Thomas J. Jaworski

An accomplished trial attorney and former federal prosecutor, Thomas Jaworski* focuses on representing health care clients in complex litigation and government enforcement matters. Clients benefit from his insider knowledge of how prosecutors and law enforcement officers think, investigate, and try their cases.

Tom defends clients in criminal health care fraud cases and in False Claims Act matters, including qui tam litigation alleging Stark Law / Anti-Kickback Statute violations and billing and coding issues. Additionally, he has handled a broad range of white-collar cases, such as tax violations, financial fraud, public corruption, money laundering, and computer crimes. Clients also look to Tom to lead sensitive corporate internal investigations.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Tom spent more than 17 years at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), most recently serving as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, a district recognized as the country’s health care hub. As the district's chief law enforcement officer, he directed efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in the health care sector and successfully resolved numerous high-profile health care fraud enforcement cases, including matters concerning hospitals, academic medical centers, nursing facilities, Medicare Advantage organizations, and other health care providers.

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Tom previously held other prominent leadership roles within the DOJ in Nashville, including First Assistant U.S. Attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney in the White Collar and Economic Crime Unit, and served on the White Collar Fraud Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. He also worked at the DOJ in Washington, DC, as a Trial Attorney in the agency’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section, and in the Tax Division’s Criminal Enforcement and Civil Trial Sections.

In the private sector, Tom served as Associate General Counsel for Global Investigations and Compliance for a multinational insurance, risk management, and employee benefits company. There, he led internal investigations, supported global anti-corruption efforts, and advised on compliance programs.

*Admitted in Tennessee and New York; admission pending in the District of Columbia.

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• U.S. Department of Justice, Performance Awards (2016 to 2019 and 2021 to 2023)
• U.S. Department of the Army, Achievement Medal for Civilian Service (2018)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Investigations Award: Outstanding Counter-Proliferation Investigation (2017)

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D.)
• Miami University (B.A.)