Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Mr. Miller worked as an Associate at a boutique plaintiffs’ firm specializing in qui tam litigation.
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Andrew Miller is Senior Litigation Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, California, Tennessee, and Maryland. He received his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from New York University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Mr. Miller brings a variety of experience to Sanford Heisler Sharp, and his wide range of legal abilities allows him to contribute to the success of several of the Firm’s practice areas. He currently represents dozens of counties and cities across the nation in their claims for damages they have incurred as a result of the opioid epidemic. He also represents whistleblowers who disclose fraud and other wrongdoing. He is steadfast in his commitment to litigating cases that create value for his clients and for society as a whole.
Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Mr. Miller worked as an Associate at a boutique plaintiffs’ firm specializing in qui tam litigation. Before joining that firm, he worked as a prosecutor in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Boston), where he handled hundreds of multifaceted investigations of alleged criminal conduct and tried 30 cases to jury verdict, including cases of firearms violations, narcotics distribution, and sexual abuse of children.
At Harvard Law School, Mr. Miller was elected as a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, the nation’s oldest student-run legal services organization and one of Harvard Law School’s three historic honors societies. At the Legal Aid Bureau, Mr. Miller represented victims of fraudulent mortgage lending practices and individuals who were being evicted from their homes following foreclosures. Before law school, Mr. Miller worked as a public school teacher in Madrid, Spain. He is fluent in Spanish.
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2011
- B.A., New York University, 2007 magna cum laude
Student Attorney Organizations
- Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2011
- District of Columbia, 2017
Court Admissions
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2014
Alexandria & Dickenson County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuits
The City of Alexandria and Dickenson County, Virginia, represented by Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, and The Cicala Law Firm PLLC became the first municipalities in the Commonwealth of Virginia to pursue legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for their role in creating the public health emergency caused by prescription opioids.
Washington County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit
Washington County filed the lawsuit in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs — including pharmaceutical titan Purdue Pharma and worldwide distributor McKesson.
Galax and Giles County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuits
Galax and Giles County filed the lawsuits in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs — including pharmaceutical titan Purdue Pharma and worldwide distributor McKesson.
Page County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit
Page County filed the lawsuit in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs — including pharmaceutical titan Purdue Pharma and worldwide distributor McKesson.
Martinsville and Henry County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit
Martinsville and Henry County filed the lawsuit in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs — including pharmaceutical titan Purdue Pharma and worldwide distributor McKesson.
Lee County, VA and Norton Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit
Lee County and the City of Norton filed the lawsuit in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs — including pharmaceutical titan Purdue Pharma and worldwide distributor McKesson.
Montgomery County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit
Montgomery County filed the lawsuit in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs — including pharmaceutical titan Purdue Pharma and worldwide distributor McKesson.
Fauquier County, VA Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit
Fauquier County, Virginia, filed the lawsuit in state court against more than 15 opioid manufacturers, distributors, and PBMs.
- Arlington, Prince William, and Fauquier Counties join the fight against opioid industry in Virginia
- Fauquier files opioid lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, 50 others
- Another Virginia county files lawsuit over opioid crisis
- Montgomery County sues opioid industry giants for role in nationwide ‘epidemic’
- Martinsville, Henry County file lawsuits against drug companies
- Experts: Opioid suits one to watch; county’s litigation attacks all levels of drug supply chains
- Pittsylvania County files lawsuit in effort to combat opioid epidemic
- Loudoun Tallies Opioid Damages While Considering Lawsuit
- Winchester May Join Drug Industry Lawsuit
- Winchester invited to participate in drug industry suit over opioids
Virginia Supreme Court Appoints Panel at Request of Martinsville, VA to Consider Consolidation of Opioid Lawsuits in State Court
On November 20, 2018, the Virginia Supreme Court appointed a panel of three Circuit Court judges to consider the consolidation of lawsuits previously filed in Virginia state courts against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for their role in creating the public health emergency caused by prescription opioids. The panel was appointed in […]
The Opioid Epidemic: Its Causes and How Communities Can Fight Back
America is experiencing an opioid epidemic that has resulted in economic, social and emotional damage to virtually every community in the United States and tens of thousands of Americans. It is indiscriminate and ruthless, and kills 175 Americans every day. In 2016, more than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses (and the majority of these […]
Righting the Wrong of Corruption: How the False Claims Act Provides for Recovery of the Full Value of Corruptly Procured Contracts
Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the Government is entitled to recover money paid to private parties as a result of fraudulent conduct. Specifically, the Government is entitled to recover up to three times the primary damages it suffered as a result of the fraud, in addition to statutorily-fixed penalties for each false claim for […]
The CFTC Whistleblower Program: Rewarding Integrity in the Commodities and Derivatives Markets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has established a program to reward whistleblowers that report violations of the Commodities Exchange Act (CEA). The CFTC whistleblower program was created by the Dodd-Frank Act and became effective in October 2011. Under the CFTC’s burgeoning whistleblower program, whistleblowers have been rewarded with individual pay-outs as large as […]
