Brown LLC adds former DOJ fraud trial lawyer to whistleblower team

By AI, Created 11:41 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – Brown, LLC said May 6, 2026, that former Justice Department civil fraud prosecutor Albert Thomas “Tom” Morris has joined its whistleblower practice as a partner. The hire strengthens the firm’s False Claims Act work as it pursues healthcare, defense contractor and other government-fraud cases nationwide.

Why it matters: - Brown, LLC is adding a lawyer with nearly two decades inside the Justice Department Civil Fraud Section, giving the firm deeper experience in how False Claims Act cases are investigated, litigated and resolved. - The hire comes as whistleblower firms compete for high-value government fraud matters involving healthcare, defense contracts and federal programs. - Brown, LLC says the addition strengthens its platform for clients seeking recoveries for taxpayers and government programs.

What happened: - Brown, LLC announced that Albert Thomas “Tom” Morris has joined the firm as a partner in its whistleblower practice. - The announcement was made May 6, 2026, from Washington, D.C. - Morris spent nearly two decades as a Senior Trial Counsel and Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Fraud Section. - Morris will focus on False Claims Act and whistleblower matters at Brown, LLC.

The details: - Morris’s DOJ work covered healthcare fraud, defense contractor fraud, Anti-Kickback Statute violations, procurement fraud and federal program fraud. - His DOJ matters included Medicare fraud, Medicare Advantage overbilling, defective pricing on military contracts and defense contractor fraud. - Brown, LLC said Morris handled or helped prosecute a $57 million Hunters Point Naval Shipyard radiation remediation settlement. - Brown, LLC said Morris handled a $62 million defective pricing settlement involving military contracts. - Brown, LLC said Morris handled a $90 million Medicare Advantage settlement involving Sutter Health. - Brown, LLC said Morris worked on industry-wide defective body armor litigation that produced about $138 million in settlements. - Brown, LLC said Morris was lead counsel in a nine-week jury trial that produced a $32 million False Claims Act verdict against three individuals and two corporate defendants in a Medicare fraud case at a critical access hospital. - The Fifth Circuit upheld a key materiality ruling tied to continued government payments in that hospital case. - Before joining the DOJ, Morris was an equity partner at K&L Gates LLP. - Morris began his career as a judicial clerk for Judge Francis W. Bullock of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. - Morris earned his J.D. with high honors from Duke University School of Law, where he served on the Duke Law Journal. - Morris holds a B.S.B.A. magna cum laude from Georgetown University and an M.L.A. with highest honors from Johns Hopkins University.

Between the lines: - Brown, LLC is signaling that federal enforcement experience is a selling point in whistleblower litigation, where case strategy often depends on understanding government decision-making. - The firm is also using Morris’s track record to reinforce its credibility in large FCA matters across healthcare, defense and procurement fraud. - Jason T. Brown, head of Brown, LLC and a former FBI special agent and legal advisor, framed the hire as a move to build a stronger trial and investigation bench. - Morris said whistleblowers are important because they can expose fraud that might otherwise stay hidden. - Brown, LLC said it has secured more than $1 billion in aggregate settlements and judgments across its litigation practice. - The firm cited prior recoveries including the Raytheon matter, with an overall DOJ resolution exceeding $950 million and an FCA portion of $428 million, and a $350 million Walgreens whistleblower resolution. - Brown, LLC said those settlements resolved allegations only and the defendants did not admit liability.

What’s next: - Brown, LLC said it will continue to offer free and confidential consultations to many potential whistleblowers while remaining selective about the matters it accepts. - The firm said it is evaluating cases involving Medicare and Medicaid fraud, defense contractor fraud, procurement fraud, kickbacks, upcoding, billing fraud, securities fraud, customs fraud, tariff evasion and tax fraud. - Morris said he looks forward to helping individuals come forward with well-developed, meaningful claims. - Brown, LLC is likely to lean on Morris’s DOJ experience in future False Claims Act and whistleblower cases.

The bottom line: - Brown, LLC is betting that a veteran DOJ fraud prosecutor will sharpen its competitive edge in high-stakes whistleblower litigation.