Michael C. Rosenblat
Michael C. Rosenblat graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Rosenblat enlisted in the US Army (1987 – 1993) and, in 1994 became an Assistant Attorney General with the Illinois Attorney General's Office in Chicago, having served as Deputy Chief Criminal Prosecution, Deputy Chief Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (lead prosecutor), and Deputy Chief Special Litigation.
Michael C. Rosenblat has been sought out as a speaker and an author. He has made presentations to colleagues as well as co-authored a guidebook for attorneys practicing False Claims Act litigation.
Areas of Practice
- Qui Tam Litigation
- Criminal Law
- False Claims Act
- Civil Practice
- Military Justice
- Whistleblower Protection
- Whistleblower Litigation
- White Collar Crime
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2006
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1985
- Law Review: John Marshall Law Review, Member
- University of Illinois
- B.A. - 1982
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- "Prosecuting a Claim Under the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act", (Co-Author), Employment Termination, IICLE, 2011
Classes/Seminars
- Search and Seizure under the 4th Amendment, Apex CLE, 2012
- Speaker, Rod Blagojevich Trial, WLS Radio Rohm and Roeper Show, June 30, 2011
- The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Unit, Prosecuting Health Care Fraud, Small Hospital Compliance Seminar, 1998
- Heat on Government Sponsored Health Care Plans - False Claims Act Litigation, MCO Roundtable, HRH (Willis), 2008
- "Search & Seizure Updates", Solo and Small Firm Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 2006
- "False Claims and Class Actions", Chicago Bar Association, Committee of Class Actions, 2001
- "Filing a False Claims Case in the Northern District of Illinois", Chicago Bar Association, Committee on Federal Civil Procedure, 2000
- Health Care Compliance Plans: Spanning the Continuum, Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association, 1998
Honors and Awards
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Judicial Evaluations, Member, Corrections & Sentencing Committee
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Chicago Bar Association
- Taxpayers Against Fraud , (False Claims Act organization dedicated to fighting fraud through the use of the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions)
Past Employment Positions
- United States Army, Captain - Active Duty, 1987 - 1993
- Reserves, 1993 - 2002
- Infantry Officer, 1988 - 1990
- US Army Judge Advocate General, 1990 - 2002
- Assistant Illinois Attorney General, Deputy Bureau Chief, Criminal Prosecution; Deputy Bureau Chief, Special Litigation; Deputy Bureau Chief, Medicaid Fraud Unit, 1993 - 2001
- Judge Advocate General, 1990 - 1993
- Assistant Illinois Attorney General, (including Deputy Bureau Chief, Criminal Prosecution, Deputy Bureau Chief, Medicaid Fraud Unit and Deputy Bureau Chief, Special Litigation), 1994 - 2001
- Private Practice, 2001 - 2012
