
Stephanie Viel Wonesh
Assistant General Counsel, Solaris Health
Stephanie Viel Wonesh serves as Assistant General Counsel with Solaris Health, where she provides legal advice on a wide range of issues, including healthcare regulatory matters, business strategy, commercial transactions, and general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Solaris Health in 2025, Wonesh was an Associate Attorney at Panza Maurer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During her time there, she represented clients in various litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters, with a specific focus on healthcare and higher education. She also served as General Counsel for a major higher education institution, advising on regulatory and compliance issues.
Wonesh counseled a wide range of healthcare entities, including retail pharmacies, rehabilitation clinics, and dental clinics, on complex federal and state regulatory matters. Her expertise includes navigating issues related to licensing, HIPAA, Fraud and Abuse, and the No Surprises Act. She also successfully represented clients in Certificate of Need litigation before the Division of Administrative Hearings.
Before her time at Panza Maurer, she was at Lubell Rosen, where she helped create the Affordable Care Act litigation department and managed a large volume of cases against national insurers. Wonesh also guided clients through compliance complaints related to billing and coding issues within their practices.
Sheearned her law degree with a health law concentration from Nova Southeastern University and her undergraduate degree in Criminology from the University of Florida.