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CurrentMy practice is focused on litigation in the areas of products liability, healthcare, civil and criminal fraud, and intellectual property. I have tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the country. I am certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association, and have taught trial advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). I have developed an active appellate practice as well, having argued more than 40 cases before several federal circuits as well as the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.I have also developed a niche practice conducting government and internal investigations for corporations and public institutions. I have conducted investigations into matters involving state and federal regulatory compliance, Medicare/Medicaid billing practices and fraud (including unbundling, upcoding, certification, cost reporting, medical necessity, and duplicate payments), FDA civil and criminal regulatory violations, NIH grants, academic fraud, financial fraud, and sexual misconduct. My work in this area is further distinguished by time served in the Law Enforcement Section of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as a white collar crime prosecutor and in the Solicitor General's Section as a civil trial attorney prior to my career in private practice.
