Richard H. Blake
Richard Blake is a partner and chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group. He is also a member of the Health Care group and is located in the Cleveland office. His practice focuses on complex criminal and civil white collar matters, including qui tam and civil false claims matters, fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid and other government procurement programs, and public corruption.
Richard is a former Assistant United States Attorney with the Department of Justice and was the first attorney hired by the Justice Department in Cleveland to exclusively ...
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Community Service
- Federal court-appointed mediator, Northern District of Ohio in alternative dispute resolutions
- Volunteer Magistrate, Mayfield Village Juvenile Court Diversion Program
- Former Adjunct Law Professor, Cleveland Marshall School of Law
Presentations & Published Works
- "Congress Expands Scope of Federal False Claims Act," Fine Print – The Ohio State Bar Association’s Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2009
- Contributor, "Attorneys say changes to False Claims Act will have impact on future litigation," The Columbus Daily Reporter, June 3, 2009
- "Federal Prosecutors Target Off-Label Promotion of Prescription Drugs," Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, November 2008
Bar Admissions & Activities
- Admitted to practice in the states of Ohio, New York and Connecticut; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and the Southern District of New York
- Member, Ohio State, New York State, American and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Awards & Recognition
- Received awards and citations from FBI Directors Louis J. Freeh and Robert S. Mueller, United States Secret Service Director Brian L. Stafford, the Department of Defense, IRS Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Treasury Department, and Ohio Department of Transportation
- 2006 President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency Award for Excellence and Distinguished Performance in Protecting United States Military Personnel and the Nation’s Nuclear Programs
Education
- St. John's University (J.D., 1988)
- City University of New York, Baruch College (B.B.A., 1984)
- United States Army, Army Reserve (1984 - 1990)