Donald Riley Email & Phone Number

Newport, RI, US

Worldwide

Marine colonel with 32 years' experience advising and assisting clients across a full spectrum legal practice, including as a prosecutor, staff attorney, general counsel, managing partner, commanding officer, and instructor. Principal legal advisor for senior 3 and 4-Star Commanders for over 9 years. Practice has include international and operational law.

Washington, United States

Leads a high performing team of 50+ Navy, Marine Corps, and Civilian legal professionals. Responsible to the Judge Advocate General of the Navy for the development of military justice policy; the administration of military justice information to include public access to court-martial dockets, filings, and records pursuant to Article 140a, UCMJ; and the.

Indian Head, Maryland

• Led and managed a specialized 500 person Marine Corps unit unique throughout the entire Defense Department.
• Responsible for consequence management/crisis response to missions of strategic significance—Presidential Inauguration (2021); Presidential Address to Congress on the State of the Union (2020 and 2021); Republican.
• Oversaw training of international/interagency partners in consequence management: Japanese Defense Force, FBI, Capitol Police, Secret Service, DC FEMS and other local law enforcement and fire/emergency services.
• Managed $10M annual operational budget supporting over 37 facility structures, and training covering numerous states and countries.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advised DoD General Counsel on all legal matters related to legal policy and strategic plans in support of Secretary of Defense and his staff.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Principal legal advisor to United States Africa Command. Led a high tempo office of 21 attorneys across a wide range of practice areas. Senior Counsel managing and directing all legal functions supporting the Four-Star Combatant Command responsible for military operations and nation-partnering efforts in Africa. Advised the most senior military leaders in.

Quantico, Virginia

Senior legal advisor to the Commander on all military and administrative law issues. Functioned as the Principal Attorney of a 4-member legal team who supported 2 executive-level leaders and their senior staff. Covered a complex and interconnected range of domestic and international law, ethics, staffing, and regulatory compliance matters. Ensured a large.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Principal legal advisor to 4-Star Commanding General leading all US and NATO-ISAF operations in Afghanistan. Responsible for the flawless, timely, and cogent delivery of strategic policy and legal advice to the Commander and subordinate commanders and their legal staffs assigned in theater. Responsible for providing legal advice on, and ensuring full.

North And West Africa

Commander of 17 Marine Security Guard detachments guarding US Embassies and Consulates in 16 North and West African nations. This time period includes the “Arab Spring.”Oversaw the operations, training, administration, logistical support for over 125 employees and managed an annual operating budget of $4M. Regularly met with high-level embassy personnel to.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Managing attorney for office of 10 attorneys and three paralegals that provided services to United States Central Command during a period of high tempo operations. Provided legal analyses and advice, in accordance with domestic and international law, to the four-star Commander, U.S. Central Command and staff, the head of all military operations in Iraq and.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States

Assistant OIC and Post-trial Review Officer at second busiest military justice office in DoD.

Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq

Principal legal advisor to Regimental Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States

Senior prosecutor for Camp Lejeune based units. Supervised 10 prosecutors for felony and misdemeanor level offenses.

Freetown, Sierre Leone

Principal Advisor to 5th Battalion, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and Deputy Advisor to Freetown Garrison.

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

United States, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Gulf

Principal legal advisor to Commanding Officer of 2000 member Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployed on an Amphibious Ready Group to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf.

Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States

Served as a prosecutor from Oct 1993- Oct 1994. Served as a Legal Assistance Attorney from Oct 1994-Oct 1995.

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Law

Master Of Arts (Ma) With Distinction, National Security Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Regional Affairs Officer (RAO) for SubSahara Africa, USMC

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History

Education record

Amphibious Warfare School

Awc Course - Distance

Distance Top Level School.