Veronica Nannis - Greenbelt, MD
Attorney at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA
Class Actions Lawyers in Greenbelt, MD
6404 Ivy Lane Suite 400 Greenbelt, MD 20770
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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24
Years
Experience
Greenbelt Class Actions Lawyer
Updated: 10/05/2026
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions
- Labor & Employment
- Employment Contracts
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Retaliation Claims
- Whistleblower/Qui Tam
Attorney Information
Overview
A principal in the False Claims Act and Civil Litigation departments, Veronica Nannis is a seasoned litigator who fights fraud. She proudly represents whistleblowers, including the one who led the United States government to the largest Stark-based healthcare settlement in history – a record $345 million – against a major hospital system.
For more than 24 years, clients have turned to Veronica to protect them while exposing fraud. Veronica leads a team that files suit under the False Claims Act in federal courts all over the country, focusing on health care fraud and various illegal kickback schemes. She relentlessly pursues fraud cases and protects her clients above all else.
False Claims Act cases (aka qui tams) can be filed in a variety of states. Veronica has had qui tams in a dozen different states and works with a range of different US Attorney’s offices, numerous states Attorneys General and the Department of Justice to prosecute fraud all over the country.
Her whistleblower clients are individuals with whom she forges a strong relationship. These are employees or former employees with insider knowledge of fraud. In healthcare cases, these insiders are often sales representatives, doctors, nurses, physical therapists, home health aides, auditors, billing specialists or compliance officers. Despite reporting fraud internally, most employees cannot stop fraud on their own. Moreover, they are usually penalized for speaking up, fired, or otherwise retaliated against.
Veronica’s clients are put in compromising positions. Faced with the choice of knowingly participating in fraud (putting reputations and licenses at risk, or even facing criminal consequences), burying their heads in the sand, or reporting the fraud, a brave few choose to report. That is when they need an experienced FCA attorney who will prosecute fraud while protecting the whistleblower.
Fraud schemes run the gamut, but some of the typical healthcare schemes include:
- Paying kickbacks, referral fees or quid pro quo arrangements in violation of the Stark Law or Anti-Kickback Statute;
- Up-coding or wrongful coding to increase reimbursement;
- Falsifying records, symptoms, tests, services or diagnoses to secure or increase government payer reimbursement;
- Providing services to ineligible Medicare or Medicaid patients;
- Providing unnecessary and unreasonable medical services (medical necessity fraud);
- Upping RUG rates or HHRG scores to inflate Medicare payments;
- Billing for services that were not provided; and
- False and off-label marketing and promotion.
Another area of interest for Veronica is fraud cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether CAREs Act fraud, Covid testing fraud, or other fraud, these schemes occurred around the country and continue to wreak havoc. The government is investigating and prioritizing these cases. The first COVID-related civil fraud settlement was announced in January 2021. Dozens more are under way now. JGL is leading some of these important public health fraud cases.
Lastly, Veronica also fights fraud through class action cases.
On April 29, 2019, the federal court in Maryland named Veronica to the Consumer Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (“PSC”) in the multi-district class action: In re Marriott Int’l Customer Data Security Breach Litig., D. Md. MDL No. 19-md-2879. This is the largest data breach class action ever brought in the country, effecting more than 300 million Marriott and Starwood customers. The Court selected Veronica to serve as Consumer Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel from hundreds of attorneys nationwide who sought leadership positions in this record-breaking litigation. The case is on-going.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Maryland Association for Justice, 2011
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2012–2016
- Benchmark Litigation USA: Future Star, 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2026–2027
- Finalist for National Law Journal’s 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards
- Maryland Super Lawyers®, 2025
Other Sources of Feedback About Veronica Nannis
Included on the 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 2002
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Non Legal Education
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George Washington University, 1997
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude -
Catholic University of America, School of Arts & Sciences, 2002
M.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Psychology
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal
Classes and Seminars
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“What Effect Will United States v. Caronia Have On Civil Off-Label Cases?”, American Bar Association Health eSource, 2013 - Present
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“Litigating False Claims Act Cases,” Moderator, Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF) Coalition’s 25th Annual Conference, 2025
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“Could My Client Be A Whistleblower?” Webinar, Panelist, Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ), 2023
- “Strategies for Pleading and Proving Knowledge” Presentation, Panelist, Taxpayers Against Fraud annual meeting, 2022
Pro Bono Activities
- Taxpayers Against Fraud
Representative Cases
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Espina v. Prince George’s County
- Citation: Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, CAL09-23501
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Ledo Pizza Sys. v. Ledo Rest., Inc.
- Citation: 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29824 (March 29, 2010)
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Livanos v. Livanos, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22300 (March 9, 2010)
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WSSC v. Bowen, et al., 410 Md. 287; 978 A.2d 678 (2009)
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Snowder v. District of Columbia, 949 A.2d 590 (D.C. 2008)
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Johnson v. Wheeler, 492 F. Supp. 2d 492 (D.Md. 2007)
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Mona v. Mona Elec. Group, Inc., 176 Md. App. 672, 934 A.2d 450 (2007)
Published Works
Articles
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“Big Business and Hollywood rack up major win in unpaid intern case: The Second Circuit applies a “primary beneficiary test” for interns, reversing the lower court and rejecting the Department of Labor’s published guidance as outdated,” JGL Blog, August 2015
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"Employers May Pay Dearly for their Unpaid Internships,", Law 360, December 2014
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“The Fourth Circuit “Likes” Facebook – Rules That “Likes” Are Protected Speech,” JGL blog, September 2013
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 2002
- District of Columbia, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Maryland Association for Justice (Member)
- American Bar Association, Health Section (Member)
- Maryland State Bar Association, Health Section (Member)
- Prince George's County Bar Association (Member)
- Federal Bar Association, Qui Tam Section
- Ayuda, Board Member
- DC Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee (Past Board Member)
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Contact
6404 Ivy Lane
Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone Number: 240-297-1782
Fax Number: (301) 220-1214
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm, Saturday-Sunday: Closed
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