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Rick Glaser focuses his practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense and internal investigations. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Glaser served as first assistant and executive assistant United States attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, responsible for oversight and operational review of the Civil, Administrative and Criminal Divisions of the District.
With more than 20 years of experience in grand jury investigations, Mr. Glaser's experience includes major health care fraud, insurance fraud, public corruption, bankruptcy fraud and Securities and Exchange Commission-related cases. He has tried more than 90 criminal jury trials in federal court and has handled health care qui tam (whistle blower) cases in federal court. In addition, as a lead evaluator and former director of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Evaluation and Review Staff, the DOJ's self-evaluating body, Mr. Glaser gained a deep understanding of how the United States Attorneys Offices work throughout the nation and the challenges that businesspeople may face when encountering a federal lawsuit.
In addition to successful prosecution of numerous white collar cases, including major health care fraud, he has obtained major verdicts in the following cases over the years: United States v. Caldwell Key-man insurance fraud involving a double homicide
United States v. Musgrove - Bankruptcy fraud of more than six million dollars
United States v. Lanier - Securities and Exchange Commission-related insider trading
United States v. Wade - The seminal case regarding a prosecutor's sole right to file a substantial assistance motion in a federal case which was handled by Mr. Glaser at both the district and circuit court levels and affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in a published opinion
Publications & Speaking Engagements
Document Retention and Destruction in North Carolina Post Enron, Lorman Education Services, August 2003
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