For more than 20 years, Kip has focused her practice on representing hospitals and nurses in operational and regulatory issues as well as medical malpractice defense.  Her previous experience in nursing and as in-house counsel enables Kip to quickly assess medical issues in liability situations from a unique vantage point, as well as provide practical and effective operational guidance based on personal experience.  For example, as a masters-prepared Registered Nurse, she is able to represent physicians and nurses before state licensing and regulatory authorities with an insider’s knowledge.  Having served as a former in-house attorney for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, she also provides informed risk management and operational counsel to hospitals and physician clinical practices.  Before attending law school, Kip served as the Director of Nursing for the St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Children’s Hospital Emergency Department in the Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas.

• Represents physicians, nurses, hospitals and other health care providers in complex medical negligence litigation.
• Advises health care entities, professional associations and academic medical centers on risk management and operational issues.
• Lectures various health care related groups on liability, legislative, operational, medical and licensure issues.
• Represents health care professionals in licensure and disciplinary actions by state and federal licensing and regulatory authorities.
• Represented and advised over 900 faculty and resident physicians in all aspects of legal medical matters at an academic medical center.

• The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D.
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, M.S.N.
• The University of Texas at Arlington, B.S.N.

• “LASIK Surgery: A Closer Look Through Legal Eyes,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “Telemedicine Liability,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “The Supervision of Resident Physicians and Related Legal Issues,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “Necrotizing Fasciitis – The Flesh-Eating Bacteria,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “Prostate Cancer: Is There a Standard of Care?,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “New Approaches to Cerebral Palsy Litigation,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “Health Care Supervisor Responsibilities & Malpractice Liability,” Medical Malpractice Conference, San Antonio, Texas
• “Physician Risk Management,” Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
• “Anatomy of a Trial – Mock Deposition,” Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Odessa, Texas
• “Expert Witness: Preparation and Testimony,” Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Mu Chapter, Lubbock, Texas
• “Perinatal Legal Issues,” Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Lubbock, Texas
• “Legal/Ethical Issues Re: Cancer,” Cancer Nursing Update, Nurse Oncology Education Program, American Cancer Society, Lubbock, Texas
• “Informed Consent, Advanced Directives, and Termination of Treatment,” Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas
• “Deposition Testimony – Mock Deposition,” Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Amarillo, Texas
• “Pediatric Trauma,” Mednet Program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
• “Physician Reporting Requirements and Implementation of the National Practitioner Data Bank,” Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Family Practice, Lubbock, Texas
• “Peer Review and Employee Discipline,” Mednet Program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
• “Protecting Yourself Legally During Times of Nursing Shortage,” Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education Program, Odessa, Texas
• “The Legality of Nursing: Negligence, Nurse Practice Act, Nurse Supervisor Liability,” Texas Nursing Association – District II, Wichita Falls, Texas
• “Liability Issues for Volunteers,” American Red Cross – Centex Chapter, Austin, Texas
• Poe, K. (2001) Telemedicine Liability: Texas and Other States Delve Into the Uncertainty of Health Care Delivery Via Advanced Communications Technology, The Review of Litigation, The University of Texas School of Law, Symposium Issue 2001, 681-708
• Braxton, Ken Jr., Poe, K. (2000), Documentation Under the Legal Microscope, The El Paso Physician
• Poe, K. (1997), New Approaches to Cerebral Palsy Litigation, The Defense Research Institute, 7, 82-95
• Tottenham, T., Hopkins, J., Poe, K., and Pitman, R. (1990), Texas Medical Jurisprudence, 8th Ed. Austin, Texas: Fulbright & Jaworski
• Lockhart, L., Poe, K., and Wilcox, D. (1990), New Peer Review Reporting and     Disclosure Requirements, Texas Medicine, 86, 55-60
• Lockhart, L., Poe, K., and Wilcox, D. (1990), Data Bank to Revolutionize Peer Review Reporting, National Medical – Legal Journal, 1(4), 1, 8
• Hopkins, J., Poe, K., and Beaird, L. (1989), Implementation of the National Practitioner Data Bank, Houston Medicine, 5(4), 147-150
• "Disclosure of Medical Errors-Is Honesty The Best Policy Legally?," Braxton, K. and Poe, K., ABA Health eSource. March 2006.
• "The Changing Legal Climate:  Tort Reform and Beyond"  Texas Tech School of Nursing, Odessa, Texas, April 2007
• "How Should Hospital Policy Address Apologies to Patients?"  AHLA HHS Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 2
• "Peer Review, Credentialing and Employment Issues for Health Care Providers"  Frisco, Texas, September 2007
• "Legal and Licensure Issues for Nurses," San Angelo, Texas, January 2008

• State Bar of Texas – Health Law Section
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
• The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, Texas Chapter
• Volunteer Nurse, Christ’s Family Clinic, Preston Road Church of Christ
• Faculty, Texas Tech School of Nursing, 1990-2002
• Adjunct Faculty, Texas Tech School of Medicine, 1992-2002
• Adjunct Facutly, Texas Tech School of Law, 1998-2002

• Texas