Erin McBride
Lecturer
Email: emcbride@wisc.edu
Office: 3rd Floor, Middleton Building
Web site:
www.abcforhealth.org / www.healthwatchwisconsin.org
Department of Consumer Science
School of Human Ecology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Middleton Buiding
1305 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-261-6939 ext. 211
Course: Health Care Issues Summary: J.D., University of Iowa College of Law; A.B., Bryn Mawr College, History of Architecture; B.S., Bryn Mawr College, Analytical Chemistry. Erin is currently the Staff Attorney at ABC for Health, Inc., a nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to connecting families and children, especially those with special health care needs, to health care coverage and resources.
Bio: Attorney is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin, US Tax Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In her current role as Staff Attorney at ABC for Health, Attorney McBride drafts and manages provider contracts; engages in direct legal advocacy and litigation on behalf of clients, negotiates with federal, state and private benefits and insurance institutions.
Prior to joining ABC for Health, Attorney McBride served as a Managing Attorney at Wisconsin Judicare, Inc., where she represented victims of violent crime, developed client interaction protocols, and partnered with the AARP Foundation, US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and the National MS Society. She has presented at conferences nation wide, and testified at the United Nations North American Consultation on Adequate Housing.
Attorney McBride received her J.D. from the University Of Iowa College Of Law, with relevant course work in: Patent Prosecution, Copyrights, and Non-profit Management. Prior to a career in law, Attorney McBride engaged in extensive research and development initiatives as a chemical engineer for the Kimberly Clark Corporation (KC), Neenah, WI where she was awarded eight U.S. and International Patents for the development of cationic binder polymers.
