Attorney Kurt E. Krause has joined the East Lansing firm of Chartier & Nyamfukudza, P.L.C.
With 30 years of practice in the law, including extensive and complex litigation experience, he litigates criminal defense matters throughout the state and in federal court, including white collar and health care fraud matters.
A former assistant attorney general where he worked in the Finance and Development Division, Health Professionals Division, and the Health Care Fraud Division, representing the state in numerous civil, criminal, and administrative matters, Krause also previously served as chief deputy director for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
The Lansing area native earned his undergrad degree, with honor, from Michigan State University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago.
A member of the Ingham County Bar Association, and vice president and a fellow of the Ingham County Bar Foundation, he is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Health Care Section, and a member of the advisory board of Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
He also has taught as an adjunct professor at MSU Law School and WMU-Cooley Law School.
- Posted July 05, 2018
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Krause joins Chartier & Nyamfukudza

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