Richard S. Harrow is Of Counsel to O'Connell and Aronowitz's health and criminal law practice groups in the firm's Albany office. In addition to focusing on Medicare, Medicaid and False Claims prosecutions and investigations, and corporate compliance, Mr. Harrow works with the firm's white collar criminal defense attorneys where he represents individuals and entities in every stage of criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions.

    Prior to joining O&A, Mr. Harrow was a prosecutor in the New York State Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for twenty-seven years. He served as the Regional Director for the New York City Region for ten years beginning in 1998, overseeing a staff of one hundred lawyers, investigators and auditors. In August, 2008, Mr. Harrow became the Regional Director in the Albany Office of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Since 1984, Mr. Harrow has investigated and prosecuted hundreds of Medicaid fraud cases and nursing home patient abuse cases.