Kathrine Nicol is the founder of Nicol Health Law, a boutique law practice catering to entities engaged in emerging healthcare delivery models such as direct primary care (“DPC”), concierge, and telemedicine. Kathrine has over 25 years of legal experience representing clients in both transactional matters and litigation. Her current focus is in assisting clients in operational and governance issues such as creating and structuring management services organizations; understanding medical/nursing board regulations; and drafting the necessary documents for patients to contract/engage with DPC/Concierge medical practices. 

She is a frequent speaker at DPC/Concierge events across the country including those sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, HINT, and Spruce. She also speaks at healthcare benefit conferences, such as Health Rosetta, explaining how these alternative delivery models save money for self-insured businesses while providing better care and higher satisfaction for patients. She serves as outside counsel to numerous DPC/Concierge practices and business entities across the country and is a Steering Committee member of the Direct Primary Care Coalition, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group.

Prior to founding Nicol Health Law, Kathrine served as Senior Vice President/General Counsel of Nexus Health Systems, a multi-million dollar, for-profit, physician-owned healthcare provider. She began her legal career as clerking for the Honorable Marcia A. Crone, United States District Judge and then joined Locke Lord, in their Houston office.