Murphy Anderson PLLC
Ann Lugbill
Of Counsel
Ann Lugbill focuses upon representation of False Claims Act qui tam whistleblowers and plaintiffs in class action litigation. Her past clients include over 40 qui tam relators, including Jack Gravitt, a pioneer whistleblower whose experiences are in the False Claims Act's legislative history. Her qui tam cases have resulted in total recoveries exceeding $600 million.
CBS “60 Minutes” featured Ann’s successful representation of a qui tam whistleblower whose False Claims Act suit alleged Buy American Act violations when Japanese machine tools were sold to the Government, mislabeled “Made in the U.S.A.”
Ann participates in Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF), the National Employment Lawyers (NELA) Whistleblower Committee, and is the NELA Sixth Circuit representative. She serves on the Ohio Board for Certification of Specialists in Labor and Employment Law, which certifies legal experts in labor and employment law. An Ohio Employment Lawyers Association officer for many years, she chaired the Cincinnati Bar’s Grievance Committee, authorized by the Ohio Supreme Court to enforce lawyers' professional ethics rules. Cincinnati magazine's cover featured her as one of the “Best Lawyers in Cincinnati.”
Ann co-authored two books: False Claims Act: Whistleblower Litigation and Representing the Terminated Employee in Ohio. She is an active board member of several nonprofit groups and charitable foundations. In 2007, she was honored by Talbert House, a large social service agency in Cincinnati, Ohio, with its "Ernest Talbert" community leadership award.