As QCHC’s General Counsel & Compliance Director, Christie Estes drafts and reviews all contracts and inmate health care proposals and provides legal advice to the company and its employees. She is responsible for training and compliance activities from a risk management and litigation avoidance perspective, including developing policies and procedures and ensuring compliance. She has practiced for thirteen years and received an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest peer-review rating available. She is a Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP). Christie graduated from Samford University and the Cumberland School of Law, in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and is licensed in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.