Will Monahan Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Responsible for providing legal guidance and support to OIG management and HR for all personnel actions at the Office of the Inspector General, and for defending these actions before the EEOC and the MSPB. Provide legal evaluation, guidance, recommended direction, and litigation support to AUSAs and multi-agency litigation teams in qui tam actions involving alleged violations of the False Claims Act, usually in relation to $65B+ of GSA multiple award schedule contracts. Directly evaluate… Show more Responsible for providing legal guidance and support to OIG management and HR for all personnel actions at the Office of the Inspector General, and for defending these actions before the EEOC and the MSPB. Provide legal evaluation, guidance, recommended direction, and litigation support to AUSAs and multi-agency litigation teams in qui tam actions involving alleged violations of the False Claims Act, usually in relation to $65B+ of GSA multiple award schedule contracts. Directly evaluate, negotiate, and pursue recovery for disclosures made by federal contractors who come to GSA asserting that they may have overcharged the government. My disclosure evaluation work in my first year in this role identified more than $30M in funds believed owed the federal government, which were previously unknown to either the government, our office, or to the corporate entity. In addition, I routinely provide legal support to OIG law enforcement efforts; oversee, process, and provide legal support for "whistleblower" complaints, and other various issues of which my legal guidance is requested. Show less

Washington, D.C.

 Provided advice and counsel to the Civil Chiefs’ Working Group (CCWG), a group of 16 Civil Chiefs responsible for identifying and eliminating barriers and obstacles that impede civil AUSAs from performing their duties. Served as a liaison between the CCWG and the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. Led a multi-organization team to automate the Judgment Fund process by using the Judgment Fund Internet Claims System (JFICS). JFICS significantly reduced the payment processing time… Show more  Provided advice and counsel to the Civil Chiefs’ Working Group (CCWG), a group of 16 Civil Chiefs responsible for identifying and eliminating barriers and obstacles that impede civil AUSAs from performing their duties. Served as a liaison between the CCWG and the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. Led a multi-organization team to automate the Judgment Fund process by using the Judgment Fund Internet Claims System (JFICS). JFICS significantly reduced the payment processing time for Judgment Fund payments made to claimants in federal litigation: from months to days. Implemented JFICS in more than 85% of the USAOs, with most of the remaining USAOs steps away from completion.  Successfully represented the interests of EOUSA and the Department on a team tasked by Justice Management Division (JMD) to respond to an audit request from the General Accounting Office (GAO) seeking all costs associated with 112 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation matters.  Identified the need for AUSAs in the field engaged in medical malpractice litigation to have access to MedMal Navigator (MedMalNav), a Lexis Nexis (Lexis) premium legal research service that provides dashboard-style access to publications and compiled litigation data in medical malpractice litigation. Negotiated a pricing structure with Lexis for a base year in FY2017 and two option years, with savings to the Department in the base year of more than $247,000, and similar savings the option years.  Persuaded the Principal Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, Civil Appellate, and the Office of the Solicitor General, to restart the Civil Appellate Newsletter. The newsletter made it possible for 94 USAOs to take legal positions in coordination with current Department positions being advanced by the Solicitor General.  Served on the Office of the Deputy Attorney General’s (ODAG’s) Civil Corporate Working Group and ODAG’s Rehabilitation Act Working Group to develop policy. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

 Performed the role of Assistant General Counsel and timely provided advice, counsel, or other appropriate action on more than 300 ethics, personnel, EEO, accommodation, and other varied matters for USAs and their senior management nationwide over course of one year with no client complaints. The matters included: o Employment matters, including disciplinary actions, threat-level/security investigations and assessments, leave issues, time and attendance, hiring and termination… Show more  Performed the role of Assistant General Counsel and timely provided advice, counsel, or other appropriate action on more than 300 ethics, personnel, EEO, accommodation, and other varied matters for USAs and their senior management nationwide over course of one year with no client complaints. The matters included: o Employment matters, including disciplinary actions, threat-level/security investigations and assessments, leave issues, time and attendance, hiring and termination, performance, veterans’ preference, equal employment opportunity (EEO) litigation, sexual harassment, and reasonable accommodation.o Government ethics matters, including conflicts of interest, outside employment, post-employment, and gift issues. o Recusal matters involving United States Attorneys or entire USAOs, where there is a conflict, or apparent conflict, of interest regarding particular litigation and/or investigation(s).o Procurement law and fiscal law.o A wide variety of general law matters involving all aspects pertaining to, and arising from, operating the USAOs and EOUSA. Timely interpreted and navigated statutes, regulations, and/or Department policy, routinely exercising judgment in providing counsel tailored to each client's unique situation. Successfully represented the Department in four EEO and two Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) matters that were favorably resolved pursuant to terms that I negotiated, often using creative, novel settlement terms. Represented the Attorney General and the Department in litigation before the MSPB and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Developed and provided training to EOUSA's Resource Management and Planning Budget Analysts regarding the most common situations where budgetary obligations arise in the field.  The Office of Legal Education broadcast my pre-recorded training on sexual harassment and hostile work environment to all Department attorneys via the Department’s JustLearn Network. Show less

Affirmative and defensive civil rights litigation, including health care fraud investigation and litigation, employment law litigation, federal tort claims act litigation, constitutional law and/or torts litigation, and general civil and program litigation. Criminal Prosecution of crimes committed in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Defensive civil rights litigation; employment law attorney advisor on personnel actions throughout the highest levels of the department; and conducted proactive, nationwide, three-hour long employment law training seminars to U.S. Census Bureau management on timely topics ranging from sexual harassment to retaliation.

Litigator for the City of Atlanta 1997-2000; Lobbyist in the Georgia General Assembly for the Mayor and City Council of Atlanta, 1999

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