Julie Chicoine 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Texas Hospital Association

Julie Chicoine is an attorney at law, certified professional coder and former registered nurse with several years of health law policy and regulatory experience. Julie currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Texas Hospital Association (THA), one of the nation's largest healthcare associations representing more than 450 hospitals and health systems. In this role, she provides legal advice to the CEO and Board and manages day-to-day legal activities for THA and its subsidiaries and affiliated businesses.

Julie earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. She also holds a Bachelor of Science and Nursing degree from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston.