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David K. Colapinto is a nationally recognized whistleblower advocate, with an expertise in government fraud and qui tam cases, and in the use of the Privacy Act in defending whistleblowers.
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Michael D. Kohn is a nationally recognized litigator with a focus on whistleblower protection law and the co-author of The Labor Lawyers Guide to the Rights and Responsibilities of Employee Whistleblowers and Whistleblower Law: A Guide to Legal Protections for Corporate Employees.
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Stephen M. Kohn serves as a supervising
attorney for the legal work performed by attorneys associated with the National Whistleblower Legal Defense and Education Fund.
He is the author of The Whistleblower's Handbook: A Step by Step Guide to Doing What's Right and Protecting Yourself (Lyons Press, 2011).
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Ernie Fitzgerald blew the whistle on billions of dollars in cost overruns at the Department of Defense and was illegally fired by President Nixon. Mr. Fitzgerald's landmark federal whistleblower case resulted in his reinstatement and effectually led to the passage of amendments to the False Claims Act in 1986.
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Psychologist Janet Chandler brought a successful False Claims Act lawsuit against Cook County Hospital for forging data and failing to comply with federal human research regulations in a federally funded drug abuse study. As a young attorney President Obama worked on Dr. Chandler's case. The Supreme Court upheld Dr. Chandler's lawsuit.
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Support strong whistleblower rights for federal employees. Contact Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as well as your own Senators, and tell them you support the whistleblower protections contained in H.R. 1507. Take Action!
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