Qui tam lawyers for whistleblowers nationwide

Phillips & Cohen LLP is the nation’s most successful and most experienced law firm representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act. On behalf of whistleblowers, our lawyers bring Medicare fraud cases and qui tam cases involving other types of fraud under federal and state false claims laws.

Phillips & Cohen also represents whistleblowers who have information about federal tax fraud and tax underpayments involving millions of dollars and may be entitled to a reward from the Internal Revenue Service.

Qui tam lawsuits brought by Phillips & Cohen attorneys on behalf of whistleblowers have returned more than $3.4 billion to the U.S. Treasury, making it by far the top whistleblower law firm in the country. One of our cases settled for the largest amount ever paid by a defense contractor in a qui tam case. We also had one of the largest recoveries ever in a case involving a medical device.

Phillips & Cohen has been recognized as one of the nation's top law firms, and its attorneys have received many accolades for their work. The National Law Journal, a pre-eminent legal news publication, named the whistleblower law firm to its annual "Plaintiffs' Hot List" for 2004 and 2007. The highly selective list is based on exemplary work and significant wins as well as an impressive track record.

Attorney John R. Phillips, one of the firm's founding partners, is "the nation's premier whistleblower attorney," according to the National Law Journal and The Wall Street Journal. The National Law Journal named Mr. Phillips one of the "100 most influential lawyers" in the nation in its most recent list for the third straight time.

The National Law Journal chose attorney Eric R. Havian, another partner, for its top 10 "Winning" attorneys list for 2008 for his work on whistleblower cases. The National Law Journal said the "Winning" lawyers "share a knack for artfully swaying judges and juries and taking risks when they see the opportunity to seize an advantage in the courtroom."

The whistleblower law firm's roster also includes former government fraud prosecutors, a former U.S. Senate Judiciary counsel, a former U.S. Attorney and experienced litigators recruited from the nation's top law firms. They have expertise in a wide range of qui tam cases involving government contract fraud, including Medicare and Medicaid fraud and defense contractor fraud.

Phillips & Cohen attorneys have received the highest ratings from Martindale-Hubbell and Lawdragon, which are independent lawyer-rating services. Its lawyers also have been included in Superlawyers, which lists the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, and in top lawyers lists in local publications, such as Washingtonian magazine.

Phillips & Cohen and several of its qui tam cases figure prominently in a highly praised book published by Atlantic Monthly Press.  In Giantkillers: the Team and the Law that Help Whistleblowers Recover America's Stolen Billions,  author Henry Scammell recounts the history of the False Claims Act and provides in-depth accounts of several whistleblower cases.

Phillips & Cohen attorneys are nationally recognized experts on whistleblower (False Claims Act) cases and are frequently quoted in publications such as the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Several of their qui tam cases have been profiled on 60 Minutes.

If you would like to contact Phillips & Cohen about a potential case, please fill out our qui tam false claims form or our tax fraud case form.

Important notice

These pages should not be construed to contain legal advice. While we will treat any information provided as privileged and confidential, you should understand that when you provide information about a potential case to Phillips & Cohen LLP, we do not become your attorneys. With your permission, we may use your information to investigate whether we wish to represent you to bring a case. But until we both sign a written agreement, we do not represent you and have not agreed to do so.