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Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC We are a progressive, multi-service law firm providing transactional, litigation, and counseling services.

Our role at Buttaci & Leardi is to merely lend a helping hand to health care providers through our practice areas — and allowing our clients to focus on their practices and, more importantly, their patients. Our clients include a diverse range of health care providers and provider-related entities, including, but not limited to: physicians and physician groups, physical therapists and other allied health professionals, outpatient surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, behavioral health clinics, comprehensive rehabilitation facilities, durable medical equipment suppliers and medical billing/management companies.

10/16/2026

For everyone hoping to ride out this whole thing until retirement, Buttaci, Leardi & Werner litigator John Leardi has news for you.

But embracing AI and blindly trusting it are two very different career choices.

John explored that distinction in Part B News, discussing safeguards for incorporating AI into medical practice – and why professional judgment still needs to do its job.

Check out the full article: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/7e8jtkcihl

Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC applauds Elizabeth A. Levine on her continued recognition in the 2027 New Jersey Rising Star...
10/09/2026

Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC applauds Elizabeth A. Levine on her continued recognition in the 2027 New Jersey Rising Stars list.

There is something especially rewarding about celebrating a colleague as she continues to make her mark.

Elizabeth’s renewed inclusion is an opportunity to recognize her professional achievements, celebrate her contributions to our firm and cheer on the career she is building.

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

We’re delighted to celebrate this milestone with you.

For more details: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/zjno6zz7tj

10/08/2026

When a compliance concern lands on leadership’s desk, what happens next could make all the difference.

In the fourth episode of Fraud Files, a mini-series powered by Almost Clinical, the podcast of Buttaci Leardi & Werner, Paul D. Werner unpacks a new DOJ memo on corporate fraud – and what healthcare organizations may be missing.

A provider’s size, reach and reliance on government reimbursement can put it squarely within the profile prosecutors are being directed to scrutinize.

Add an unresolved billing problem to that picture, and leadership’s response takes on even greater significance.

Was an issue reported?
Did someone act on the warning?
Or did it sit in an inbox while the same problem kept happening?

Paul offers a practical way to find out: follow a concern through your organization and see whether the process delivered an actual resolution.

Your compliance team may know how to raise the alarm.

Does leadership know what to do when it rings?

Watch every episode of Fraud Files on YouTube: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/80a3zqtqld

Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC congratulates Vincent N. Buttaci, John W. Leardi and Paul D. Werner on their continued inclu...
10/08/2026

Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC congratulates Vincent N. Buttaci, John W. Leardi and Paul D. Werner on their continued inclusion in the 2027 New Jersey Super Lawyers list.

Their names are on the door, and their dedication helps set the standard for our firm.

We celebrate the judgment, commitment and individual strengths each brings to our clients – and the collective leadership that makes Buttaci Leardi & Werner who we are.

Congratulations, Vin, John and Paul, on this well-earned recognition!

For more details: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/78jo2scx9m

When does a whistleblower case expose fraud – and when is it just along for the payday?Buttaci Leardi & Werner partner P...
10/02/2026

When does a whistleblower case expose fraud – and when is it just along for the payday?

Buttaci Leardi & Werner partner Paul Werner spoke with Law360 Healthcare Authority about the DOJ’s revised approach to the False Claims Act and why healthcare providers have particular reason to pay attention.

The updated Justice Manual directs government attorneys to exercise their authority to dismiss parasitic whistleblower suits and avoid pursuing cases based on violations of nonbinding guidance rather than federal law or regulations.

For an industry steeped in complex billing rules and layers of agency guidance, that distinction matters.

As Paul puts it, the changes are “as close to a healthcare-specific set of guidance as you can imagine without them explicitly stating so.”

His perspective comes from defending healthcare providers in False Claims Act investigations and litigation, where the line between a reimbursement dispute and a fraud allegation can become the entire fight.

For healthcare leaders, the takeaway is straightforward: understand what the rules actually require, what the guidance merely suggests, and how that distinction could shape your defense when the government comes calling.

To read Paul’s commentary: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/kredpjjen7

09/24/2026

The government declines to join a whistleblower case against your healthcare organization.

The whistleblower’s lawyers keep going anyway, in the government’s name.

So who’s actually minding the case?

Buttaci Leardi & Werner partner and Almost Clinical co-host Paul D. Werner examines that question and more in the third episode of Fraud Files, a special series within Almost Clinical, the healthcare industry's favorite podcast powered by Buttaci Leardi & Werner.

This lightning round highlights:

⚕️What the Eleventh Circuit decided about the False Claims Act’s qui tam provision, and what it left unresolved

⚕️Why the remaining constitutional challenges put DOJ oversight of declined cases under scrutiny

⚕️What healthcare organizations defending those cases should ask their legal teams about the government’s involvement, and

⚕️Why a compliance program that catches problems early remains the best defense.

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New to Almost Clinical?
Check out the full library of episodes: https://lnkd.pulse.ly/phbzcnwoqw.

Buttaci Leardi & Werner pauses on Yom Kippur to honor this sacred day and its call to atonement, reconciliation and rene...
09/20/2026

Buttaci Leardi & Werner pauses on Yom Kippur to honor this sacred day and its call to atonement, reconciliation and renewal.

May this time offer the space to seek forgiveness, make amends and enter the year ahead with a sense of peace and clarity.

We wish our clients, colleagues, friends and neighbors a meaningful fast and a day of profound personal significance.

Shanah Tovah! Buttaci Leardi & Werner joyfully welcomes Rosh Hashanah and the promise of a fresh start and a bright new ...
09/11/2026

Shanah Tovah! Buttaci Leardi & Werner joyfully welcomes Rosh Hashanah and the promise of a fresh start and a bright new year.

The Jewish New Year offers a meaningful opportunity to reflect on the year behind us while looking with hope toward what lies ahead. It is a time to appreciate the people and experiences that have shaped us, consider what we hope to carry forward and embrace the promise of a new beginning.

May the year ahead bring good health, peace and fulfillment, opportunities to grow and strengthen the relationships that matter, and many moments of happiness shared with those we hold dear.

Twenty-five years have passed since September 11, 2001, yet the significance of that day has not diminished with time.Fo...
09/11/2026

Twenty-five years have passed since September 11, 2001, yet the significance of that day has not diminished with time.

For so many, it marked an indelible dividing line — a day after which life, and our understanding of the world around us, would never be quite the same.

Today, we honor the memory of those who were lost and hold close the families, friends and communities who continue to carry their loss.

We also recognize a generation that has grown up knowing September 11 only through the stories, photographs and memories entrusted to them by those who witnessed it.

As the years move forward, remembrance becomes something we share — a commitment to preserve the memory of those we lost and to ensure that the meaning of this day is never forgotten.

Buttaci Leardi & Werner joins our nation in remembrance on this solemn anniversary.

08/28/2026

If the government pulled on one thread in your healthcare organization, where would it lead?

That’s the question litigator Paul Werner asks in the latest Fraud Files, a special series within Almost Clinical, the podcast powered by Buttaci Leardi & Werner.

The DOJ’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division has put healthcare squarely among its priorities.

But Paul argues that the bigger issue for healthcare organizations may be the government’s ability to connect what were once treated as separate areas of risk.

A billing irregularity could lead to questions about referral relationships.
Revenue could raise tax issues.
And both could bring greater scrutiny to executive oversight and corporate governance.

So Paul suggests a practical exercise: pick a high-volume service line and follow the thread yourself.

What would the government see if it examined the billing, revenue, referrals and oversight surrounding that service line?

When the government is connecting the dots, healthcare organizations should be doing the same.

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