ATTORNEY AT LAW
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I advise on all aspects of U.S. government contracts and subcontracts, including Department of Defense, General Services Administration and other federal civilian agencies, as well as state and local governmental units. I received an LL.M. degree in government procurement law from the George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. I have authored several scholarly articles in the field of government procurement, and have lectured and written extensively in the field. My career began as a military attorney focusing in the area of defense contracts, and I was subsequently employed by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with civilian agency contract matters. I currently provide assistance to a broad cross section of government contractors in both the defense and civilian sectors, including both U.S. and international companies, as well as large and small business concerns.

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Competitive procurement procedures in public procurement 
GSA and VA Federal Supply Schedule contracting 
Government contract ethics, compliance, and training programs 
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 
Bid protests at the federal, state, and local level 
Administrative suspension and debarment proceedings 
False Claim Act proceedings, and Qui Tam litigation 
Procurement fraud 
Claims litigation before the Boards of Contract Appeals 
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits 
Truth-in-Negotiations Act, disclosure of cost or pricing data 
Default and convenience terminations of government contracts 
Small and disadvantaged minority businesses programs 
International procurement, Buy-American Act. 
Subcontract arrangements, teaming agreements, joint ventures


PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to Bars of Michigan (1980), Connecticut (1982), Florida (1983), District of Columbia (1987)

LL.M. Degree in Government Procurement Law, George Washington University National Law Center (1988)

Contributing Editor - Federal Contract Management, Matthew Bender & Company 

Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory

Previously qualified on several occasions as an expert witness on government contract practices and procedures

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (1988-1989)
U.S. Department of Justice (1984-1988)
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps (1981-1983)

EDUCATION

George Washington University National Law Center, L.L.M. (1988)
Judge Advocate Generals School, U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia (1981)
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., Lansing, Michigan (1980)
University of Michigan, B.A., Ann Arbor, Michigan (1976)


LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

The Privacy of Health Information: Consents and Authorizations under HIPAA, The Florida Bar Journal, May 2002

OIG Model Compliance Programs, Healthcare Financial Management, March 2002

The Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute: Understanding the Intent Requirement, Health Care Law Monthly, May 2001

The National Practitioner Data Bank: Coping with the Uncertainties, Journal of Health Law, Spring 2000

White-Collar Crime: Most false-claims actions arise in the context of fraud against various federal health-care programs, California Law Business, May 24, 1999

Designing Compliance Programs That Foster Ethical Behavior, Healthcare Financial Management, March 1999

Qui Tam Litigation: A Practical Primer, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, January 1999

Health Care Fraud: A Growing Problem, Nursing Management, November 1997

Medicare/Medicaid Fraud: A Growing Area Of Concern For Health Care Providers, Michigan Bar Journal, March, 1997

Medicare Fraud & Podiatrists, Podiatry Management Magazine, November, 1996

Shutting Down the Federal Government, Legal Times of Washington, July 8, 1996

Dispute Resolution Procedures Under Federal Contracts, The Florida Bar Journal, Vol. LXIX, No. 11, December, 1995

Procurement Integrity Returns: An Analysis of the Impact of Section 27 of the OFPP Act on the Federal Procurement Community, Washington Legal Foundation, Critical Legal Issues, Working Paper Series No. 47, September, 1991

Key Problems in Attaining 8(a) Certification, Minority Business Journal, Vol. 5, No. 6, September-October, 1990

New Lobbying Requirements Imposed on Federal Grantees, Nonprofit World, Vol. 8, No. 5, September-October, 1990

New Anti-Lobbying Law Will Have Major Impact, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, Vol. 103, No. 121, June 18, 1990

Congress Tightens Noose on Lobbying by Federal Grantees, The Taft Nonprofit Executive, Volume IX, Number 9, May 1990

New Realities in Pricing Government Contracts, Federal Acquisition Report, May, 1990

Unisys v. United States: Federal Circuit Ushers New Uncertainties into Defective Pricing Cases, Public Contract Newsletter, Volume 25, Number 3, Spring, 1990

Procurement Integrity Law Deserved Suspension, Legal Times of Washington, March 19, 1990

Applying the Exemptions to Cost or Pricing Data, Volume 18, Number 1, Public Contract Law Journal, November, 1989

Current Issues in Defective Pricing Cases, Public Contract Newsletter, Volume 24, Number 4, Summer 1989

A Review of the Byrd Amendment: What are its Implications for the Grantee Community? Grants Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 1989

Understanding Causation and Determining the Price Adjustment in Defective Pricing Cases, 17 Public Contract Law Journal 407 (1988)

The Defense of Fraud Proceedings Cost Principle, Government Contract Costs, Pricing & Accounting Report, November 1988

Fact Versus Judgment in Defining Cost or Pricing Data, Contract Management Magazine, September 1988

Certification of Government Contract Claims Under the Contract Disputes Act, 16 Public Contract Law Journal 551 (1987)

Cost or Pricing Data Defined: An Analysis of Disclosure Requirements Pursuant to Truth-in-Negotiations, National Contract Management Journal, Winter, 1987

Understanding the Submission Requirement for Cost or Pricing Data, National Contract Management Journal, Summer, 1987

Privatization and OMB A-76: The Case For Contracting-Out, Contract Management Magazine, November, 1986

Problems of Government Contracting for Consulting Services, 14 Public Contract Law Journal 332 (1984)

An Analysis of General Accounting Office Decisions Pertaining to Unbalanced Bidding, 14 Public Contract Law Journal 178 (1983)

Torncello & Soledad Enterprises, Inc., v. United States: A Return to the Common Law, The Army Lawyer, January, 1983

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Membership Committee, The Army and Navy Club
State Department Selected International Election Observer, Bulgarian National Elections

HONORS AND AWARDS

Army Commendation Medal (1983)
Department of Justice Special Achievement Award (1988)