Ashlee Martin

Ashlee Martin


Gerger Hennessy & Martin LLP

Recognized since 2021

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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Ashlee is an experienced trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor who defends individuals and companies in grand jury and regulatory investigations as well as criminal and civil proceedings involving allegations of health care fraud, money laundering, tax fraud, kickbacks, securities fraud, opioid diversion, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.

While with the U.S. Department of Justice for five years, Ashlee served as Assistant Chief in DOJ’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section. Among other responsibilities, she led the Health Care Fraud Strike Force overseeing complex fraud cases in Texas from 2015-2018. In that position, and as a trial attorney before it, she led and supervised dozens of investigations and prosecutions of white collar crime across the country, ranging from FCPA to False Claims Act to Health Care Fraud (such as Medicare fraud, Anti-Kickback, money laundering, and opioid abuse) and tried numerous jury trials to verdict. Ashlee also led the planning for the National Health Care Fraud Training Conference for hundreds of agents and prosecutors in Washington, D.C. and often trained new and experienced prosecutors on investigating health care fraud cases.

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Location
  • 700 Louisiana, Suite 2300
    Houston, TX 77002
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, graduated 2009
  • Spelman College, graduated 2006
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 2009
Court Admissions
  • Southern District of Texas
  • Northern District of Texas
  • Eastern District of Texas

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Awards:
  • National Black Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 (2022)
  • HHS Inspector General’s Award for Integrity (2018)
  • Health & Human Services Inspector General Award for Excellence (2016)
  • IRS Criminal Investigation’s Recognition for Outstanding Support (2016)
  • Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service (2015)

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