Liz Schoen

Elizabeth “Liz” Schoen 
General Counsel, St. Mary’s Health Care System

Liz is an attorney with more than 30 years of experience in health care law and contract oversight. She has served as St. Mary’s Health Care System’s General Counsel since March 2022. In her role, Liz advises St. Mary’s leadership team on system governance, regulatory compliance, and other legal matters. She also oversees negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts that St. Mary’s might enter into.

Liz came to St. Mary’s from U.S. Urology Partners and Central Ohio Urology Group, where she served as chief administrative, legal, and compliance officer and a member of the executive team from 2019 until joining St. Mary’s. Previously, she served in legal leadership roles with the Harbin Clinic, Shepherd Center, Georgia Hospital Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among others.

She received her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Literature and Anthropology from Connecticut College in New London, CT., and University of Barcelona, Spain. She then earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Emory University School of Law and completed an executive certificate program in business strategy from The Coles College of Business.

Liz is admitted to the Georgia Bar and the Wisconsin Bar and is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Georgia Bar Association, and the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, walking, fishing, tennis, water sports, and piano. She splits her time between Eatonton, Athens and Marietta, Ga., with her husband, children, and grandchildren.