Joshua Minkler

Practice Areas

Compliance, Government Investigations, and False Claims Act Defense

Financial and Regulatory Litigation

Healthcare

Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

Litigation

White Collar, Compliance and Investigations

Career

Josh Minkler defends white collar criminal law matters and government investigations. A skilled and highly accomplished former U.S. Attorney, Josh’s trial and appeals experience is second only to his stellar reputation as a dedicated, straightforward and meticulous practitioner. Josh’s practice encompasses white collar criminal defense, compliance, internal investigations, and complex business litigation.

Josh represents individuals and corporate entities across every stage of criminal defense, handling parallel civil and administrative litigation, grand jury subpoenas, multijurisdictional matters, and congressional and agency inquiries. Josh advises on the False Claims Act (FCA) and healthcare fraud, among others, from onset through settlement, trial and appeal. He represents healthcare systems and facilities in investigations conducted by federal agencies, the Indiana Attorney General, and the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

Josh spent 26 years resolving federal law violations involving public corruption and public integrity, such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses as a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. He led massive federal investigations and supervised significant cyber-crimes investigations and data breaches. Josh tried numerous cases before juries in the Southern District of Indiana, preparing and arguing dozens of appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

While with the DOJ, Josh regularly interacted with the heads of federal agencies including, but not limited to, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations Division (IRS-CID), the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Josh is a relationship builder who prioritizes getting to know his clients. He works diligently to understand what is most important to them so he can leverage his extensive knowledge and skills to help them. He strives to alleviate and curtail criminal exposure using practical strategies in defending clients. With an intricate knowledge of federal agencies and laws, Josh has a passion for justice, the legal process and serving clients facing investigations and criminal charges.

Education