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Alvin Community College Students Learn from the Best

Today’s students are tomorrow’s lawyers, judges and court clerks. Learn more about how Berg & Androphy has been working with a local community college to give students real-life experience that will make the next generation’s justice process authentic and well executed.

ACC Students Learn From Mock Trial
Alvin Community College students enrolled in the criminal justice, paralegal and court reporting programs had the unique opportunity to address these issues, gain valuable courtroom experience and be part of an intriguing case with the help of attorneys from the Houston law firm of Berg & Androphy during a mock trial at the Friendswood Municipal Court on April 22. Read More

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Androphy on the Expansion of the False Claims Act

Under the reform overhaul, whistleblowers — a role doctors sometimes can play — are given more opportunities to help root out fraud, said Joel M. Androphy, a partner at the Houston-based firm of Berg & Androphy, who specializes in whistleblower litigation. The health reform law now allows them to initiate false claims actions based on information already publicly disclosed through state or local administrative reports or proceedings, such as a state Medicaid audit. Read More

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Joel Androphy on ABC News

A nurse in a small Texas town blew the whistle on a doctor who she believed was improperly performing surgeries and mis-prescribing drugs. See what whistleblower attorney Joel Androphy has to say in this short video clip from ABC:

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