Robert W. Biddle

Of Counsel

Phone: (410) 783-0272 ext. 2
Email: biddle@nathanslaw.com
Facsimile: (410) 783-0518
Backed by more than 35 years of criminal defense experience, Attorney Biddle represents clients in white collar investigations, trials, appeals, and post-conviction matters, including defense of death penalty prosecutions, in federal and state courts. He is also well-regarded for his representation in federal forfeiture matters, including his representation of:
  • Foreign companies
  • Realtors
  • Homeowners
  • Businesses
  • Estate personal representatives
  • Automobile leasing companies
  • A home health agency president

Additionally, his practice also includes trials, appellate, and post-conviction matters, including defense of death penalty prosecutions.

In a post-conviction proceeding, Mr. Biddle represented a defendant facing a death sentence whose conviction and sentence were vacated in a reported decision, Conyers v. State, 367 Md. 571 (2002). He represented a defendant in a three-month federal death penalty trial who received a life sentence after extensive mitigation evidence was provided to the jury.

Experience in Health Care Fraud Defense

Attorney Biddle has extensive expertise in health care fraud defense, including representation of:

  • Individual physicians
  • Multi-state hospital chains
  • Clinical laboratories
  • Medical equipment manufacturers
  • Home health care providers

Prior Employment & Experience

  • Nathans & Biddle LLP - Partner
  • Bennett & Nathans - Of Counsel
  • Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver - Shareholder
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • Law clerk to the Hon. Thomas Platt, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell - Associate

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland state courts
  • New York state courts
  • New Jersey state courts
  • The U.S. District Court for Maryland
  • The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • The U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit

Education:

Mr. Biddle earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1987) and his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, Cum Laude (1982).

Publications & Speeches

Mr. Biddle is the former Co-Chair of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee's Forfeiture Subcommittee and was the federal forfeiture columnist for the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association newsletter. He has authored more than a dozen articles on federal forfeiture, including forfeiture of attorneys' fees, and has spoken to numerous organizations regarding asset forfeiture. He has lectured on forfeiture topics at the ABA's Health Care Fraud National Institute and the American Health Lawyers Association's Annual Medicare Fraud and Abuse Program. He edited the second edition of the American Health Lawyers Association's Healthcare Compliance Legal Issues Manual.

Awards:

Mr. Biddle was selected for inclusion in the Maryland Super Lawyers for 2008-2024 in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense.

Martindale-Hubbell® has continually given Mr. Biddle its highest AV® Rated/Rating for more than 20 years in a row.

Mr. Biddle was also selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of America for 2019-2022 (White Collar Criminal Defense).

Professional Associations:

  • Member, American Bar Association, 1993 to date, previously served as the Co-Chair of the Forfeiture Subcommittee of the White Collar Crime Committee of the Criminal Justice Section
  • Member, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association, 1993 to present, previously served as Newsletter Editor, Federal Forfeiture Columnist, Board member
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Criminal Law and Practice Section, formerly served on the Section Council for 10 years
  • Member, 1996 to present, New York Council of Defense Lawyers
  • Member, Eastern District Association, New York
  • Member, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Bar Association

Personal:

Mr. Biddle is married and has two children. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland, and is a long time member and lay leader at St. Anne's Episcopal Church. He coached youth soccer for several years and is the former President and current Secretary and Board Member of the Annapolis Junior Rowing Association.

He enjoys outdoor sports including rowing, backpacking, running, skiing, and tending to his family's tomato plants in the summer.

  • Federal Court Orders New Trial for State Homicide Defendant

    Criminal Appellate

  • Felony Convictions Reversed On Appeal

    Criminal Appellate

  • Baltimore City Death Sentence Overturned

    Criminal Appellate

  • Coram Nobis Petition Granted And New Trial Ordered

    Criminal Appellate

  • U.S. Attorney's Office Changes Position And Declines To Bring Charges

    Embezzlement

  • Sentence Below Federal Sentencing Guidelines

    Embezzlement

  • Jury Declines To Impose Death Penalty After Many Month Federal Gang Trial

    Federal and State Felonies & Misdemeanors

  • Retrieved Over $6 Million Of Seized Assets Before Federal Health Care Trial Began

    Federal and State Felonies & Misdemeanors

  • Largest Cocaine Dealer's Sentence Reduced

    Federal Drug Charges

  • Client Acquitted Of All Federal Felony Drug Prescription Charges

    Federal Drug Charges

  • Family Obtains Million Dollar Recovery of Seized Property Following Trial

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Members Obtain Return of $108,000 of Seized $186,000 of Personal Business Funds

    Federal Forfeitures

  • $10 Million Recovered For Client

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Firearm Seized By Government Recovered

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Over $40,000 Recovered

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Over $1 Million Recovered

    Federal Forfeitures

  • More Than $58K Recovered

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Entire $23,000 Recovered For Client

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Over $20,000 Recovered

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Over $700,000 Recovered

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Entire $1.3 Million Recovered For Client

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Entire $6 Million Recovered For Client

    Federal Forfeitures

  • Doctor’s Sentence Cut In Half

    Federal Sentencing

  • Physician Avoids Incarceration

    Federal Sentencing

  • Possible 3 Year Imprisonment Negotiated To Home Detention For Baltimore Attorney

    Federal Sentencing

  • Reduced Sentence For Embezzlement Client After Multi-Day Sentencing Hearing

    Federal Sentencing

  • Death Sentence Avoided After 4 Month Federal Trial

    Federal Sentencing

  • Political Figure Avoids All Charges After Separate Multi-Year Federal Environmental And Tax Investigations

    Grand Jury

  • Physician Avoids Incarceration Sentence

    Health Care Fraud

  • Executive Of Durable Medical Equipment Manufacturer Not Indicted

    Health Care Fraud

  • Favorable Settlement For Client

    Health Care Fraud

  • Physician Escaped Indictment In False Claims Act investigation

    Health Care Fraud

  • Attorney Receives Probation Sentence

    Mortgage Fraud

  • Appraiser Receives Reduced Sentence for Falsifying Photographs

    Mortgage Fraud

  • Federal Habeas Corpus Petition Granted Based On Defense Lawyer Error

    Post-Conviction Proceedings

  • Federal Court Orders New Trial for State Homicide Defendant

    Post-Conviction Proceedings

  • 1st Degree Murder Charge Reversed On Appeal

    Post-Conviction Proceedings

  • Firm's Prosecutorial Misconduct Victory Held Up On Appeal

    Post-Conviction Proceedings

  • Death Sentence Vacated On Appeal

    Post-Conviction Proceedings

  • Appellate court grants rare Application for Leave to Appeal, automatically reverses adverse decision and remands in favor of client

    Post-Conviction Victory

  • Dismissal of Hobbs Act Federal Criminal Indictment

    Public Corruption

  • Prosecution Declined For Senior Baltimore City Official

    Public Corruption

  • Furniture Owner Not Charged

    Public Corruption

  • Attorney Client Not Indicted Regarding State Contract Fraud

    Public Corruption

  • DOJ Tax Division Declined to Bring Charges in Off Shore Tax Sheltering Case

    Tax and Accounting Fraud

  • Political Corruption And Tax Investigation Dropped

    Tax and Accounting Fraud

  • Prosecution Declined in LA Off-Shore IRS Tax Investigation

    White Collar Crimes

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