Lisa A. Rinehart has been involved in reproductive medicine in the Chicago area for the past twenty-five years. First as a nurse (where she brought years of experience in ICU nursing and hospital administration), and, currently, as a health care attorney and medical practice consultant, focusing on risk management, compliance and employee law, practice operations, new practice start-ups, mergers and physician contracting. Lisa received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois; and, completed a law degree from DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, with honors, and a certificate in Health Law. She worked for several years as a corporate health care attorney, before returning to the medical field as a fertility practice manager and consultant, as well as teaching as an adjunct instructor of Health Law and Healthcare Administration at several Chicago-area universities.

Lisa is an honorary American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology (AAARTA) member, the Executive Director of the Kevin J. Lederer LIFE Foundation (a non-profit organization that provides treatment grants for fertility treatment) and has been a very active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine for over 20 years, serving as chair of the reproductive managers professional group, the legal professional group, and the membership committee. She currently participates in the SART consent committee, helping to review and revise ASRM template consent forms, and is a frequent speaker on all aspects of reproductive law, risk management, practice operations, and employment law.