Attorneys Patrick J. Queenan

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Patrick is a skilled trial attorney who is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Healthcare Practice Group.  He has extensive experience leading trial teams and conducting complex and sensitive investigations.

As a former federal and state prosecutor, Patrick focuses his practice on representing and counseling individuals and companies involved in government investigations, criminal cases, and regulatory and civil litigation.

Patrick previously worked in the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, where he prosecuted and investigated white collar criminal cases across the country.  He also worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the New Hampshire Department of Justice, where he prosecuted and investigated homicide, financial crime, public integrity, and drug offenses.

Patrick has tried and litigated cases in federal and state courts involving wire fraud, health care fraud, the Anti-Kickback Statute, bank fraud, money laundering, illegal prescribing, false statements, perjury, homicide, tax crimes, financial crimes, and other criminal and civil offenses.

Key Cases

  • Prosecuted ten defendants in a $67 million fraud and money laundering case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida involving genetic testing, telemedicine, kickbacks, and money laundering.
  • Represented the plaintiff in a multi-defendant civil Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act conspiracy in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
  • Represented an individual charged with making false statements, and, following a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, obtained a judgement of acquittal for his client.
  • Conducted an internal investigation for a substance abuse treatment center involving allegations of criminal and civil violations.
  • Prosecuted two individuals in a $9 million fraud and money laundering case in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California involving hospice fraud and COVID-19 relief fraud on banks, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.
  • Prosecuted doctors and other licensed medical professionals in U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Florida, District of New Jersey, District of New Hampshire, and District of Maine.
  • Argued six cases to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
  • Represented individuals charged with tax crimes in U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the District of New Hampshire.
  • Represented an individual (student) in a Title IX investigation involving allegations of misconduct.
  • Represented individuals and companies involved in grand jury investigations.
  • Retained by the New Hampshire Department of Justice to investigate allegations of educator misconduct.

Admissions

  • State of New Hampshire
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Civic Involvement

  • Leadership Greater Nashua, 2019 Graduate
  • Chair, Board of Directors, My Turn, Inc. - My Turn is a Non-Profit Organization focused on dropout prevention and intervention, delivering education and workforce training to youth throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts
  • Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Member, Boston Bar Association White Collar Crime Section
  • Member, New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Awards

  • New England Super Lawyers, Rising Star