Experience

Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski, PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  Josh Howard defends people and businesses facing federal investigations. Josh Howard defends people and businesses facing federal investigations.



RTI International

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Ethics Officer and Counsel

  • Feb 2009 - Mar 2012

  Corporate ethics officer and in-house attorney for a non-profit research institute employing 2,800 people in 40 countries. Led internal investigations, managed outside counsel, and personally handled federal litigation. Drove fields of regulatory compliance applicable to government contractors, including hundreds of internal inquiries regarding the application of law and corporate policy to conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, fraud or abuse in federal funds, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Reported to the general counsel and audit committee of the board of governors, including periodic briefings of the full board, senior executives, outside auditors and government investigators.



United States Attorney's Office

• Legal Services

• Deputy Criminal Chief

  • Aug 2006 - Jan 2009

  Supervised all white collar crime prosecutions in a forty-four county district, including the daily work of several federal prosecutors and one certified public accountant. Litigated a personal case load of white collar fraud and money laundering investigations. Coordinated district policy on white collar crime and directed the division’s interaction with more than a dozen state and federal law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies.

• Assistant United States Attorney

  • Aug 2001 - Aug 2006

  Federal prosecutor focused on the investigation and trial of white collar criminal offenses such as bank fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, and public corruption. Work included one year of service as Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy at Main Justice in Washington, DC, advising senior DOJ officials regarding policy initiatives before Congress and the Executive Branch and serving on a DOJ-White House team supporting the confirmations of Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Alito to the Supreme Court.



Office of the Independent Counsel

• Associate Independent Counsel

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  Assisted the conclusion and reporting of investigations into Whitewater Development Company, Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan, the White House Travel Office, and the Monica Lewinsky matter. Assisted the conclusion and reporting of investigations into Whitewater Development Company, Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan, the White House Travel Office, and the Monica Lewinsky matter.



Chambers of United States District Judge William L. Osteen

• Law Clerk

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

  Supported the work of a federal judge in trials, hearings, and drafting judicial opinions. Supported the work of a federal judge in trials, hearings, and drafting judicial opinions.