Experience

U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contingency Response Manager

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Senior CG Liasion to USN Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces

  • Oct 2019 - Sep 2022

• RJAG Training Program Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2019

  Oversee all aspects of reserve attorney and support staff training and professional development. Oversee mobilizations during contingency responses where RJAG personnel are required.


US Navy
• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee
• Ethics Attorney-Advisor

  • Dec 2019 - Present


The Joint Staff

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operational Exercise Planner and Trainer

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2015

  Part time operational and exercise planner. Assigned to NORTHCOM support team. Providing support in Summer 2014 to NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, VA. Part time operational and exercise planner. Assigned to NORTHCOM support team. Providing support in Summer 2014 to NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, VA.



U.S. Coast Guard

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Port Security- Legal Capacity Building

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2013

  Assessed the adequacy of existing maritime security legal authorities in foreign countries; ensured foreign legislation allows for implementation and execution of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) requirements; partnered/liaised with senior foreign government officials, industry representatives, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Defense officials to support U.S. foreign policy initiatives. Developed and facilitated the drafting of port security laws and regulations in foreign countries on four continents. Advised the International Port Security Program leadership on compliance with U.S. administrative law, contracting law, ethics law, etc.

• District Eight Staff Attorney

  • Jul 2009 - Sep 2011

  Provided estate planning documents for dozens of military families. Analyzed landlord/tenant, family law and consumer law issues for military members. Served in this assignment as a drilling reservist on weekends while also serving as a full-time prosecutor in Fort Worth, Texas.

• Command advice and operational law attorney

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

  Lead on-site attorney for U.S. Coast Guard's Incident Command Post (ICP) in Houma, Louisiana. Advised the senior Coast Guard officer responsible for oil recover and clean-up operations in the State of Louisiana.

• Judge Advocate, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and 5th District

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

  - Command Advice and Operational Law Attorney- Special Assistant United States Attorney (environmental crimes and search & rescue hoax call cases)- Drafted dozens of federal regulations for high-profile events such as the 2009 U.S. Presidential nomination and a U.S. Navy submarine commissioning ceremony

• Joint Operations Attorney

  • Dec 2006 - Jun 2007

  Applied international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions to operational decision-making processes. Served under General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.

• Criminal Defense Attorney

  • Dec 2005 - Nov 2006

  Represented clients at General and Special Courts-Martial and Administrative Separation Boards. One high profile General Court Martial involved a U.S. Navy chaplain accused of disobeying orders. The most serious charges I defended involved a U.S. Navy petty officer accused of possessing child pornography and molesting children.

• General Law Attorney

  • Dec 2004 - Nov 2005

  Advised two-star admiral and his subordinate commands on ethics law, administrative law, fiscal law, employment law, and property law issues. Presented numerous federal ethics presentations. Worked on extensive jurisdictional mapping project in North Carolina.



Tarrant County District Attorney's Office

• Assistant District Attorney

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2011

  I represented the State of Texas in approximately 60 jury trials, 30 bench (judge only) trials, hundreds of plea agreements, and dozens of motion hearings. I was the lead prosecutor in a jury trial involving a school bus driver charged with threatening middle school age girls with a knife. The case had racial overtones and received daily media coverage. I represented the State of Texas in approximately 60 jury trials, 30 bench (judge only) trials, hundreds of plea agreements, and dozens of motion hearings. I was the lead prosecutor in a jury trial involving a school bus driver charged with threatening middle school age girls with a knife. The case had racial overtones and received daily media coverage.