Kevin Bell

Kevin Bell

Kevin Bell is a public records litigator who has led and supported investigations into environmental, public health, law enforcement, energy, and land use matters. He has counseled public health, law enforcement, and environmental whistleblowers, championed policy reforms in the administrative state, and worked with congressional investigators, Inspectors General, and the Office of Special Counsel on matters of public wrongdoing. 

 

He previously worked with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission where he was the agency's representative on the U.S. National Archives FOIA Advisory Committee, reviewed tens of thousands of pages of FOIA responses, and led trainings throughout the agency in FOIA compliance, in addition to serving as an ethics attorney.

 

Prior to his federal career, Kevin was a staff attorney with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an environmental, whistleblower defense, and advocacy organization. He managed an extensive FOIA docket, worked directly with whistleblowers to craft media and legal strategy, and served as contact for media and public appearances.

 

Kevin is a graduate of the Willamette University College of Liberal Arts and the New York University School of Law. His family owns a small toy and game store in Texas and he recently concluded a D&D game he has been running for eight years.