About Bria Lennon

Brian Lennon specializes in criminal defense – particularly of health care fraud and other white collar and drug offenses, as well as corporate internal investigations and compliance matters. For False Claims Act matters, a distinct focus, he also provides civil defense, and expects to see a number of cases soon arising tied to the receipt (and alleged misuse) of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. Brian works with clients in all corners of Michigan and represents a significant number of professional service providers in the Detroit area.

As a federal prosecutor in Michigan and Virginia for 15 years and a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division, Brian has conducted hundreds of grand jury investigations, handled a variety of civil cases in U.S. District Courts throughout the country and tried nearly 70 criminal cases to verdict — from drunk driving to complex money-laundering schemes to murder. As Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Michigan, Brian also supervised the Health Care Fraud and computer-related crimes units, among others. And he spent nearly five years as a judge advocate for the U.S. Marine Corps, handling both civil and criminal matters.

“My experiences as a federal prosecutor and trying cases for the DOJ bring valuable perspective and insights to clients needing to hire our criminal practice at Warner,” he explains. “I am not afraid to try cases and prosecutors know that — which helps our clients’ positions.” There are many doctors, lawyers, bankers and other professionals who were not ultimately charged — because Brian was able to intervene and resolve the matter after they had received a target letter, civil investigative demand or grand jury subpoena. Their reputations, livelihood and families are intact because of Brian.