Tricia L. Hoffman-Simanek

Attorney, Senior Vice President

Assistant
Kristen Martin
(319) 731-2317

Paralegal
Laurissa Martin, LPN, LNHA
(319) 731-2305

Tricia L. Hoffman-Simanek is an attorney and senior vice president at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C. Her legal work focuses on long-term care/senior living and medical malpractice litigation, as well as providing health law advice to a variety of healthcare entities.

In 2013, she was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Board of Nursing Home Administrators (a licensing and disciplinary board for Iowa’s licensed Nursing Home Administrators). After she completed two terms on that Board, she took the knowledge and skills gained in the medical malpractice domain and developed a practice of defending long-term care/senior living facilities.

Utilizing the knowledge she gained in defending physicians, nurses, mid-level providers, and facilities over her 20+ years, Tricia also provides advice and representation on a variety of healthcare topics. These include, but are not limited to:

Advice and representation regarding facility self-reports
Defending Iowa Department of Inspection & Appeals / CMS citations/tags (e.g., 2567s)
HIPAA compliance and policies/procedures
HIPAA investigations and determinations regarding OCR reporting
Professional licensure inquiries and responses
Risk management advice
Record request / Subpoena responses

She has achieved an “AV” rating with Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. and is honored by the Best Lawyers of America in her expertise with Health Care Law, Insurance Law, and Health Care Litigation.

She and her actuary husband, Brad, have three children and three rescue beagles.

Defense Research Institute
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Iowa Society of Healthcare Attorneys
American Health Lawyers Association
Iowa State Bar Association
- Chair, Health Law Section (2014-2016)
- Litigation Section member
- Young Lawyers Division
- Executive Council, District 6 Representative (2009-2011)
American Bar Association
Linn County Bar Association

Martindale-Hubbell, Inc. Rating “AV”
Best Lawyers in America, Health Care & Insurance Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Waypoint Women of Achievement Honoree (2012)
Pro Bono Service Honoree Iowa Supreme Court (2010)
Corridor Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 (2008)
Leadership For 5 Seasons (2007)
Certificate of Merit – Mount Mercy College (2005)

Tricia provides tailored training to health care entities/clinics on various subjects including HIPAA, peer review, and vicarious liability.

She has given presentations on various litigation matters (including social media in litigation) and health law subjects (including HIPAA and social media implications, legal issues involving electronic medical records, documentation, etc.). She often presents to those who work in health care settings, including physicians, nurses, risk managers, and other health care managers and providers.

Tricia grew up on a farm outside Vinton. She attended Mount Mercy College for her undergraduate degree, and then studied law at the University of Notre Dame. She remains connected to both her alma maters and served as a member of the Mount Mercy University Alumni Board for 15 years. Tricia and her husband, Brad, a consulting actuary, reside in Cedar Rapids with their three children. In 2016, Tricia became the first woman President of the board of directors for Elmcrest Country Club.

LaSalle Catholic Board of Education (2020-present)
- Vice-President (2023-present)
St. Jude Church, Sweet Corn Festival
- Volunteer (2001-2006; 2014-present)
Iowa Legal Aid and Kids First Volunteer Attorney
Notre Dame Club of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City,
- Member (2002-present)
- President (2003-2005)
Mount Mercy University Alumni Association Board (2005-2020)
Elmcrest Country Club, Board of Directors (2012-2019)
UnityPoint at Home – Home Care, f/n/a St. Luke’s Visiting Nurse Association Advisory
- Council member (2012-2017)
- President (2012-2017)
Waypoint, Board of Directors (2014-2018; Program committee)
Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators,
- Board member (2013-2018)
Visiting Nurses Association of Linn County
- Board Member (2003-2011)

Practice Areas

Education

Mount Mercy College, B.A. Criminal Justice Administration & English (1998)
- Honor’s Program
- Summa cum laude
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame Law School (2001)
- Cum laude
- Journal of College and University Law–Production Editor (2000-2001)