Tips for finding a qui tam lawyer to apply for your whistleblower reward under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, plus tips for selecting a qui tam lawyer
Finding the right qui tam lawyer is important
A qui tam whistleblower reward is between 15% and 25% of the amount the government recovers based on you hiring a qui tam lawyer and filing a qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. If you have the right type of case and properly file it, the average award is $1 million. But if you get it wrong, you can get little or nothing. Because of the complexity of the reward program since the government turns away 80% of reward applications, selecting your qui tam lawyer is a very important decision.
Tips for selecting a qui tam lawyer
Your qui tam lawyer must be very familiar with the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act because the qui tam reward statute is very complicated and there are many landmines to avoid. At a minimum, you should select a qui tam lawyer that has handled many qui tam False Claims Act cases.
Second, your qui tam lawyer needs to understand the informal process and have experience working with the government lawyers that decide whether to take cases your case and who determine how much of a reward to pay you. The Civil Fraud Section of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. is the nationwide office administering the qui tam whistleblower reward program. Even if your qui tam lawyer didn’t work for DOJ or a local U.S. Attorney’s Office that often handles reward cases jointly with DOJ, your qui tam lawyer must have a good relationship with the lawyers from these government offices that will be handling your case.
Third, selecting your qui tam lawyer is a matter of personal preference. Because a qui tam case lasts over 3 years, you will be communicating a lot with your qui tam lawyer. Certainly you want to have confidence in your qui tam lawyer when they make assessments of your case. But you also should respect and even like your qui tam lawyer. For instance, you should not feel guilty contacting them with questions. Similarly, your qui tam lawyer’s role is more than providing legal advice, but they should also be mindful of the human aspects of representing a whistleblower.
How to ask The Hesch Firm to become your qui tam lawyer
Mr. Hesch would be pleased to review in complete confidence your potential qui tam case. You can read on this website his extensive 15-year experience as a lawyer working for the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the qui tam reward office paying out whistleblower rewards.
See the link below “Do I have a case” to have Mr. Hesch review your potential whistleblower reward case and may become your qui tam lawyer and help you receive a whistleblower reward.
Find out if Mr. Hesch and The Hesch Firm is the right qui tam lawyer for you.