Regularly conducts internal investigations for companies and medical institutions and provides advice on reporting obligations and representation throughout all phases of government investigations.
Represented health care provider under investigation by DOJ and HHS accused of health care fraud following the filing of a False Claims Action successfully negating all criminal allegations against the provider and individual employees involving alleged fraudulent billing of services and negotiated reduced settlement of false claims action.
Represented health care clinics in defense of an investigation by DOJ following the filing of a False Claims Action against the clinics resulting in no criminal charges being brought and a reduced settlement of the False Claims Action.
Represented major sports clinic being investigated by the DEA and DOJ for alleged violations of the Controlled Substance Act in prescription writing and dispensing practices. Successfully negated threats of criminal charges against the clinic and individual doctors and negotiated civil penalties for technical violations of prescription writing practices.
Represented officer of a domestic company accused of harboring and employing illegal aliens which resulted in a misdemeanor plea and counseled the company through its compliance with the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement requiring changes in company policy and regular communication with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Defended a large national contractor in a False Claims Act case resulting in a dismissal of the suit.
Serves as discovery counsel for a national insurance company involved in mass litigation following several catastrophic weather events.
Conducted dozens of criminal investigations involving the collection of data and physical evidence, locating and interviewing witnesses and drafting of search warrants during her tenure as a prosecutor.
Conducted an internal investigation of a large domestic company involving thousands of pages of documents and hundreds of witnesses and presented the results to the United States Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice resulting in no charges or penalties and a Declination of Intervention by the United States in a Pending False Claims Act case.
Defended a franchisee of a large domestic company accused in a criminal complaint and related civil case resulting in dismissal of the criminal case and reduced civil settlement.
Represented a former partner of a large international accounting firm indicted for committing billions of dollars in tax fraud resulting in a sentence significantly below the federal sentencing guideline range.
Before joining Butler Snow, she served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Harris County, Texas District Attorney’s Office and Deputy District Attorney for the Jefferson County, Alabama District Attorney’s Office, Birmingham Division. She obtained her J.D. from George Washington University and her B.A., cum laude, in History from Louisiana State University. Following law school, she clerked for the Honorable Loren A. Smith, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. She is admitted to practice in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.
