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I recently had the opportunity to see two people who made their stories count by alerting the public and authorities to some stark abuses of power. Allow me to introduce you to the stories of Jamie Jones and Wendell Potter.

Jamie Jones is a former Halliburton employee who was allegedly assaulted in Iraq by other employees of Halliburton. She was then allegedly held against her will by the company to restrict her from telling her story.  You can learn more about her case from ABC News or NPR.

She has now dedicated her life to fighting for justice for American citizens that have crimes committed against them while working for American companies over seas.

Wendell Potter was the former head of communications for Cigna healthcare.  Potter spoke about why he has decided to become a whistleblower and has now dedicated his life to reforming health insurance company practices.  In June Potter testified before Congress about the ways health insurance companies put profits before patients. Watch a PBS interview with Potter here.

Having been involved in countless cases involving whistleblowers, we at Sokolove know first-hand how important it is that both those who have been victimized and those who are aware of wrongdoing come forward.  We also know how hard it can be to do so.

Both Jamie and Wendell, like all whistleblowers, are inspiring because they have the courage to come forward, and the strength to work to ensure that the wrongdoing that they expose is brought to an end.  We tip our cap to both of them.