Co-lead of the firm’s managed care litigation practice, Courtney is a business litigator with a particular emphasis in the managed care industry who works closely with clients faced with complex commercial disputes. Courtney has over 15 years of handling complex commercial litigation, representing clients in a variety of litigation, arbitration, and counseling matters, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, business torts, construction litigation, insurance coverage litigation, real estate litigation, deceptive trade practices, products liability, privacy, and fraud. She works to understand each client’s unique business challenges and ultimate goals, in addition to overall legal strategy.

While the range of business disputes on which Courtney works crosses many industries, she has extensive experience in managed care litigation. On a daily basis, Courtney represents managed care clients—including group insurers, plan administrators, third-party claim administrators, pharmacy providers and employer groups. She handles cases involving disputes over medical benefits, claim billing and payment, reimbursement disputes, fraud, and other healthcare issues. Courtney is skilled in managing jurisdictional, complicated and challenging discovery, and standard of review issues unique to ERISA and other healthcare cases.

As part of her managed care practice, Courtney represents her clients in federal and state lawsuits, as well as confidential arbitrations, including disputes regarding provider agreements, provider reimbursement, surprise billing, and fraudulent billing schemes. She has significant experience with claims data management and medical coding and billing issues, as well as privacy issues unique to the health care industry, including HIPAA and other privacy laws.

Courtney’s experience is recognized within the industry. The National Diversity Council and Healthcare Diversity Council named her one of the Top 25 Multicultural Leaders in Healthcare in Houston (2019). She has also been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot List” (2018-2022) and Texas Super Lawyers has honored her as a “Rising Star” (2014-2021).

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Education
JD, Vanderbilt Law School, 2007

BA, Louisiana State University, 2004