Dawn Richards graduated with a BS in Accounting in 1991, a Masters in Business Administration in 1995 and a Juris Doctor in 2008. Her background includes sixteen years of experience in business and operations, with an emphasis on hospitals, physician practices, health care related entities, ancillary services, and health maintenance organizations. Her business acumen includes: compliance programs, financial statements, policies and procedures, contracting, negotiations, business restructuring, taxation and financial operations. She is an active member of the community. Her current clients include not-for profit organizations, small trucking and transporations companies, physician practices, and ancillary services companies. She also practices in the area of elder law, including estates, wills, medicaid appeals and guardianships.