Whistle Blowers

Of Counsel

Jeff serves as Of Counsel to PEER, where he specializes in civil service, scientific integrity, and whistleblower protection issues. Jeff was PEER’s Executive Director from 1997 to 2019 and its Pacific Director from 2019 to 2025. Previously, he was the Policy Director and a staff attorney at the Government Accountability Project, representing whistleblowers from both the public and private sectors. Before coming to DC, Jeff worked in California state government for 17 years, mostly in the State Legislature as counsel to various committees where he drafted hundreds of laws on topics ranging from energy conservation to the rights of employed inventors. Jeff served stints as a deputy district attorney and an appellate court clerk. He is a graduate of the California Correctional Officers Academy.

This Has Got to Be Trump’s Worst Nominee

by PEER | July 1, 2025
Special Counsel Nominee Is Nutty Sycophant Who Hates Civil Servants ...

Whistleblowing Surges as Avenues for Relief Dwindle

by PEER | June 24, 2025
Agencies for Protecting Whistleblowers are Decapitated and Downsizing ...

Letter to Sen. Blumenthal – CWPA of 2025

by PEER | March 26, 2025
Letter to Senator Richard Blumenthal regarding the reintroduction of the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act (CWPA) of 2025 ...

COMMENTARY | Anonymous Activism and Whistleblowing in the Age of Trump

by Colleen Zimmerman | January 24, 2025
PEER anticipates a flood of requests for our legal services during Trump 2.0. Here's an overview of our approach to anonymous activism and whistleblowing ...

Webinar | Whistleblowing and Anonymous Activism in the Age of Trump

by PEER | January 7, 2025
Delve into the challenges that government employees who work on environmental, natural resource management, and public health issues are likely to face under the incoming administration ...

COMMENTARY | The Whistleblower and the Presidential Immunity Ruling

by Jeff Ruch | August 28, 2024
25 years ago, Congress fashioned remedies to check executive abuses. To limit damage from the Trump immunity ruling, it'll likely have to do so again ...
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