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Thomas M. Devine

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Thomas M. "Tom" Devine (born June 21, 1951) is a lawyer, lobbyist, and advocate for whistleblower rights. Devine is the legal director at the non-profit Government Accountability Project, in Washington, D.C..^[1] Devine joined GAP in 1978 as a second-year law student at Antioch School of Law, and became its legal director in 1979.^[2] According to his bio, Devine has assisted more than 5,000 whistleblowers and has helped enact or defend more than 20 major whistleblower laws in the United States and abroad.^[1] Currently, Devine is involved with passing the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 through the U.S. Congress.^[3]

Early history

Devine was raised in a working-class family in Elmwood Park, Ill.^[1] His late father was an inspector for a phone company.^[1] Devine participated in the debate team in high school and later became the debate team captain in Georgetown University.^[4] He enrolled in Antioch Law School in 1977.^[1]

References

1. ^¹²³⁴{{cite web|url=http://whistleblower.org/about/gap-staff/94-tom-devine-legal-director|title=Tom Devine, Legal Director|publisher=whistleblower.org|accessdate=5 July 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web| last=Nusbaum | first=Marci Alboher | title=DEVINE INTERVENTION | date=November–December 2002 | publisher=Legal Affairs | url=http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/November-December-2002/story_nusbaun_novdec2002.msp | accessdate=2012-07-04}}
3. ^{{cite web| last=Davidson | first=Joe | title=Senate passes whistleblower protections — again | date=May 9, 2012 | publisher=The Washington Post | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-passes-whistleblower-protections--again/2012/05/09/gIQAL7b4DU_story.html | accessdate=2012-07-05}}
4. ^"GAP's in your defense - Government Accountability Project." Washington Monthly. February 1990.

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