Background
Havian, Eric R. was born on May 3, 1955 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1977) Phi Beta Kappa. Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Career
Worked at Phillips & Cohen. Admitted to the bar, 1981, California. Instructor, Boalt Hall School of Law.
Assistant United States.
Attorney, Criminal Division, 1987-1994. Lead Attorney, Defense Procurement Fraud Prosecutions, San Francisco United States.
Attorneys Office, 1988-1994. Board Member, California Common Cause, 1994.
Phillips & Cohen has the nation"s largest and longest standing False Claims Acting (qui tam) practice.
In 1984, John R. Phillips began working with Senator Charles Grassley and Congressman Howard Berman as the Congress developed amendments to strengthen and modernize the Acting, which was first passed to fight Civil War profiteers. The effort to amend the Acting was successful and in October 1986, the new amendments were signed into law by President Reagan. The firm has a national practice and works with a network of litigation firms throughout the country.
