Leah Ranke represents licensed professionals and their businesses with regulatory compliance, including credentials, corrective action plans, health care matters, software development, privacy compliance and collaborative ventures. She is credentialed by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), familiar with U.S. and international data notice, use and transfer compliance regulations, and state privacy laws including CCPA and CPRA. She represents professional providers and facilities including physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, dental professionals, childcare centers, software and product developers, researchers and innovators.
Leah served as an Administrative Appeals Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she rendered thousands of administrative decisions on disputes from over 450 health plans across the country. She is fluent in a myriad of federal and state regulatory provisions governing the reimbursement, quality and sufficiency of services, privacy policies, health services, discipline, licensing and new product development.
Leah served on the Health Law Committee of the Erie County Medical Society, the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Committee of the Erie County Bar Association, and as a contributor to The Bulletin for Members of the Medical Society, Counties of Erie and Chautauqua.
A former civil litigator at trial and appellate courts, she has served as a speaker and presenter at the Erie County Bar Association, the Erie County Medical Society, and the Health Care Financial Management Association. She has also served as a seasonal LSAT tutor, mock trial and moot court coach.
In addition, Leah authored the book, I’ve Got You Covered: Consumer’s Guide to Healthcare and Insurance. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Finance from the Canisius College School of Business Administration, and a juris doctorate degree from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. As a past faculty member at two private colleges in Western New York, she has developed and taught courses in Health Management Systems; Public Health and Benefits Law; Business Law; and Legal Issues in Health Care to baccalaureate and master’s degree candidates majoring in Health Care Administration, Nursing and Business.
Leah was 2017’s named Outstanding Volunteer by the Erie County Medical Society. She was also elected to the National Order of Barristers Honor Society and served as a delegate at the Cross-Border U.S./Canadian Exchange. In 2022, she became an IAPP-Certified Information Privacy Professional.