Virginia Niehaus

Virginia Niehaus has a diverse work experience in the legal field. Virginia started their career as an Estate Planning Paralegal at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP in 2008. Virginia then went on to work as a Legal Intern at Duke University Health System and the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 2010. In 2011, they gained experience as a Legal Extern at the North Carolina Attorney General's Office - Medicaid Investigations Unit and as a Legal Intern at Disability Rights North Carolina. Virginia also worked as a Judicial Extern at the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings in 2011. Virginia's commitment to public health law led their to become a Public Health Law Fellow at the Network for Public Health Law from 2014 to 2015. Virginia later joined the NC Department of Justice as an Associate Attorney from 2015 to 2016. Currently, Virginia is working at the NC Department of Health and Human Services, where they started as a Policy and Regulatory Affairs Legal Specialist in 2016 and was later promoted to the role of Director of Regulatory and Legal Affairs in November 2018.

Virginia Niehaus has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, obtained in 2007. Virginia then attended the University of North Carolina School of Law from 2009 to 2012, where they earned their Juris Doctor (JD) with a focus on Health Law and Administrative Law. In 2012-2013, they pursued a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, they obtained the North Carolina Bar Admission certification in 2012. Prior to their university education, there is no information available about their schooling.