Howard practices in the areas of White Collar criminal defense, civil litigation and False Claims Act representations, primarily in federal court. He has successfully represented individuals, corporations, chief executive officers and employees of corporations both publicly and closely held, in the full range of economic and White Collar cases. He has over 30 years of experience in the White Collar field.
The practice areas in which Howard has concentrated include:
• Health care (Medicare and Medicaid fraud)
• Pharmaceutical litigation
• Securities
• Antitrust
• Tax
• Financial institution fraud
• Procurement fraud
• Defense contracting
• Public corruption
Our practice also includes parallel civil representations in the areas of Medicare/Medicaid fraud, Securities (SEC), Antitrust Enforcement and False Claims Act representations. Additionally, administrative proceedings arising out of criminal investigations and civil enforcement actions are also part of our full service White Collar practice.
APPROACH TO HANDLING REPRESENTATIONS
Our cases are handled from an initial subpoena or search warrant, through to a grand jury investigation, ending in the case either being dropped — our first goal, either for lack of evidence or prosecutive merit, or handled through to trial or to plea and sentencing. Civil litigation is also part of our White Collar practice and handling civil matters in the above practice areas are part of what we do on a regular basis. We also conduct internal investigations for clients.
We believe in individualized attention to our clients and focus on a quality practice, with a select member of clients given full personal attention. Our small setting allows for the utmost discretion and client confidentiality in the sensitive area of White Collar litigation. We pride ourselves in giving individual attention to each client and assisting them in getting through a very trying time in their lives.
SAMPLE OF CURRENT AND PAST REPRESENTATIONS
- Numerous health care companies and health care professionals in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud cases and False Claims Act cases
- CEO of Pharmaceutical Company in government investigation and parallel civil proceeding
- CEO of Defense Contracting Firm in Fraud Investigation
- Numerous executives and employees of Pharmaceutical Companies in Criminal Investigation and parallel civil matters
- Individuals in tax evasion investigations
- Individual in Federal and State Corruption Investigations
- Company and Owner of a Company in Antitrust Criminal Investigation into Price Fixing and Bid Rigging
- Executive in SEC Insider Trading Investigation
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Prior to opening his own practice, Howard was a partner in the Litigation Department of the Philadelphia law firm Blank Rome, LLP, and served as Chairman of the Litigation Department and as a member of the firm’s Management Committee during his tenure at the firm.
Prior to that, Howard had a distinguished career as a federal prosecutor in the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney’s Office, serving as Chief of the Criminal Division — in which position he supervised all attorneys in the Criminal Division during his tenure. As a prosecutor he also served as lead trial counsel in many significant criminal prosecutions and jury trials in the areas of White Collar Crime and Corruption. He was lead prosecutor in the corruption prosecution of 35 Philadelphia police officers, leading to the conviction of a Deputy Police Commissioner, several Chief Inspectors, and numerous other officers on charges of extortion and bribery. He also prosecuted numerous White Collar fraud cases.
A graduate of Georgetown Law School, Howard serves as an adjunct Professor of Evidence and Trial Advocacy at Temple University Law School, and conducts training programs at law firms and government agencies for ALI-ABA in trial advocacy, deposition practice, motions and oral advocacy and evidence. He also served as a Law Clerk to Justice Robert W. Hansen of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
He is listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (White Collar criminal defense) and Best Lawyers in America (White Collar criminal defense). Howard is a frequent lecturer on topics relating to the criminal justice system and litigation practice. He is the author of the Deposition Guidebook (ALI-ABA 2007), as well as numerous articles relating to the field of litigation, and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Practical Litigator.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW
Temple University Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, Teaching Evidence and Introduction to Trial Advocacy and in the LLM In Trial Advocacy Program
COMMENDATIONS
- Listed in Pennsylvania Superlawyers (White Collar Crime 2004-2009), Best Lawyers in America (White Collar Crime), Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in Education, AV Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
- Federal Bar Association Criminal Law Committee - Certificate of Recognition for seven years service as Co-Chairman
- Attorney General's Special Commendation Award for outstanding prosecution in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- Department of Justice Letter of Commendation for outstanding trial work in prosecution of federal criminal civil rights laws.
- Letter of Commendation from Wisconsin Attorney General for exceptional prosecution and trial of bank officials for massive loan fraud.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Wisconsin, 1976
District of Columbia, 1976
Pennsylvania, 1981
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Northwestern University (1968 - 1969)
- University of Wisconsin, B.A. with honors, 1972
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1976
Editor Law & Policy in International Business, the Georgetown International Law Review
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Federal Bar Association
Former Co-Chairman, Criminal Law Committee
Member, Board of Directors, Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section
Federal Courts Committee
Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
Member, Editorial Board, The Practical Litigator
Howard Bruce Klein, formerly with Blank, Rome, LLP, carries the highest legal ability rating in Martindale-Hubbell.