Eric Welch Email & Phone Number

Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, Nj

• Leads the day-to-day operation of a 34-person legal office, directly supervising 10 junior prosecutors • Manages all aspects of the military justice mission for one of the largest Air Force installations including overseeing 60+ criminal investigations and 17 court-martials while continuing to prosecute cases• Created six-week intermediate litigation skills “boot camp” program for 10 junior prosecutors and instituted weekly case-strategy mentorship sessions• Initiated senior leadership conference bringing together 21 subject matter experts in fields including the First Amendment, domestic violence/sexual assault, operations law, and forensic toxicology for 80 leaders

Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia, United States

• Litigated complex military trials worldwide and supervised training for 70+ junior prosecutors• Lead prosecutor in 24 felony level court-martials involving allegations including aggravated assault, attempted murder, penetrative sex offenses, drug use, fraud, and aggravated child abuse • Trained approximately 175+ prosecutors and federal investigators on the Stored Communications Act • Advised five Air Force bases on all aspects of 80+ investigations from allegation through disposition on areas including witness interviewing, charging, and search warrants

Al Udeid Afb

• Managed day-to-day operations of five person deployed legal office • Lead contracting attorney for largest regional contracting office; advised on matters involving $175+ million • Teamed with federal law enforcement to debar contractor for fraud/bribery• Oversaw 18 administrative investigations into alleged workplace misconduct

Andrews Afb, Maryland, United States

• Defended agency interests in administrative and civil litigation including federal trial and appellate courts• Assisted agency e-discovery response in four separate complex cases involving thousands of documents• Oversaw administrative FOIA appeals reducing four year agency backlog in six months• Coordinated case strategy with Department of Justice Commercial Litigation Branch in cases before the United States Court of Federal Claims

United States

• Represented 600+ military members facing criminal or administrative action for offenses ranging from drug use to murder• Litigated 11 felony trials, nine misdemeanor trials, two investigative hearings and six administrative boards• Secured dismissal of all charges in five sex assault cases; averted life sentence for client charged with murder

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

• Litigated three felony trials, four misdemeanor trials, three investigative hearings, and six administrative hearings• Legal advisor to Air Force Office of Special Investigations, providing guidance on active investigations and on-call support in securing search warrants from federal and military magistrates

Northern District Of Florida

• Successfully prosecuted 250+ federal misdemeanor cases• Litigated one jury trial, nine bench trials, and numerous sentencing and probation revocation hearings

United States

• Represented individuals charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses in state and federal courts

United States

• Drafted 60+ proposed opinions and bench memoranda in civil and criminal appeals

United States

• Managed extensive caseload representing clients charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses • Defended clients in one jury trial, numerous bench trials, and sentencing and probation revocation hearings