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Education:
- University of Virginia School of Law
J. D., 1980
Moot Court Board
- Duke University
B.A., 1976
Summa Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa
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Brad Pigott
Courtroom Experience:
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United States Attorney, Southern
District of Mississippi, 1994-2001 (appointed
by President Bill Clinton; Confirmed by United
States Senate)
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Tried major fraud cases on
behalf of U. S. Department of Justice, resulting
in multiple convictions of Medicare providers
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Veteran of over two decades
of courtroom battles in Fraud Litigation (civil
and criminal cases, federal and state court) brought
against securities dealers, insurance companies,
and banks
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Veteran of numerous False Claims
Act cases brought against Medicare/Medicaid providers,
and federal contractors and grantees, on behalf
of American taxpayers and individual "whistleblowers"
with inside knowledge of fraud against Government
programs
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Winner of $9.9 million jury
verdict against Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
for its national fraud in marketing "legal
services insurance" to "Middle America"
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Winner of Federal Appeals Court
Decision for Owner of Tunica.com Website challenging
Antitrust Boycott Conspiracy by Mississippi Casinos
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Winner of Multiple Appeals
Court Decisions on behalf of taxpayers challenging
Unconstitutional tax schemes
Other Professional Recognition:
- Member of United States Attorney General’s
Health Care Fraud Advisory Subcommittee
- Winner of "Integrity Award" from Inspector
General of U. S. Department of Health and Human
Services
- Founder and Chairman (1995-2001) of Mississippi
Health Care Fraud Task Force
- Founder and Chairman of Mississippi Environmental
Crimes Task Force (and Winner of Mississippi 2020
Network "Environmental Public Servant Award")
- Speaker on False Claims Act legal developments
before national meetings of Taxpayers Against
Fraud, Inc.
- Rated "AV" - Martindale-Hubbell attorney
peer rating service
- Named among "Mid-South Super Lawyers"
(for "General Litigation" - 2006 &
2007)
News Stories:
- Barron’s Financial Weekly
Front-Page Story Features Brad Pigott’s
$9.9 Verdict against Pre-Paid Legal Services for
Marketing Fraud (April 2006)
- Medical Equipment Dealer Awarded over $500,000
from False Claims Act case filed by PRJ against
Competitor for Paying Kickbacks to Physicians
(July 2006)
- "Tunica.com" Website Owner Represented
by Brad Pigott Wins Federal Appeal in Antitrust
Boycott case against Mississippi Casinos (August
2007)
- National Lawyer Front-Page Story
Profiles Brad Pigott’s Anti-Fraud Litigation
Against Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (September
2004)
Community Service:
- Mississippi State Board of Education (Member
& Vice Chair, 1989-1994)
- Chairman, Coalition for Children and Public
Education (2006-present)
- National Board of Directors, Parents for Public
Schools (1997-2000)
- Chairman, Bailey Avenue Health Education Foundation
- Chairman, Council of Ministries, Wells United
Methodist Church
- Board of Directors, Mississippi Center for Justice
- Board of Directors, Good Samaritan Center
- Mississippi Research & Development Council
Family:
- Married to Margaret Scheppke Pigott (1984-present)
- Father of David Pigott and Chris Pigott
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