Catherine C. Cownie, Attorney at Law
Catherine C. Cownie is a member of BrownWinick Since joining BrownWinick, Katie
has practiced primarily in the
health law area, in particular state licensure
and regulatory matters. She spends a significant amount of her time involved in
Iowa Certificate of Need related issues. Katie is also involved in the representation
of
practitioner associations. BrownWinick represents the Iowa Dental Association
and as a part of that representation, Katie advises the Association on the rulemaking
process and proposed legislation. She also represents a number of individual
dental
practitioners in licensure related matters before the Iowa Board of Dental Examiners.
After graduating from law school, Katie practiced with a small health care firm
in Des Moines for four and a half years. During that time, her practice focused
primarily on health care transactions for national health care providers as well
as physician contracting matters. Katie joined BrownWinick in January, 2004.
In addition to her healthcare practice, Katie represents a number of BrownWinick's
renewable fuels clients in the federal and state registration process.
Katie received her B.A. in Psychology from Chaminade University in Honolulu in
1996. She received her J.D. from the University of Iowa in May of 1999. She is
a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, in their Health Law Section; American
Health Lawyers Association, Polk County Bar Association, Polk County Women Attorneys;
Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys and the American Bar Association. She also
serves on the Do More In The City Planning Committee for the Greater Des Moines
Partnership and was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Youth Homes of
Mid-America. Katie was
admitted to the Iowa bar in 1999.