U.S. Office of Special Counsel

LOUIS LOPEZ

Associate Special Counsel, Investigation and Prosecution – Headquarters

Louis Lopez is the Associate Special Counsel for investigation and prosecution for the headquarters office in D.C. In that capacity, he oversees cases brought under the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Hatch Act, and USERRA. Prior to joining the Office of Special Counsel, he served in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and at Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Lopez also has worked in private practice at law firms in both Washington, D.C., and Chicago, as well as at Washington Post Digital. For 10 years, Mr. Lopez served as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught advanced courses on labor and employment law. He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an LL.M. in Labor and Employment Law from Georgetown University Law Center.

Leadership

HENRY KERNERSpecial Counsel

ELLEN CHUBIN EPSTEINPrincipal Deputy Special Counsel

PATRICK BOULAYChief, USERRA Unit

MAHALA DARClerk

BRUCE FONGAssociate Special Counsel, Investigation and Prosecution

ANA GALINDO-MARRONEChief, Hatch Act Unit

BRUCE GIPEChief Operating Officer

KAREN GORMANChief of Retaliation and Disclosure Unit

ANNE GULLICKChief, Dallas Field Office

PATRICK HARTOBEYDirector of Legislative Affairs

JANE JULIANOChief, Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit

KARL KAMMANNChief Financial Officer

ZACHARY KURZCommunications Director

LOUIS LOPEZAssociate Special Counsel, Investigation and Prosecution – Headquarters

KATHY MCDUFFIEChief Human Capital Officer

CATHERINE MCMULLENChief, Disclosure Unit

ELIZABETH MCMURRAYChief of Retaliation and Disclosure Unit

TRAVIS MILLSAPSDirector of Public Policy

SHIRINE MOAZEDChief, Diversity, Outreach & Training

DARSHAN SHETHChief, Investigation and Prosecution Division – Headquarters

JOSEPH SIEGELMANChief, San Francisco Bay Area Field Office

KIMBERLEY BAXTERChief, Investigation and Prosecution Division – Headquarters

CHRISTOPHER T. TALLChief, Detroit Field Office

MARTHA SHETHChief, Investigation and Prosecution Division – Headquarters

SUSAN K. ULLMANGeneral Counsel

EMILEE COLLIERChief, Investigation and Prosecution Division – Headquarters

RACHEL VENIERChief, Investigation and Prosecution Division – Headquarters

ANNE WAGNERAssociate Special Counsel

BARBARA WHEELERChief, Case Review Division