Our People

Christopher A. Parrella, ESQ., CPC, CHC, CPCO

Christopher is a graduate of the Massachusetts School of Law. He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1997. He is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), AAPC, Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), HCCA, Certified Professional Compliance Officer (CPCO), AAPC. Chris has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, BNA, medical business journals, and other industry publications. Chris is a member of the AAPC Legal Advisory Board and a member of its Ethics Committee.

Daniel Mitchell, ESQ, MSF, CHC

Daniel Mitchell joined Parrella Health Law in January 2026 as a Healthcare Defense and Compliance Attorney. Prior to joining Parrella Health Law, Dan was an Attorney and Chief Compliance Officer with Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in Chesapeake, Virginia responsible for legal and compliance matters and advising the board of directors and executives on issues needed to protect assets, manage litigation, and ensure compliant, prudent and ethical conduct across all systemwide operations.

Previous to Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, Dan was the Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer with Beacon Health in Brewer, Maine, Compliance Manager with Sentara Enterprises and Sentara Life Care in Norfolk, Virginia, Medicaid Regulatory Services Manager with Amerigroup Corporation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and a Volunteer Medicare and Medicaid Health Insurance Counselor with the George Washington University Law School Health Insurance Counseling Project in Washington, D.C.

Before transitioning into healthcare law and compliance, Dan was the Vice President of the Legal and Industry Division with the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association in Arlington, Virginia where he represented 500 small rural broadband providers before Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on Capitol Hill, and at the White House promoting rural broadband interests through federal regulatory rulings, judicial decisions and legislative actions that provided certainty and opportunities to compete in voice, video, and data communications markets. Dan was also an Assistant Attorney General with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office where he represented consumer interests before Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy, FCC, and Massachusetts Legislature.

Dan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Fitchburg State University, Master of Science in Finance degree from Bentley University, and Juris Doctor degree from New England School of Law. Dan is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and Health Care Compliance Association.

Andree L. Veilleux, CHC

Andree joined Parrella Health Law in March 2024 as the Director of Operations.

Andree has over 36 years of healthcare expertise in medical practice office management to designing Compliance programs in a large healthcare system. She is a Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC). Her passion for integrity in healthcare is evident through her lobbying efforts to provide access to care during her tenure as the former President of the Renal Healthcare Association and pioneered pediatric nephrology program in West Michigan impacting thousands of children. In her free time, Andree enjoys cycling on her Peloton, traveling, and capturing moments through photography.