A former Assistant United States Attorney and a seasoned litigator, Taylor Kirklin helps clients navigate their most intricate legal challenges from pre-litigation strategy through trial and appeal. With deep experience representing clients in complex disputes, he regularly handles cases involving the False Claims Act, business and commercial litigation, governmental investigations, and white-collar criminal matters.
Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Taylor served for nearly eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana. In that role, Taylor served as the Office’s Health Care Fraud coordinator, representing the U.S. in qui tam suits, investigations, and litigation under the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law. He also served as the Office’s coordinator for affirmative environmental enforcement and served as a member of the region’s Environmental Crimes Taskforce.
Credentials
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2011
- University of Chicago, B.A., 2003
- University of Chicago, M.A., 2005
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Clerkships
- HonorableD. Brooks Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2013 - 2014