Irnise F. Williams, Esq.

About: Irnise is a healthcare and regulatory compliance lawyer with a nursing background which gives her a deeper understanding of healthcare practices and patient care. This unique legal and nursing knowledge combination allows her to provide comprehensive legal services to healthcare providers,
facilities, and organizations.

She is highly skilled in research and analysis. She can quickly and efficiently research complex healthcare issues and regulations and stay up-to-date with the latest developments and changes in healthcare law and policy.

She helps healthcare providers and organizations navigate the complex web of federal and state regulations and ensures that they are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. This may involve conducting internal audits to identify potential non-compliance, developing and implementing compliance programs and policies, and providing legal counsel on patient care, privacy, and data security issues. As a graduate of Howard University and the Howard University School of Law, Irnise is an architect of social change for her clients and her community.

Learn more about Irnise:

Irnise F. Williams, Esq
IRNISE FENNELL WILLIAMS, ESQ. Attorney & Registered Nurse
Email: hello@iwilliamslaw.com
Tel: 240.389.2069

In the News

  • Why National Nurses Week matters: Two nurses weigh in

    After two-plus years of pandemic life, nurse leaders underscore the importance of the profession.

    As a profession, nurses have endured seismic challenges over the past few years. The COVID-19 pandemic was as deadly as advertised, claiming the lives of approximately 115,000 healthcare workers between January 2020 and May 2021, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Read More

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  • This nurse treated patients in COVID-19 units before leaving the industry after 13 years. Now, she runs a law firm helping nurses start their own companies.

    Irnise Williams is an attorney with her own law firm. She’s also a registered nurse who was on the frontlines in New York City in March 2020, treating some of the country’s first COVID-19 patients.

    Williams said working in chaos for more than a year in the pandemic made her to decide to quit after 13 years of nursing. She said, like many of her nurse peers in the US, she received minimal mental health, burnout, or staffing support while treating the country’s sickest patients amid an unprecedented global pandemic. Read More

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  • What are travelers afraid of in 2021? And what should they actually be worried about?

    Just because you look healthy and are asymptomatic doesn’t mean you won’t spread COVID-19 to your friends and family when you’re traveling. But you can be sure – or more sure – that you won’t, says Irnise Williams, a travel nurse and health law attorney.

    “Get two COVID-19 tests with negative results to ensure you do not get a false negative,” she advises. “Wear a mask, wash your hands and keep your gatherings small to ensure you can contact trace just in case you are exposed or if you expose someone.” Read More

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