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Visibility Rankings  | | #820 out of 24,000 lawyers in Washington, District of Columbia | | #21,466 out of 890,538 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Qui Tam Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Fraud Litigation; Government Contracts | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | St. Louis University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1972, Washington University, B.S., 1969 | | | Admitted | 1973, District of Columbia; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Memberships | The District of Columbia Bar (Co-Chair, Committee on Court Rules, 1983-1985; Chair, Section on Courts, Lawyers and Administration of Justice, 1986-1987); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Criminal Justice; Litigation; Public Contracts; Co-Chair of Qui Tam Subcommittee of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee; Vice-Chair, Committee on Suspension and Debarment); American Health Lawyers Association (Chair, Best Practices Task Force, 1999). | | | Born | St. Louis, MO | | | Biography | Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, St. Louis University Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: "Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions," Aspen Law & Business (3ed., 2006) Lead Editor and Contributor for "Best Practices Handbook in Advising Clients on Fraud & Abuse Issues," AHLA, June 1999; Healthcare Exclusions: A Comprehensive Guide , ABA, 1997 and the Second Edition of The Practitioner's Guide to Suspension and Debarment, ABA, 1996. Contributor, Third Edition of The Practitioner's Guide to Suspension and Debarment, ABA, 2002. Journal Articles include "Appeals Court Eases Liability Under False Claims Act," Assisted Housing Financial Management Insider (September/October 2003); "State False Claims Laws Pose New Challenges for Contractors," Government Contract Litigation Reporter (March 27, 2003); "Qui Tam Appellants, Beware: With Second Circuit's Ruling, Courts Split on Timing Issue," New York Law Journal June 25, 2001 (with Beth McClain); "Court Finds False Claims Fines Subject to Constitutional Challenge," Nursing Home Litigation Reporter, Vol. 3, No. 18, at 10 (June 15, 2001); "Court Finds False Claims Fines Subject to Constitutional Challenge," Government Contract Litigation Reporter, Vol. 14 No. 23, at 13 (June 7, 2001); "Can Substandard Medical Care Become Fraud? Understanding an Unfortunate Expansion of Liability Under the Civil False Claims Act," The Brief, Vol. 29, No. 4 (ABA Tort. & Ins. Sec.) (Summer 2000). Co-Chair, ABA National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement, 1998 and 2000. Lecturer, Department of Justice Civil Enforcement Conference, Summer 1994. Faculty, ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, 1992-1995, 1998-2001. Chair, "Qui Tam: Beyond Government Contracts," Practising Law Institute 1993. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, 1972-1977. | | | ISLN | 908945717 | |
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