Pierson Law

Holly A. Pierson brings almost two decades of extensive civil and criminal experience to her law practice. 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. Ms. Pie... rson also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Western District of North Carolina (Charlotte), with a concentration in white collar criminal investigations and prosecution. 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. Attorney's 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. Ms. Pierson regularly represents healthcare providers, small businesses, and other individuals in a variety of civil, criminal and administrative matters. Early in her career, Ms. Pierson served as a law clerk to the Honorable J.L. Edmondson on the United States Court ...Read More