Military Veterans In Law Podcast

Marc spent five years on active duty in the Coast Guard, including an assignment to Cartagena, Columbia.  Since law school,  Marc served as a prosecutor at the Queens District Attorney’s Office, an Assistant US  Attorney in New Jersey, and is currently a partner at Avelino Law in New York City, where he is the Chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.

Kurt spent five years on active duty, including a deployment to Iraq with 18th Airborne Corps.  Kurt currently serves as a Senior Counsel for West Pharmaceutical Services, as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and, quite interestingly, as counsel in a case seeking to identify the perpetrators in the 94-year old mystery involving the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s baby.  

Ben is a former Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot and a retired US Army JAG.  After his retirement from the active-duty Army, he served for seven years in the  Department of Justice’s Professional Responsibility Advisory Office. Ben is currently a Lecturer in Law at Columbia University Law School and the Principal at Alturos Edge, where he helps grow the next generation of lawyers by focusing on legal et...

Sasha retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving over 20 years on active duty and in the Army Reserve, including four years as a Military Judge.  Sasha has also worked for the National District Attorneys Association, as a federal prosecutor, and as a Chief of Staff for two divisions of the Department of Justice.  Listen in for insightful thoughts from Sasha on how Stoicism has shaped her outloo...

Will is transitioning from a 20-year career in the Army JAG Corps that included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and culminated in his service as the Staff Judge Advocate of Fort Meade, the home of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command.  Listen in to learn how Will is leveraging opportunities available to veterans as they retire, including the Military Corporate Assistance Program, in which a NASCAR D...

David Corry retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving 29 years in the Ohio Air National Guard while also rising through the ranks of the insurance industry.  Today, David is the Head of Casualty at Argo Group in Chicago, where he supervises 135 professionals providing multiple lines of casualty insurance in markets across the United States.  Listen in to hear how David has excelled in his dual...

Major Aneisha Bell is the Chief of Recruiting for the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps.  She received her Bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of South Carolina.  Aneisha has completed active-duty assignments at Langley AFB in Virginia, Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, and the United Arab Emirates.  She is currently assigned to the Pentagon and may be reached at Af.jag.recruiting@us.af.mil or...

Bobby Don is a retired US Army Reserve JAG Colonel, a former federal prosecutor, a Tribal Court Judge, and now serves as a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Attorney in Oklahoma City.  This past year, he was named the 2025 Clarence Darrow Award winner and one of The Journal-Record’s 50 most influential Oklahomans. 

Joel Collins’ reputation as one of the country’s most esteemed trial attorneys has been earned through decades of litigation and accomplishments.  Vietnam veteran. West Point Professor.  Assistant U.S. Attorney.  Founder of Collins & Lacy.  President of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Professor of the Constitution.  South Carolina Lawyers Hall of Fame. Joel has earned his accolades and...

Anthony Dyer is the author of Moon Child: The Roots and Wings of a USAF Combat Special Missions Aviator.  Over the course of a 20-year career, Anthony served as an Air Force weapons handler, fireman, and gunner and deployed over a dozen times to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Eastern Africa.  In his book, Anthony recounts how his service eventually took a physical and emotional toll on him that led to alc...

In this special crossover episode, Jerrod discusses with Subrogation Support Network host Ashton Kirsch about how military service prepares veterans for careers in litigation, insurance defense, and subrogation.

Stephanie is an Executive Legal Search Consultant and Managing Director with Major, Lindsey & Africa, where she recruits In-House Counsel for corporations, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and government agencies.  Her career spans over two decades in private practice, in-house counsel roles, and government service, including positions with the Department of Veterans Af...

Michael Graham has served nearly four decades in uniform, both as an enlisted soldier and as an officer, rising in rank from E1 Private to O6 Colonel.   Michael has served both on active-duty and in the Army Reserve, with assignments around the world, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.  In civilian life, he is a Partner at Smith, Robinson, Holler, Dubose & Morgan in Columbia, South...

General Sullivan has served as an Army JAG Corps Officer since 1996, serving nine years on active duty before transitioning to the reserves in 2005.  In his civilian practice, General Sullivan has been a Department of Justice prosecutor, worked in procurement law positions for the Veterans Administration and Army Futures Command, and, earlier this year, transitioned to private practice at Clark Hi...

While deployed to Iraq in 2006 as the V Corps Chief of Justice, Brad Huestis prosecuted soldiers for war crimes violations involving the murders of Iraqi detainees.  His newly released book, The Big Bad, is a fictionalized account of his experiences confronting issues concerning the rules of engagement, wartime ethics, and the role of JAG attorneys that continue to resonate today.

After twelve years in private practice and volunteering with the Coast Guard Auxiliary for several years, John attended Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination earlier this year and earned his commission as a Coast Guard Reserve Officer.  Listen in to hear how John balances his reserve responsibilities with his practice at Holland & Knight, where he focuses on health care transactional and re...

Bryan served for over 30 years in the Infantry with multiple deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bosnia.  He also served as a Foreign Area Officer and met his wife while attending Command and General Staff College in Brazil.  During his last assignment, Bryan attended law school at night and now focuses on commercial litigation and business law at Dinsmore and Shohl in Tampa, Florida.  

Pat Regan served eight years as an active-duty JAG, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.  Pat’s work as a trial counsel and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney enabled him to initially transition to a litigation role with Progressive Insurance.  His experience advising military commanders later assisted him as he moved to in-house regulatory roles, including his current position with Mercury...

Raj, an Army Engineer, spent five years on active-duty building bridges.  After obtaining an MBA from Rice University, Raj became an investment banker, working 80 to 100 hours a week.  The demanding pace caught up with Raj and contributed to his divorce.  When Raj was served with the divorce paperwork, though, it sparked an idea that led to him becoming the owner of Lonestar Attorney Service.

After playing college baseball at Newberry College in South Carolina and graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law, Steven served in the Marine Corps, including a deployment as part of Security Assistance Group—Ukraine.  Last fall, Steven transitioned to Jenner and Block in Washington, D.C., where he is a member of the firm’s Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice.  His exp...

After ten years of active-duty service, including two deployments to Iraq and two tours in Korea, Kenny decided to go to law school.  The Veterans Legal Clinic ignited a passion in Kenny, launched his career, and ultimately led to his current role as Shareholder and Director of Litigation at Carpenter Chartered.

John, the President of the Air Force Academy Class of 2005, served as an Air Force Officer and Special Agent, focusing on counterintelligence investigations with deployments to the Middle East and Afghanistan.  After his active-duty service, John followed his bride Anna to South Carolina, where he graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  John is now a Partner...

Mike, a Naval Academy grad, served aboard the USS Ingraham and USS Enterprise during OEF and OIF.  After his active-duty service, Mike returned home to attend the University of Cincinnati College of Law as a Corporate Law Fellow.  Mike now works as an Associate General Counsel at Fifth Third Bank.  Mike is willing to help those looking for opportunities in banking law.

Amy served as a Military Intelligence Officer in Bosnia and later deployed to Afghanistan as a JAG.  Since retiring from the JAG Corps, she has worked as a civilian legal advisor in the Department of the Army’s Office of the General Counsel.  Amy is now transitioning from federal service and pursuing a position at a non-profit organization that helps animals.  Janell Gregory, the South Carolina St...

Listen in to hear how, after a deployment to Iraq as a Field Artillery officer responsible for training Iraqi soldiers, Goldwyn completed a joint JD/MBA, which launched his sports business career.  Goldwyn has worked for the NFL, the Orange Bowl, and now the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins.