MICHAEL JAMES TABACCO, ESQ.

Cell: 202-***-**** ● email: adszgb@r.postjobfree.com

Member in good standing of D.C. and MD Bar Associations SENIOR ATTORNEY

CAREER PROFILE

Energetic and experienced lawyer with 14 years of transactional healthcare attorney experience. Client issues include the handling of a range of complex duties requiring comprehensive knowledge of various governmental agency functions, procedures, methods, operations, and records systems. Understands legislative and regulatory history and how to interpret and apply same for use in legal memorandi and other filings. Experienced with transactional legal projects that require technical expertise, detailed review, strong writing skills, and an understanding of priorities. I take instruction and delegate tasks to associate attorneys, paralegals, interns, and administrative personnel. I work efficiently with a team and/or independently. I research efficiently, write analytically, and obtain excellent results for most clients. I hold a wide variety of legal experience regarding adverse actions against physicians and mid-scale healthcare providers. Legal experience includes, but is not limited to: compliance matters; National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB) actions; Department of Health and Human Services appeal processes; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeals, Privacy Act actions, HIPPA issues, the Paperwork Reduction Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981, 1983, 1985 actions; False Claims Act/Qui Tam complaints; Stark and Anti-kickback law; and a variety of other legal matters. ATTORNEY AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

SENIOR ATTORNEY, The Law Office of Kenneth Joel Haber, P.C., Rockville, MD FEB. ‘07-PRESENT Manage clients, participate in determination of legal strategies and routinely consult with the President of the firm (Ken Haber, Fmr. AUSA, Fmr. Senior Attorney of OIG HHS); review of client files and perform legal research; draft complaints, motions, memos, and correspondences.

NON-ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE

PROFESSOR, Introduction to Blockchain, SEPT. ‘19

Developed a class syllabus and wrote eight 45-minute modules for an online course tailored to investigations majors at the University of New Haven. FOUNDER, BlockMed.io, JULY ‘18-MAY ‘19

Drafted whitepaper, seeded the idea, built a team, and obtained investment capital within 6 months. IP rights sold in Spring 2019. PARALEGAL, Dept. of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, Wash. D.C. MAY ‘06-FEB. ‘07 Concurrently assisted six Assistant United States Attorneys. Duties included: preparation of FOIA disclosures; Vaughn Index Preparations as per FOIA; FOIA appeal paperwork; responses to discovery; witness deposition preparation; trial preparation; subpoena review for proper service; worked cooperatively with a wide variety of in-house counsel, opposing counsel, agency counsel and administrative staff.

EDUCATION

Georgetown Preparatory School 1996, Rockville, MD

Kenyon College B.A., 2000, Gambier, OH

Ohio Northern University J.D., 2005 (Law Review contributor, 2005), ADA, OH