Ms. Stowers is a graduate of DePauw University and the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis.  She is a member of the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group.  Ms. Stowers has experience working with health and welfare benefit plan issues.  She previously served as general counsel to a third party benefits administrator, which afforded her substantial experience with claims administration and legal compliance for self-funded and multi-employer health plans.  Ms. Stowers has also worked with health plan sponsors in resolving issues related to plan design and documentation, claim appeals and disputes, and issues related to stop loss coverage.  Her practice focuses on issues facing employers, consultants and benefit administrators in the health and welfare arena, with particular emphasis in the areas of HIPAA, COBRA, and ERISA claims.