Washington, D.C. -- Gerald Walpin, a veteran attorney and litigator, has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service. He will begin his service on January 8.

Walpin will lead the Office of the Inspector General, which conducts and supervises independent and objective audits and investigations of Corporation programs and recommends policies to promote economy and efficiency and prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse of Federal taxpayer dollars invested in national service. He was nominated to the position by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by voice vote in the Senate on December 9, after receiving unanimous support from both the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Committee on Homeland Security.

“Filling the Inspector General role is another important step forward for the Corporation in extending the effectiveness and efficiency of national service,” said David Eisner, Corporation CEO. “Gerald Walpin brings a lengthy record of public and legal service to this important post. We look forward to working with him to achieve the highest levels of management and program excellence.”

For over 40 years, Walpin was a partner with the New York City law firm Katten Muchin and Rosenman LLP, chairing the firm’s litigation department, and is now Counsel to that firm. His practice included the determination of the existence of fraud within corporations, and recoveries resulting from such fraud. Before his private practice, he was law secretary to two Federal District Court Judges, served in the United States Air Force J.A.G., and was the Chief of Special Prosecutions for the United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. He also served as President of the Federal Bar Council, the bar association of attorneys practicing in the Second Circuit Federal Courts, from 2002 to 2004. He received a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and graduated cum laude from Yale Law School.

The numerous recognitions of Walpin’s legal expertise include the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award, which was presented by Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Stephen Breyer and Court of Appeals Chief Judge John Walker during the 2003 Second Circuit Judicial Conference for outstanding professionalism as an attorney and mentoring of young lawyers. He is a frequent lecturer and writer on legal topics. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he has received numerous awards for his charitable and philanthropic activities.

“I’m delighted to be joining an agency with such a vital and valuable mission” Walpin said. “The Corporation’s programs involve Americans of all ages and backgrounds in meeting local needs. I look forward to providing oversight to help ensure that these programs are managed soundly and effectively. Thereby, I hope to return something to this great country.”

The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation is working to build a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. For more information, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov.

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