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Fort Mcnair, Washington DC

I am senior legal counsel for a regional military organization with activities in three states and the District of Columbia; supervised 33 attorneys, paralegals and support personnel; oversaw the administration of criminal justice, employment law, administrative and regulatory law, litigation,contract and fiscal law, claims and the provision of legal.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Supervised 15 appellate attorneys and 3 paralegals responsible for writing and filing legal briefs and making appellate arguments on behalf of the government before the Army Court of Criminal Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Reviewed all written pleadings prepared by the division for correct legal application and effective advocacy.

Fort Gordon, Georgia

Director of Army Legal Office,comprised of a staff of over 70 legal personnel dispersed throughout the installation. Personally advised the Commanding General on criminal military justice matters, administrative law, employment and personnel law, environmental law, procurement and fiscal law, operational law, and intelligence law. Served as primary command.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Deputy Director of Legal Office for NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan, comprised of 15 attorneys and 10 paralegals deployed to a demanding environment of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Directly responsible for training the legal staff of the Afghanistan Army and Police throughout Afghanistan. Principal legal advisor to the.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Executive Officer responsible for the day to day administration of The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, the Department of Defense's sole legal degree-granting institution and ABA accredited law school of over 145 faculty and staff to include law professors, paralegals, and support personnel. Managed a staff and was responsible for a budget.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Led the largest trial defense service region in the US Army comprised of 20 defense counsel and 10 paralegals located in 7 field offices at major Army installations throughout the Midwest. Provided direct strategy for complex criminal law litigation in hundreds of felony level criminal trials throughout the 7 field offices. Directed and conducted.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Led and managed a legal office of over 15 lawyers and 6 paralegals in support of the Garrison Commander of Fort Belvoir, a general court-martial convening authority with a diverse military community of over 40 tenant organizations. Advised the Command in complex areas of the law to include administrative and civil law.

Fort Drum, New York

Chief of Criminal Law, led a team of 5 military prosecutors and 5 paralegals responsible for the prosecution of all criminal matters within the command of over 10,000 soldiers. Responsible for litigation training and felony level criminal trial strategy to ensure successful prosecutions of complex crimes.

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Chief of Administrative Law, led a team of 4 lawyers and 1 paralegal responsible for all legal advice in the areas of procurement and fiscal law, employment and personnel law, environmental law, and general administrative law to include FOIA, Privacy Act Requests and security clearance law. Deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as Chief of Administrative Law in.

Fort Lee, Virginia

Senior Procurement Law Professor, teaching Defense Acquisition University Courses to Department of the Army Civilian employees in the areas of government contracts, project formulation, appropriations, fiscal law, project cost sharing agreements, real property, acquisition, management, and disposal; contracting for services, supplies, and construction.

Darmstadt Area, Germany

Employment law Attorney, extensive knowledge, experience, and ability to effectively advise in the following areas of federal employment law and practice in Equal Employment Opportunity, MSPB, labor-management relations; administrative law including Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, Army Grievance procedures, ethics, conflicts of interests, and.

Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Defense Counsel, representing Soldier clients at courts-martial. Handled numerous felony level criminal trials with expert knowledge of military rules of evidence and trial advocacy skills. Demonstrated high level of oral and written communication through trial work and motions practice defending clients during courts-martial and administrative boards.

Fort Sheridan, Illinois

Administrative Law/Contracts Attorney, delivered clear and concise legal advice to government contracting office in the complex areas of procurement and fiscal law, regulatory law, administrative law, FOIA, and records management. Responsible for drafting numerous complex legal opinions on regulatory law, administrative law, investigations, contract law.

Master’S Degree, Master Of Strategic Studies

Master’S Degree, Master Of Law In Military Studies (Llm)

Juris Doctorate (Jd), Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Administration

B.A., Public Administration