Holly Anne Pierson

Holly A. Pierson regularly represents healthcare providers, small businesses, and other individuals in a variety of civil, criminal and administrative matters. Ms. Pierson is a veteran of the healthcare and litigation departments of the prestigious law firms of King & Spalding LLP, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Powell Goldstein LLP (now Bryan Cave), and Morris, Manning & Martin LLP. As a federal prosecutor, Ms. Pierson served as the Criminal Healthcare Fraud Coordinator, the Environmental Crimes Coordinator, and as a member of the Appellate Committee. During her tenure with the U. S. Attorneys Office, Ms. Pierson tried numerous jury trials, returning favorable verdicts for the United States in each one. Ms. Pierson also authored and otherwise participated in numerous federal appeals, with each resulting in favorable opinions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Throughout her career in both public and private practice, Ms. Pierson has handled numerous federal and state investigations and conducted significant internal investigations. Recently, for example, Ms. Pierson achieved the extraordinary result of a pre-discovery dismissal of a joint federal and state qui tam/whistleblower case brought against a healthcare client pursuant to the False Claims Act. Ms. Pierson has also negotiated the successful resolution of a number of other state and federal civil and criminal investigations, including for a pharmaceutical company under investigation by several state and federal authorities and a large corporate client who was under a multi-year federal Grand Jury investigation. Early in her career, Ms. Pierson served as a law clerk to the Honorable J. L. Edmondson on the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Since 1998, Ms. Pierson has also served as an Adjunct at the University of Georgia School of Law where she assists with the schools advocacy and appellate clinic programs. She is frequently invited to speak to national audiences on a variety of issues including state and federal investigations, healthcare fraud, the pharmaceutical industry, white collar crime and mortgage fraud issues. Honors and Affiliations Named a Super Lawyer in the Georgia Super Lawyers publication, 2010 and 2012 Named a Rising Star in the Georgia Super Lawyers publication, 2005, 2007 and 2009 Presented with Outstanding Alumni Advocate Award by University of Georgia School of Law in 2009 Awarded two Directors Awards by FBI Director Bob Mueller in recognition of outstanding efforts and results in two white collar cases while serving in the U. S. Attorneys Office