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Helen L. Sloat
Legislative Consultant
Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
helen.sloat@nelsonmullins.com
Helen Sloat is a legislative consultant and Georgia Registered Lobbyist. She is an advocate for various clients including healthcare providers, insurers, and child welfare providers. Ms. Sloat tracks federal and state legislation, conducts research, drafts bills and amendments, and lobbies for legislative initiatives' introduction and passage. She has experience with Georgia's budgetary process.
Helen Sloat is a legislative consultant and Georgia Registered Lobbyist. She is an advocate for various clients including healthcare providers, insurers, and child welfare providers. Ms. Sloat tracks federal and state legislation, conducts research, drafts bills and amendments, and lobbies for legislative initiatives' introduction and passage. She has experience with Georgia's budgetary process.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Advocates for and monitors public policy primarily in areas of health, insurance, education, mental health and child welfare by attending meetings and forums held by various Georgia governmental departments and agencies, such as the Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Human Resources
- Serves as a senior paralegal in the healthcare group, assisting the group's practice on certificates of need, regulatory work and other general corporate work relating to healthcare clients
- Researches legal issues and drafts pleadings, including answers, removal papers, discovery requests and responses, and pretrial orders; coordinates document productions and depositions; and prepares litigation matters for hearings and trials
Education
- Georgia State University, Post baccalaureate
- The National Center for Paralegal Training
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, BA, Political Science, Public Administration
Areas of Focus
Industries
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Advocates for and monitors public policy primarily in areas of health, insurance, education, mental health and child welfare by attending meetings and forums held by various Georgia governmental departments and agencies, such as the Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Human Resources
- Serves as a senior paralegal in the healthcare group, assisting the group's practice on certificates of need, regulatory work and other general corporate work relating to healthcare clients
- Researches legal issues and drafts pleadings, including answers, removal papers, discovery requests and responses, and pretrial orders; coordinates document productions and depositions; and prepares litigation matters for hearings and trials
Articles & Speeches
Professional Activities
- Georgia Professional Lobbyists Association
- Member, Board of Directors
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce
- Governmental Affairs Council
- Healthcare Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Governmental Affairs Council
- Georgia Association of Paralegals
- American Institute for Paralegal Studies
- Former Assistant State Director
- Advisory Board of Georgia State University's Continuing Legal Education Program for Paralegals
- Former Board member
- Women Healthcare Executives
- Former Board member
Community
- Partnership Against Domestic Violence
- Former Board Chair, Current member of Governance Committee
- Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
- Former Board member
- W.A.T.C.H., Women Actively Taking Control of Healthcare
- Former Board member and Policy Committee member
- Georgia Safety NETwork Group
- Former Board member
- Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
- Former Board member
- Camp Horizon
- Former Board member
- First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
- Randolph Estates Garden Club
- Junior League of Atlanta
- Sustainer member
- Former Board Chair, Endowment Fund Trustees
Leadership
- Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2009
- Former President of the Board of Directors, Partnership Against Domestic Violence (2003-2004)
Helen Sloat is a legislative consultant and Georgia Registered Lobbyist. She is an advocate for various clients including healthcare providers, insurers, and child welfare providers. Ms. Sloat tracks federal and state legislation, conducts research, drafts bills and amendments, and lobbies for legislative initiatives' introduction and passage. She has experience with Georgia's budgetary process.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.- Advocates for and monitors public policy primarily in areas of health, insurance, education, mental health and child welfare by attending meetings and forums held by various Georgia governmental departments and agencies, such as the Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Human Resources
- Serves as a senior paralegal in the healthcare group, assisting the group's practice on certificates of need, regulatory work and other general corporate work relating to healthcare clients
- Researches legal issues and drafts pleadings, including answers, removal papers, discovery requests and responses, and pretrial orders; coordinates document productions and depositions; and prepares litigation matters for hearings and trials
Education
- Georgia State University, Post baccalaureate
- The National Center for Paralegal Training
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, BA, Political Science, Public Administration
Areas of Focus
Industries
- Georgia Professional Lobbyists Association
- Member, Board of Directors
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce
- Governmental Affairs Council
- Healthcare Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Governmental Affairs Council
- Georgia Association of Paralegals
- American Institute for Paralegal Studies
- Former Assistant State Director
- Advisory Board of Georgia State University's Continuing Legal Education Program for Paralegals
- Former Board member
- Women Healthcare Executives
- Former Board member
- Partnership Against Domestic Violence
- Former Board Chair, Current member of Governance Committee
- Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
- Former Board member
- W.A.T.C.H., Women Actively Taking Control of Healthcare
- Former Board member and Policy Committee member
- Georgia Safety NETwork Group
- Former Board member
- Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
- Former Board member
- Camp Horizon
- Former Board member
- First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
- Randolph Estates Garden Club
- Junior League of Atlanta
- Sustainer member
- Former Board Chair, Endowment Fund Trustees
- Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2009
- Former President of the Board of Directors, Partnership Against Domestic Violence (2003-2004)
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