David K. Colapinto
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David K. Colapinto (born Springfield, Massachusetts, December 4, 1958)
is one of the top American attorneys representing whistleblowers. He
received his law degree from Antioch School of Law after graduating
from Boston University with a B.A. in history. While at B.U., he was a
reporter for the "b.u. exposure", a student newspaper dedicated to
exposing the financial and ethical irregularities of B.U. President
John Silber. In a 1980
60 Minutes (1968) interview with
Mike Wallace, Silber denounced
"b.u. exposure" staffers as "short-pants communists".
Colapinto was successful in the first case in which a "hostile work environment" was found to exist for a nuclear industry whistleblower; he also helped obtain whistleblower protection for FBI employees. As a co-counsel to Frederic Whitehurst, he helped force the FBI Laboratory to obtain accreditation. Colapinto also served as lead counsel in the law firm's successful defense of Linda Tripp in her Privacy Act lawsuit against the Departments of Justice and Defense.
Colapinto was successful in the first case in which a "hostile work environment" was found to exist for a nuclear industry whistleblower; he also helped obtain whistleblower protection for FBI employees. As a co-counsel to Frederic Whitehurst, he helped force the FBI Laboratory to obtain accreditation. Colapinto also served as lead counsel in the law firm's successful defense of Linda Tripp in her Privacy Act lawsuit against the Departments of Justice and Defense.
