How to find or select your False Claims Act Attorney for your whistleblower reward case under the False Claims Act

Selecting the right False Claims Act attorney is very important. The False Claims Act pays whistleblower rewards of between 15 to 25 percent of the amount the government recovers for you hiring an attorney and filing a qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. The average whistleblower award exceeds $1.5 million. But you need two things. First, you must have the right type of fraud case. Second, selecting the right False Claims Act attorney is important difference because the government turns down three out of four reward applications. Therefore you want to have the best and most experienced False Claims Act attorney that also has personal attributes that will work well with your own style and expectations.

First, you need an attorney that is very familiar with the False Claims Act. The reward statute is very complicated and there are many landmines to avoid. At a minimum, you should select an attorney that has handled many False Claims Act cases.

Second, your False Claims Act attorney needs to understand the informal process and have experience working with the government attorneys 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 (DOJ) in Washington, D.C. is the government office with nationwide authority over the whistleblower reward program under the False Claims Act. Does your attorney have False Claims Act experience actually working in this DOJ office? Experience with the United States Attorney’s Offices can also be valuable because they work jointly with DOJ for False Claims Act cases that are filed in their jurisdiction. Even if your attorney did not work for the DOJ or U.S. Attorney’s Office, do they have a good relationship with the attorneys from these offices that will be handling your case? Given that DOJ turns down most cases, your False Claims Act attorney should strive for a good relationship with government attorneys instead of being too adversarial or pushy.

Third, will your False Claims Act attorney be able to determine and effectively communicate to you how likely it is for DOJ to take your case? You want a False Claims Act attorney that is willing to tell you how strong your False Claims Act case really is and even be willing to tell you not to waste time if it is not a good case. Your False Claims Act attorney also needs to know what information you still need to present a quality False Claims Act case to DOJ.

The final component in selecting your False Claims Act attorney is a matter of personal preference. How much will they communicate with you and keep you informed? Do they share similar values? Check out the resume and biography of the False Claims Act attorney that will represent you in False Claims Act cases.

Because it can take 3 or more years to get a False Claims Act reward, you will be communicating a lot with your False Claims Act attorney. Therefore, do your homework when determining how to find and select the right False Claims Act Attorney for your whistleblower reward case under the False Claims Act.

Mr. Hesch would be pleased to review your potential case. This website contains his extensive experience as an attorney working for DOJ and in private practice working on False Claims Act cases, together with his biography. Find out if he is the right False Claims Act attorney for you and your case.

See the link at the bottom of the page below “Do I have a case” to have Mr. Hesch review your potential whistleblower reward case and might become your False Claims Act attorney.

See the link at the bottom of the page below “Report Fraud” to learn more about the government’s whistleblower reward program and selecting a False Claims Act attorney.

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