First Admitted: 1992, Florida

Bar / Professional Activity:

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:

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:

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:

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