Audrey Schechter
Top rated Health Care attorney in Clearwater, Florida
Practice Areas:
Health care,
Consumer law,
Whistleblower
Education Qualification:
Boston University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Health care,
Consumer law,
Whistleblower
1259 South Myrtle Ave.Clearwater, Florida, 33756
First Admitted: 1992, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://floridamedicarefraudlawyer.com/about/attorneys/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- American Association for Justice, Secretary
- Pinellas Association of Women Lawyers
- New York State
- Pinellas County Mid-County Bar Association
- State of Florida
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Taxpayers Against Fraud - 2013-present, 2013
- Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers, member, 2015
- AAJ, Qui Tam litigation group, Secretary, 2018
- Member, Pinellas County MidCounty Bar Association, 2000
- Member Pinellas County Association of Women Lawyers, 1997
- Member of American Association for Justice, Qui Tam section member, 2015
- Member, Clearwater Bar Association, 2015
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
- Member of legal team settling New York State False Claims Act pertaining to wrongful practices related to Medicaid providers, 2018
- Member of legal team settling New York False Claims Act matter for $13.1M for a food service entity failing to pay taxes and rent at JFK, 2018
- Participated in $9.5 Million settlement of False Claims Act case involving the Miami Dade Department of Transportation, 2015
- Appellate court reversed summary judgment that lower court had entered against my client in slip and fall case, allowing client to settle her case, 2012
Representative Clients:
- Government contractors, grant work, medical billing personnel, Medicaid or Medicare-related work, Tricare-treated patients, tele-marketers, nurses, party to non-compete agreement, 2019
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Mentor for underprivileged High School students identified for higher education
- Largo IB Partners, Secretary (2017-19), 2017
Honors:
- Florida Super Lawyers for 2019
- Served as Case and Note Editor on the American Journal of Law and Medicine, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1991
- Book Award in Professional Responsibility, 1992
Educational Background:
- Graduated with A.B. from Washington University in St. Louis, 1989
White Papers:
- This memorandum outlines the restrictions that the language of the Brand Memorandum places on False Claims Act cases, and possible avenues of addressing the concerns the Memorandum raises, The Brand Memorandum's Impact on the False Claims Act, False Claims Act Litigators, 2018
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- 2016 - Speaker at Mid-County Bar Association Meeting. Spoke about Federal False Claims Act cases., Speaker, Pinellas County Mid-County Bar Association, 2016
- Moderated a 45 minute panel discussion on the current issues facing the Qui Tam/Whistleblower Bar, Moderator, Qui Tam Litigation Update, Legal, 2019
- I participated in panel on Qui Tam Law basics and updates. My focus was updating on The Brand Memorandum., Panel Member, Qui Tam Law Update, False Claims Act Litigators, 2018
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Serve as Alternate Special Magistrate in beach community, hearing cases for variances and code violations.
Industry Groups:
- American Association For Justice
- Florida Justice Association
- Qui Tam Litigation Group
- Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers
- Taxpayers Against Fraud
- Whistleblowers
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