MICHAEL A. MORSE

Mr. Morse is the Chair of the nationwide Federal and State Whistleblower (Qui Tam) practice group of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP. Mr. Morse is widely recognized as a leader in the future of federal and state false claims litigation across the United States. Mr. Morse has served as lead or co-lead counsel for whistleblowers in false claims cases that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for federal and state taxpayers.

Mr. Morse was counsel for the lead whistleblowers in a number of the most successful false claims cases in United States history, including:

• United States ex rel. Hunt and Gauger v. Medco Health Solutions, 00-737 (E.D.Pa.) (resulting in a $185 Million recovery for federal and state taxpayers)
  
  
• United States ex rel. Monahan v. St. Barnabas Health System, 02-5702 (D.N.J.) (resulting in a $265 Million recovery for federal taxpayers)
  
  
• United States ex rel. Eastmond v. Vortec Corporation, 00-6458 (E.D.Pa) (resulting in a $4.5 Million recovery for federal taxpayers)
  
  
• United States & State of Texas ex rel. Hudnall v. Rescare, 3:01cv1154-H (N.D.Tex.) (resulting in a $2.15 Million recovery for federal and Texas taxpayers)

Mr. Morse is frequently invited to speak to audiences across the United States on federal and state false claims litigation. He also has authored and co-authored a number of articles and chapters on false claims statutes, and is frequently asked by members of the national media to comment on developments in false claims cases.

Mr. Morse is a former prosecutor, who is known for his dogged determination in representing his whistleblower clients across the United States. He has litigated virtually every issue in false claims cases, and has battled successfully on behalf of his whistleblower clients in some of the most hotly contested false claims cases in the United States. Mr. Morse has also been involved in promoting the passage of new State false claims acts, and has worked to strengthen the federal False Claims Act.

Mr. Morse is a graduate of the Emory University School of Law and the University of Michigan.