Edw***ack

Litigation, Civil Litigation

Deputy Attorney General, Fraud and Consumer Protection Division at State of Delaware

• Location: Wilmington, Delaware
• Duration: Dec 2010 to Present
• Description: Ed is a senior civil trial attorney for lawsuits brought by or against the State of Delaware to recover money or property in violation of applicable Medicare and Medicaid statutes and regulations. He is experienced in litigation of claims under the Delaware Unclaimed Property Law, the Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act, over-payment of government benefits, domestication and collection of tax judgments and fines levied by various administrative agencies, constitutional challenges to Delaware laws, defense of State officials sued in their official capacities, and contract claims. He practices before the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Superior Court Complex Commercial Litigation Division, the Delaware Supreme Court, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and various state and federal trial and appellate courts in numerous jurisdictions. He also practices before various state and federal administrative agencies. He recently served as lead Trial Counsel for the State in a case that resulted in the largest jury award to the State in its history.

Ed also carries a portfolio of criminal cases related to abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, as well as medication diversion cases.

Ed has at various times acted as counsel to: (a) the Division of Revenue; (b) the Department of Labor and its Office of Administration; (c) the Department of Justice for FOIA appeals; (d) the Office of Unclaimed Property; (e) the Cash Management Policy Board; and (f) the Department of Finance, Office of Accounting. He was in private practice for twenty-six years before joining the Delaware Department of Justice.