wins like getting a definition changed in a contract as I do from the big wins like closing a difficult transaction.”
Crotts has over 15 years’ experience advising healthcare providers and has extensive knowledge of health care compliance issues.
A few health law classes and a summer internship in the legal department at a local hospital convinced her that representing healthcare providers was what she wanted to do.
“Every health law attorney I met did something different and fascinating, so the concept of a practice where I could develop a niche based on my own interests was a huge selling point,” she said.
After graduating from law school, Crotts says she struggled to find a job practicing healthcare law, so she turned to litigation defense for a few years, and refused to give up on her goal.
“After an abundance of persistence and networking, I was able to transition into a health law practice,” she said.
