Legislative Counsel for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Portfolio.

Deputy Legal Counsel to Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel, Manpower, and Training) and MyNavyHR staff, providing legal advice and review on Navy-wide Officer promotion and enlisted advancement matters; religious accommodation requests; government ethics; FOIA matters; foreign government employment; and congressional inquiries.

Advised Commander, Navy Region Southwest on myriad operational and shore installation management environmental issues to support Fleet training and testing activities and shore-based support to the Fleet. Advised on compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, CERCLA, and various state laws and regulations impacting DoD installations.

Supervised and furnished legal services to the Naval establishment with emphasis on administrative law, personnel law, standards of conduct, directives, legislation, Federal Register, investigations, military rights and benefits, and FOIA/PA. Served as Branch Head for Command Authorities and legal advisor to Navy Chief of Information (CHINFO) and Branch Head for Legislation, Regulation, and FOIA/PA.

Advised senior Navy Medicine leadership on healthcare policy, HIPAA, government ethics, administrative law, and military justice matters.

Developed and executed Navy-wide legal assistance policies and initiatives. Provided training and policy guidance to military attorneys and paralegals worldwide regarding immigration, custody, divorce, estate planning, landlord/tenant, and consumer law matters. Managed globally-dispersed team of attorneys and support personnel assigned to U.S. Navy Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.

Advised military clients and their family members in matters involving state and federal consumer law, family law, military rights and benefits, landlord/tenant, and estate planning matters. Regularly represented military defendants at misdemeanor and felony court proceedings and administrative separation proceedings.

Served as principal legal advisor to the Mission Commander onboard naval hospital ship USNS Comfort for Operation Continuing Promise, a five-month humanitarian mission to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Advised the Mission Commander and his staff on all mission-related legal matters, including international law; foreign tort claims under the Foreign Claims Act; admiralty law; and ethics.

Conducted research and drafted memoranda and legal documents regarding tax, estates and trusts, Florida constitutional law, civil litigation, and administrative law matters.

Conducted research and drafted memoranda, legal documents, and client correspondence regarding corporate law, tax, estates and trusts, civil litigation, and real estate matters for corporate and private clients.

Assisted with 1L Legal Writing & Research Class.

Conducted research and drafted memoranda and legal documents regarding Florida constitutional law, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, creditors’ rights, and civil litigation.