Tips for finding a False Claims Act attorney to file your whistleblower reward under the False Claims Act provisions and tips for selecting the right False Claims Act attorney
Finding the right False Claims Act attorney is important
The whistleblower reward is between 15% and 25% of the amount the government recovers based on your False Claims Act attorney filing a False Claims Act reward application. The good news is that the average award is $1 million (but of course the reward amount varies), but if you get it wrong, you get nothing. In addition, the government turns down 80% of reward applications. Therefore, selecting your False Claims Act attorney is a very important decision.
Tips for selecting a False Claims Act attorney
Your False Claims Act attorney must be very familiar with the False Claims Act provisions and there are many landmines to avoid. At a very minimum, you should select a False Claims Act attorney that has successfully handled many False Claims Act reward cases.
Second, your False Claims Act attorney must understand the informal government process and have experience working with the Department of Justice attorneys that decide whether to take your case and how much of a reward to pay. The Civil Fraud Section of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. is the nationwide office that administers the False Claims Act reward program. Even if your False Claims Act attorney didn’t work for DOJ (or a local U.S. False Claims Act’s Office that may handle reward cases jointly with DOJ), your False Claims Act attorney must have a very good relationship with the DOJ attorneys that will be handling your case.
Third, selecting your False Claims Act attorney is a very personal decision. Because a False Claims Act case lasts over 3 years, you will communicate many times with your False Claims Act attorney. You should not feel guilty contacting them with questions. Similarly, you also want a False Claims Act attorney who understands that they are providing more than legal advice, but guide whistleblowers through the human aspects of being a whistleblower.
How to ask The Hesch Firm to become your False Claims Act attorney
The Hesch Firm would be pleased to review in complete confidence your potential False Claims Act case. You can read on this website the extensive 15-year experience of Mr. Hesch as an attorney in the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. The Hesch Firm exclusively represents whistleblowers file for rewards.
See the link at the bottom of the page below “Do I have a case” to have The Hesch Firm review your potential whistleblower reward case and may become your False Claims Act attorney and help you receive a whistleblower reward.