Experience

National Security Law Firm
• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Founding Member

  • Jun 2019 - Present


United States Army Reserve

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trial Counsel / Brigade Judge Advocate

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2019

  Trial Counsel /Brigade Judge Advocate, June 2014 – Present• Serving as Brigade Judge Advocate (similar to in-house counsel) for an organization comprised of 1800 employees. • Drafting legal opinions and advising the Commander on matters relating to Administrative Law, Ethics, Military Justice, Management Employment Relations (MER), Contracts, and Fiscal Law as well as on various inquiries from INSCOM, the Pentagon, Executive Intelligence Oversight Committees, and Congress. • Providing procurement law advice to resource management officials; drafting legal opinions on the expenditures of various funds; and reviewing Government contracts. • Advising the Commander on matters, such as grievances, pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints and actions filed with the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB). • Serving as Trial Counsel advising the Commander and staff on military justice matters; prosecuting soldiers under the military criminal justice system; and coordinating with law enforcement agencies on pending cases and investigations. • Representing the Government and serving as first chair at Article 32(b) preliminary hearings (the military’s equivalent of a grand jury) and administrative boards; reviewing adverse administrative actions, Article 15 punishments, and other military justice matters arising within the brigade; and advising the Commander on operational law issues including the law of war program, detainee operations training, status of forces, and other international law agreements, general orders, and pre-deployment legal preparations. • Representing the Government and serving as first chair at contested panel and bench cases and guilty plea hearings for charges of sexual assault, child molestation, child pornography, aggravated assault, rape, adultery, and theft. Research, drafting, and arguing motions for contested panel and bench cases. Show less

• CPT Judge Advocate General

  • Aug 2011 - Nov 2019

  United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General, August 2011 – Present•Counseled soldiers and commanders on a wide range of legal issues; drilled with U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM); member of the Cyber Team; and completed OBC, DCC.

• Adlaw/Legal Assistance

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  III Corps Staff Judge Advocate’s Office, Counsel, July 2013 – June 2014•Conducted extensive legal research; drafted court documents, legal memoranda, wills, and uncontested pro se divorce documents; and counseled clients on cases spanning the spectrum of issues litigated in civilian courts, including family law, estate planning, housing, real estate, landlord/tenant, and consumer law. •Briefed and wrote legal reviews of Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPL), Line of Duty (LOD) Investigation, and AR 15-6 investigations; wrote legal reviews of administrative separation boards, changes to Fort Hood Regulations, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, guidance for health and welfare inspections, co-sponsorship requests; served as the Traffic Court Hearing Officer; and assisted with housing arbitrations. Show less


902D Military Intelligence Group
• Attorney-Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

470th Military Intelligence Brigade
• Attorney-Advisor

  • Mar 2016 - Jan 2017


Levinson Axelrod

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2013

  Associate Attorney, November 2011 – November 2013 • Responsible for over 80 cases with 42 cases in suit at different stages in the discovery process at a law firm specializing in personal injury litigation in state and federal courts; interviewed and deposed parties, witnesses, and experts; prepared petitions, orders, motions, briefs, memoranda, and other court documents; prepared all discovery materials and requests; argued motions; led settlement discussions; mediated; arbitrated; negotiated settlements; and participated in trials. Show less



Federal Public Defender

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fellowship

  • Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

  I worked as a fellow assisting several Assistant Federal Public Defenders in their cases. I worked as a fellow assisting several Assistant Federal Public Defenders in their cases.



U.S. Coast Guard

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2010 - Jul 2010

  I worked for the 9th District Legal Command. I worked in Legal Assistance and Administrative Law section where I helped sailors and soldiers with their divorce, power of attorney, and consumer protection issues. I worked for the 9th District Legal Command. I worked in Legal Assistance and Administrative Law section where I helped sailors and soldiers with their divorce, power of attorney, and consumer protection issues.



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern

  • May 2009 - Jul 2009

  I worked for the majority chair, Senator Herb Kohl, on the Senate Special Committee on Aging. I worked for the majority chair, Senator Herb Kohl, on the Senate Special Committee on Aging.