Lucy Hodder

Lucy Hodder directs the Health and Life Sciences Law and Policy programs at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law where she is a distinguished visiting professor of law and an Affiliate Professor in Health Law. She is also an adjunct in health law and policy at the Institute for Health Policy and Practice, College of Health and Human Services. At UNH Franklin Pierce, Lucy teaches health law, health policy and bioInnovation courses and supports the Health Law Certificate program. Lucy also serves as an adjunct with the UNH Institute for Health Policy and Practice (IHPP). She focuses her research and publications on healthcare systems reform, coverage and payment strategies, Medicaid policy, and medical records privacy.<br><br>Lucy most recently served as Legal Counsel and Senior Health Policy Adviser to New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan. She is an experienced New Hampshire health care and regulatory attorney. Previously a shareholder in the firm of Rath, Young, and Pignatelli, PC, and Chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group, Lucy was awarded the Outstanding Service in Public Sector Law by the NH Bar Association in January 2021 and named Lawyer of the Year in 2012 for Health Care Law by her peers.<br><br>A graduate of Princeton University and Georgetown University Law Center, Lucy clerked for Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, United States District Court, Louisiana, and then began her career as an attorney in the San Francisco firm of Brobeck, Phleger, and Harrison, LLP.<br>She moved to New Hampshire with her husband in 1993 and entered into public service as an Assistant Attorney General in the New Hampshire Department of Justice. In 1998, Lucy joined Rath, Young, and Pignatelli, PC, serving clients in health care, regulatory and business matters for over 15 years, before agreeing to serve as Legal Counsel for New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan beginning in January 2013.