Steve Hitov

National Health Law Program, Inc.

Jane Perkins

National Health Law Program
Jane Perkins, JD, MPH, is the Legal Director at the National Health Law Program, a public interest law firm working on behalf of low income people, children, people of color, and individuals with disabilities. She engages in federal and state litigation and advocacy on their behalf. Ms. Perkins also directs the Health Activist Court Watch Project and manages NHeLP's litigation docket. She has written numerous articles on Medicaid, children's health, and access to the courts. Ms. Perkins is admitted to the state bars of California, Maryland (inactive), and North Carolina; seven of the federal circuit courts of appeal; and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sarah Somers

National Health Law Program

Sarah Somers has been a Staff Attorney in NHeLP's Chapel Hill office since 2001. She specializes in litigation and litigation support and has a particular expertise in Medicaid and disability issues. Before coming to NHeLP, she worked for DNA - People's Legal Services and the Native American Protection and Advocacy Project on the Navajo Nation, where she represented children in special education and Medicaid cases. She received her J.D. from Michigan Law School in 1992 and her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1988.